Job Overview
We are currently seeking a consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology who has a demonstrable interest in Early Pregnancy Unit and Emergency Gynaecology Services and Benign Gynaecology
The Early Pregnancy and Urgent Gynaecology Care Centre at Frimley Park Hospital operates daily from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm with dedicated staff, including a receptionist, nurses, and consultant presence. It receives direct referrals to help reduce Emergency Department visits and support Same Day Emergency Services. The new appointee is expected to join the weekday rota alongside consultants with a special interest in this area.
Main duties of the job
The job plan will allocate 8.5 programmed activities (PAs) for direct clinical care and up to 1.5 PAs for supporting professional activities. The final plan will be agreed upon with the Chief of Service and Chief Executive (or their representative) after Directorate discussions. The work pattern may change over time, with annual reviews conducted in line with consultant contracts, job planning, and appraisals.
The proposed timetable, each week, which will be made up of fixed and flexible sessions
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
DUTY Approximate PA
On call/ admitting week/ resident weekend 1.5
Early Pregnancy Clinic / emergency gynae 1.0
Twilight 0.75
Gynae clinic 0.5
Theatre 0.25
ANC 1.0
LSCS 0.75
Resident NIGHT 1.6
LW 1.0
SPA 1.5
The successful candidate will take part in the obstetrics and gynaecology on-call rota including resident weekends.
Teaching: The successful candidate will be actively involved in teaching resident doctors, and Southampton University medical students, including sessions in the Dry Skills Laboratory and Simulation Suite.
Audit: A half-day per month is allocated for audit and medical education, with only clinical emergencies attended during this time. Ongoing CME/CPD participation is expected.
Research: The clinical nature of the post should not discourage those wishing to partake in active research particularly when incorporating trainees and encouraging them to do likewise. The department has participated in several national and international research trials in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Office, computer and secretarial support are provided.
Key
Direct Clinical Care – DCC Activity is work directly relating to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness that forms part of the services provided by the employing organisation under section 3(1) or section 5(1) (b) of the National Health Service Act 1977. This includes:
- Emergency duties (including emergency work carried out during or arising from on call)
- Operating sessions including pre-operative and post-operative care.
- Ward rounds
- Outpatient activities
- Clinical diagnostic work
- Other patient treatment
- Multi-disciplinary meetings or other meetings which relate directly to patient care
- Administration directly related to the above (including but not limited to referrals & notes)
Supporting Professional Activities – These are activities that underpin Direct clinical care. This may include participation in training, medical education, CPD, formal teaching, audit, job planning, appraisal, research, clinical management and local governance activities.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date) or, for Mediated Entrants, entry on Specialist Registrar prior to application
- MRCOG or equivalent
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice and ATSM in Benign Gynaecology open and laparoscopic surgery
Desirable criteria
- Clinical research in the fields of special interest
Specific Competencies for Role
Essential criteria
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
- Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education/ Continuing Professional Development
Professional/Specialist/Functional Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that for gaining UK CCT in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Direct experience of audit
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates, and Obstetric & Gynaecological operative skills to trainee specialists.
Desirable criteria
- Participation in multidisciplinary team activities
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, directorate and working parties as appropriate
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
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