Specialty Doctor OBS & GYN int in Oncology

Colchester, England, United Kingdom

6/2/2025

An Excellent opportunity for a substantive speciality doctor at Colchester General Hospital with a special interest in oncology.

Enthusiastic, motivated and committed speciality doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with a passion for women’s health are invited to apply for this role.

The successful candidate will join a consultant team of 15, 3 Associate Specialists, 12 middle grades with a planned two tier rota of 16 middle grades,

They will work alongside our existing benign gynaecology consultants who specialise in minimal access and robotic surgery. There will be plenty of opportunity for personal development in special interest areas as well as making transformational changes to the service to enhance the high level of care we offer our population.

As well as the Gynaecology aspects of the role, we are looking for an individual who possesses good Obstetric skills and can commit to the provision of Obstetric care and support the current consultants in the provision of the high risk Maternity Service. We would like to appoint an individual who can actively participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance for the department

CLINICAL

The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:

• Clinical and administrative responsibility for the proper functioning of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department
• Develop standards, procedures and robust systems in the department to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care from the point of entry into the department to admission or discharge from the department
• Supervision of the junior medical staff in the Unit who will have opportunity to learn on a one to one basis on both formal and informal rounds and also on ad hoc basis throughout the day
• An active part in educational programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the Unit
• To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate
• Maintain an up to date job plan and personal development plan
• Register and participate in the appropriate CPD scheme with the RCOG
• Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for admission to hospital
  
  

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shane Bandara Job title: Consultant Clinical Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01206 747474

Enquiries and Visits

Applicants or prospective applicants are encouraged and welcome to visit the department and to meet prospective colleagues. Arrangements for visiting can be made by contacting us.

Requests for visits to the unit should be made to:

Shane Bandara

Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Clinical Lead for Obstetrics & Gynaecology

[email protected]

01206 747474