A Vacancy at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust.
The post has been created to run alongside the full-shift middle grade on call rota with a more limited out of hours commitment. Details of this will be confirmed once the on-call rota is finalised, but the expectation is of a work schedule more focused on additional daytime activity rather than out of hours (nights/weekends).
This post would suit a senior experienced middle grade, particularly one who is seeking experience to support CESR application.
We are looking for a Dr with at least 5 years’ experience in obstetrics and gynaecology with clinical competencies consistent with ST6 level or above. The post would suit a senior O&G trainee looking for additional experience whilst applying for consultant posts post CCT.
The post holder will be an integral part of the O&G team covering the labour ward, Gynaecology ward, acute admissions, and in-patients. There will be regular sessions in the antenatal and gynaecology clinics, main theatre and DSU and an on-call commitment.
The post holder will participate in departmental teaching, audits and governance meetings.Therewillalsobetheopportunitytotakepart inresearchandvarious departmentalqualityimprovementprojects.
Although the post is not recognised for training purposes it will be covered by the Terms andConditions for Hospital, Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales) with correspondingsalary scaleplusLondonWeightingAllowance.
Kingston Hospital provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services. The hospitalsupports some 320,000 people in the surrounding area including the boroughs of Kingston,Richmond,Roehampton,PutneyandEast Elmbridge.KingstonHospitalisoneofthelargest employers in the region and employs over 3,700 staff across the widest range ofcareers. We are proud of our achievements and reputation as the largest single site DistrictGeneralHospital inLondon.
Following an inspection of key services and the Trust’s leadership in spring 2018, the CareQuality CommissiongaveKingstonHospital an‘Outstanding’ ratingfor OverallQuality,Caring and Well-led and ‘Good‘ rating for Safety’, ‘Effectiveness’ and ‘Responsiveness’.Kingston Hospital was named the Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year at theOur Health Heroes Awards 2018 for outstandingcommitment to staff welfare. KingstonHospital’s results for the national Maternity survey, carried out on behalf of the Care QualityCommission, were the best of all maternity units in South West London. The Trust scoredbetter overall than all other hospitals in South West London for all three areas and was alsoranked 15th out of the 69 acute Trusts to take part nationwide.Kingston Hospital’s MaternityUnit also won the award for Improving Outcomes through Learning and Development at the2018 HSJ Awards for introducing new Physiological CTG and Human Factors Training toimprovefetal monitoring.
Each year, over one million people visit Kingston Hospital for treatment or as a visitor. Out ofthe top six London Trusts, Kingston is the only District General Hospital; the others areteachinghospitalsandoverall,thehospitallies15thnationally.The Hospitalisbasedabout 12 miles from the center of London with good transport links into the capital and in abeautiful and historic part of the country.It lies very close to Richmond Park and is close toHampton Court Palace and Kempton Park, and the River Thames. Further information maybefoundonthehospital websiteat
This advert closes on Friday 17 Jan 2025