Job summary
This is a substantive full time (10PA) post, working exclusively within Gloucestershire Hospitals Trusts.
The post-holder will be an experienced obstetrician who will join the current team to provide specialist maternal medicine Obstetrics services, as well as delivery suite sessions and on-call, together with appropriate teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students. They will be expected to work closely with the regional maternal medicine network, general practitioners, midwifery colleagues, allied health professionals, Obstetric, anaesthetic and neonatal staff to provide a seamless service and deliver high quality outcomes within national targets.
This is a new post to support the expansion of consultant Obstetricians in the unit, with a particular emphasis on diabetes. The post holder will also be the obstetric antenatal lead
Main duties of the job
1. The provision of high-quality care in all clinical settings, including delivery suite, obstetric triage, obstetric theatre and antenatal clinics
2. To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
3. To provide on call support out of hours and to attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols
4. The post holder will participate in a 1/12 weekday and weekend non-resident on call rota for obstetrics.
5. To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme from both the University of Bristol and the newly established Three Counties Medical School.
6. To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for doctors in training.
7. To promote evidence-based practice.
8. To participate in and develop Quality Improvement projects.
9. To respond appropriately to national guidance and reports including undertaking and supervising gap analyses and guideline change, with particular reference to Obstetric Medicine.
10. The post-holder will be encouraged to be active in ongoing clinical research
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
The Women & Children's Division are well established and are focused on continued service improvement.
The teams are based at Gloucester Royal Hospital with outpatient activity taking place and at Cheltenham General and Gloucester Royal hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
11. Full GMC registration
12. MBBS or equivalent
13. MRCOG
14. Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
15. ATSM Maternal medicine or equivalent
Desirable
16. Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
17. Clinical training and experience in Obstetrics equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
18. Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
19. Demonstrate ability to work as a member of multidisciplinary team
20. Ability to lead emergency obstetric services in and out of hours
21. Experience of delivery of maternal medicine service and engagement with regional networks
Desirable
22. Experience in change management and innovation
23. Experience in maternal medicine clinics
Motivation and attitude
Essential
24. Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships.
25. Enthusiasm for teaching and training of the multidisciplinary team.
26. Ability to provide a role model and to inspire and develop junior medical, midwifery and nursing staff.
27. Ability to work independently as well as part of the directorate and to balance individual requirements against those of the directorate and the Trust as a whole.
28. Evidence of self-motivation and ability to organise own CME and CPD needs.
29. To attend outlying hospitals as required and ability to fulfil travelling requirements associated with the post
30. Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on call commitments for emergency obstetrics
Personal Skills
Essential
31. Honesty and reliability
32. Ability to work under stress
33. Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
34. Ability to work under stress
35. Communication skills, written and verbal
36. Ability to work in multi-professional team
37. Caring attitude to patients
38. Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
39. Enquiring, critical approach to work
40. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, communities and other agencies
Research and Publications
Essential
41. Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable
42. Publications in peer-reviewed journals
43. MD or equivalent
Information Technology
Essential
44. IT skills: Word processing, excel database, literature searching
Leadership and Management
Essential
45. Experience in interpreting national guidance and recommendations and translating this into local practice.
46. Experience in leading a busy delivery suite
47. Evidence of participation in Audit, Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement project
Quality Management
Essential
48. Ability to manage risk
49. Ability to manage change
50. Ability to deal with complaints
51. Commitment to CPD / CME
52. Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal
Teaching
Essential
53. Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
Desirable
54. Involvement in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
55. Experience of clinical supervision
56. Experience of developing and delivering multiprofessional simulation training