This is a full time (10PA) fixed term post that will provide a consultant led outpatient service, as well opportunities to undertake cross covering for the team’s Gynaecology operating lists. This post will help to increase and improve the gynaecology cancer, diagnostic and treatment pathways as we have recently seen an increase in the acuity as well as numbers of referrals to the Gynaecology service. We are particularly keen to increase the service provision within our urogynaecology and vulva service.
Please see attached JD for full outline and job plan
At least 8.5 PA will consist of direct clinical care –comprising of Outpatient clinics and theatre sessions with 1-1.5 SPAs.
1 SPA will contribute towards core training and professional activities and 0.5 SPA will be allocated to maintaining and improving the quality of service through managing patient complaints, development programmes and processes for adhering to Trust and regulations.
The hospital provides a full range of general acute services for the local population and a range of specialist services for patients from further afield. These include perinatal (level 3 NICU) and high- risk obstetrics services, bariatric and laparoscopic surgery, and stroke and neuro-rehabilitation. The hospital has three day surgery theatres and five main operating theatres for all types of general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, gynaecology, maxillo-facial, urology, ENT and obstetrics. There is a 9-bedded combined adult intensive care / high dependency unit.
All obstetric services within the City of London and Hackney are centralised at Homerton. There has been a recent increase in the number of deliveries, and we are now delivering approximately 6,000 per year, and the London Borough of Hackney has an increasing birth-rate. There is a specialist fetal medicine unit on site
As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality, safe health care to patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following:
· The provision of a first class service.
· Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
· Supporting undergraduate and post graduate teaching and training
· Undertaking all work in accordance with trust policies and procedures including the Code of Behaviour
· Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of Homerton’s business plans
· Contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development
·To provide a comprehensive outpatient service, managing consultations and record keeping in a timely manner; ensuring the patient record is up to date in real time with follow on actions requested via the EPR and tasks completed in line with Trust and Service processes and SOPs. And NHS Key performance indicators( KPIs)
Please refer to job description and person specification for full details of the role.
This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025
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