Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking to appoint to a Whole-Time Consultant Obstetrician with an opportunity to further special interests or advanced practice in Maternal Medicine / Gestational diabetes to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust based at the Jessop Wing of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
We would welcome applications from candidates across the full spectrum of experience, from those who have recently completed training to those who have well-established careers.
Any candidate who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of a Comprehensive Obstetrics Service. The successful candidate will work according to the terms and conditions of the national consultant contract. They will contribute to the work of the maternity team by participating in a wide range of activities depending on their specialist interests. This would include: antenatal clinics and clinics with women diagnosed with gestational diabetes; working on labour ward; a variety of opportunities in specialist antenatal clinics (e.g. maternal medicine) managing high-risk inpatients, contributing to various MDT meetings and liaising with obstetric colleagues in surrounding units as part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Local Maternity and Neonatal system.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the supporting job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including an indicative job plan.
The successful candidate must be registered with the GMC with a valid licence to practice. For further information please visit the GMC website and click on the Registration and Licensing link. You will also have completed Specialist Training (or equivalent) and be entered on the Specialist Register of the GMC, or have a CCT date within six months of the date of interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
* Name on the specialist register for relevant specialty or eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview.
* If an applicant is UK trained, they must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
* MD or PhD or equivalent.
* ATSM/SITM in maternal medicine or equivalent.
Continuous Professional Development
* Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months.
* Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio.
Personal attributes
* Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values.
* Good oral and written communication skills.
* Ensures value for money is considered in all that they do.
* The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC's good medical practice (2013).
Teaching and training
* Experience of teaching medical students and resident doctors.
Research
* Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate.
* Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Management and Administration
* Evidence of understanding of the systems and structures of NHS Management.
Clinical governance and audit
* Experience in performing clinical audit.
* Completion and publication of a substantive audit project or service improvement project.
Clinical experience
* Evidence of appropriate broad-based competence and experience in Obstetrics.
* Evidence of competence in contemporary management strategies in Obstetrics.
* Willingness to acquire/improve clinical skills & knowledge in Obstetrics.
* Ability to work as an independent practitioner in general Obstetrics.
* Ability to prioritise clinical problems in a complex environment.
* Demonstrate an ability to manage complex specialist patients in a tertiary centre.
* ATSM Advanced Labour Ward Practice.
* Experience of working with vulnerable women during pregnancy.
* Fetal Medicine or other qualifications in area of specialist interest.
* Experience of working on the triage and management of women presenting for unscheduled care in pregnancy.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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