Kingston Hospital is a very busy and popular acute general hospital. We serve a population of about 320,000 in Kingston, Esher, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney and other parts of South West London. Kingston Hospital is one of the largest employers in the region and employs over 3,700 staff across the widest range of careers. We are proud of our reputation as the largest single site District General Hospital in London. We provide a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare particularly in ‘patient-focused’ care and maternity services. Following an inspection of key services and the Trust’s leadership in spring 2018, the Care Quality Commission gave Kingston Hospital an ‘Outstanding’ rating for Overall Quality, Caring and Well-led and ‘Good‘ rating for Safety’, ‘Effectiveness’ and ‘Responsiveness’.
Consultant Gynaecologist & Obstetrician with specialist interest in Minimal access Surgery
We are looking to appoint a dynamic Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician with an interest in minimal access surgery to complement our existing team. We hope to advertise a substantive post within the year. We have a busy outpatient gynaecology service offering the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic outpatient gynaecological services. While minimal access surgery is undertaken by all gynaecology consultants, we are looking to build a wider team with advanced laparoscopic skills. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the expansion of this area of expertise. Kingston Hospital has an enthusiastic Trust Research lead and team that actively supports CRN projects, Principal investigators and recruitment into multicentre trials.
This post includes a general gynaecology clinic, gynaecology operating and acute gynaecology cover. The post holder will also contribute to the well-established and busy Obstetric service with day-time labour ward cover and caesarean section lists. They will participate in the out of hours on call cover for both obstetrics and gynaecology. We are currently providing 98 hours of onsite delivery suite cover per week.
The area surrounding the hospital is one of the most attractive “green” areas in the outer London region, almost entirely surrounded by river, three Royal Parks and open countryside. It is 12 miles from the centre of London and 10 miles from Heathrow airport. There are good road and rail links with Central London and there is a large commuter population.
All applicants should be fully registered with the General Medical Council, hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the date of interview.
To find out more or to arrange an informal visit, please contact either Mr Zaid Hasafa, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Minimal Access lead, Ms Diana Fleming, Clinical Lead Gynaecology or Miss Gabriella Bambridge, Clinical Lead Obstetrics via02089346254
This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024