A Vacancy at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
A post has become available for a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to augment our enthusiastic, innovative and dedicated team of consultants. This post is advertised initially as a fixed term post to provide cover for a consultant taking a career break. The post is for 12 months initially.
The post holder will join Mr Mustafa Sadiq in providing a fetal medicine service which supports a regional level 3 neonatal service. The fetal medicine service provides a well-established fetal medicine MDT involving dedicated specialist midwives who provide growth and preterm services along with genetic counselling.
The post holder will be expected to hold the RCOG ATSM in Fetal Medicine (or equivalent) and will be able to support all fetal medicine services including high risk screening, growth, preterm, multiple pregnancy and congenital abnormalities.
The successful candidate will be expected to support fetal medicine MDT meetings and engage fully with specific fetal medicine governance including MBBRACE, MNSI, PMRT reviews, GROW and neonatal and perinatal morbidity meetings.
It would be expected that the post-holder has a leadership qualification and demonstrates a willingness to progress in a leadership role.
The post-holder will be joining a team of consultants and will be expected to participate in the hot week (currently 1:14) and obstetrics / gynaecology (currently 1:14) on-call rotaand contribute to antenatal care and labour ward management and Caesarean Section Lists to support Ockenden recommendations.
There would be intention to have a regular gynaecology theatre operating session most likely supporting the ‘Hot List’ emergency gynae theatre, which could provide opportunity to perform intermediate gynae surgical procedures.
There will be secretarial support for the post and use of an office for the consultant. They will also be allocated a mentor by the Trust if required.
Job plan will be finalised on appointment. The suggested 10PA job plan is as follows:
PA Allowance
Activity
1
Hot Week
1
Admin
1.5
Core SPA
1
Theatre / CS
2.5
FMU (including patient counselling / follow-up)
1.8
On Call
0.5
General ANC
0.7
Additional duties (to include some of PMRT, ATAIN review, UKOSS or Fetal Monitoring Lead)
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Locum Consultant O&G with Specialist Interest in Fetal Medicine position available at WUTH.
This advert closes on Friday 15 Nov 2024
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