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Job summary

Main area
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent: 3% Category A Oncall supplement
Hours
Part time - 7 sessions per week (3% Category A Oncall supplement)
Job ref
391-RFL-7084148
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet
Town
Barnet
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 Per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/04/2025 23:59
Interview date
21/05/2025

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.

The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.

In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Substantive Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Barnet Hospital with a special interest in high-risk obstetrics (including joint antenatal clinics, risk and postnatal debrief), gynaecological scanning, menopause and medical education. 

The successful candidate will join a strong group of 22 Consultants and will be expected to participate in the day-time Obstetrics and Gynaecology rota. The on-call commitment will be 1 in 16 out of hours on weekdays and 1 in 16 weekends. The Labour ward has on-site Consultant cover for 98 hours (8.00 a.m. -10.30 p.m. weekdays and 8.00 a.m. to 8.45 p.m. on weekends). The weekend on-call is split working i.e. Friday and Sunday or Saturday. An additional weekend ward round cover will also be required of the candidate which will be shared with the team.

 

Main duties of the job

Together with all Consultants in the Directorate, the post-holder will be responsible for the clinical and medical management of all Obstetric and Gynaecological patients at the site of the principal appointment and its associated peripheral hospitals and clinics.
The appointee will take part in the on-call emergency rota as shared with the other consultants within the department but with internal cover for vacation and study leave.

The post-holder will be expected to participate in the day to day running of the department including attending the fixed sessions, departmental Ward Rounds, teaching junior staff and students and in administration. All consultants are responsible for the management of junior medical staff including the monitoring of their rotas, hours and the appointment, when necessary, of locum cover. They are expected to concern themselves with the personal clinical and professional development of their trainees. The new Consultant will be required to actively participate in the most effective use of resources and provision of services where appropriate and be responsible for overseeing the junior doctors’ rotas.

 

Working for our organisation

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced colleague to join our obstetrics and gynaecology services on our Barnet and Chase Farm sites.  The post will have sessions in both obstetrics and gynaecology.

The Barnet site has approximately 5600 deliveries per annum alongside a level II NNU unit and caters for a diverse high-risk population. Our intra-partum outcomes are within the top centile for the region and we are looking for an individual to help us maintain this high standard.  Our co-located midwifery led unit (Barnet Birth Centre – BBC) delivers 20-25% of our births and has been highly commended.

Acute and outpatient gynaecological services are delivered at our Barnet site and elective and outpatient gynaecological services are delivered at our new state of the art Chase Farm site.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

 

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS
  • MRCOG
  • Entry onto the Specialist Register (or entry to be within 6 months of expected CCT date)
  • ALWP ATSM
  • Benign gynaecology ATSM/Menopause
  • Medical Education
Desirable criteria
  • MD/PhD

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care in obstetrics
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care in gynaecology, including gynaecological scanning
  • Special interest in menopause
  • Special interest in medical education
  • Experienced in running debrief clinics and obstetric risk and SI panels

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work flexibly and communicate within a multidisciplinary team
  • A clear understanding of Risk management
  • Involvement in guideline development
  • Evidence of participation in clinical audit
  • Evidence of involvement in a quality improvement project

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Calm under pressure
  • Self-contained with an ability to support team members
  • Effective communication and organisational skills
  • Self Awareness
  • Sensitive, efficient, courteous, confidential manner

others

Essential criteria
  • Member of Medical Defence organisation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Natasha Barbaneagra
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
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