Job overview

We are seeking  5 motivated locum consultants who are passionate about maternity care and want to join one of the largest maternity providers in the UK.

We have 2 posts at SMH Oxford Road Campus (ORC), 2 posts at NMGH and 1 post at Wythenshawe.

Successful applicants will gain experience from a diverse population with many varied pathologies and problems, and we encourage applications from trainees who have recently completed training via specialist training or accreditation routes as we provide a supportive environment for individuals starting out at the consultant grade. The Saint Mary’s managed services in Manchester encompasses 3 maternity units and if successful in post candidates are likely to find further opportunities to pursue maternity care in the great city of Manchester.

Initial job plans consist of 10 Pa's. The posts are for 6 months initially (likely extendable to 12 months on review) .

Main duties of the job

The appointees will be required:

1. To support and complement both the secondary and tertiary Obstetric services provided by MFT Trust.
2. To take a leading role in improving the quality of services in MFT.
3. To take clinical responsibility for a defined cohort of women under their care, both when outpatients and inpatients, and provide cover for women under the care of other consultant colleagues as required.
4. To deliver outpatient clinics as agreed on the job plan.
5. To participate in the consultant rota patterns for the daytime and out of hours working at the main site of employment.
6. To provide out of hours care as described in individual job plan.
7. To undertake the necessary administrative work relating to the post.

8. To be responsible for the obstetric and gynaecology training of junior staff and undergraduate students and
to actively participate in clinical teaching and training of the wider multidisciplinary team.
9. To take an active role in Clinical Governance, and lead and participate in audit projects relevant to clinical care.
10. To promote research and academic activity within the department.
11. To attend Trust and Departmental induction and complete all mandatory training.
12. Working will be required across sites within the Trust and successful candidates must be willing to be flexible in this regard. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.