Job summary
Employer heading
O&G Consultant Intrapartum & High Risk Obstetrics
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is a substantive Consultant post based at Wexham Park Hospital (WPH) where one of the two Maternity Units in Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is sited. The Trust Maternity Units were rated Good by the CQC in 2023 and have achieved all the required safety standards in Year 5 CNST
Wexham Park Hospital (WPH) has a busy Emergency Department and a dedicated Gynaecology/Early Pregnancy SDEC area. Gynaecology outpatient clinics take place at both WPH and Heatherwood Hospital. There are three established Maternity Hubs in the area and opportunity for Consultant antenatal clinics there as well as on the WPH site. It is anticipated that the post-holder will take up the role of Labour Ward Lead Consultant on the WPH site with appropriate support. They will be working closely with the Frimley LMNS and MNVP
Wexham Park Hospital is part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) that has 2 acute hospital sites (Wexham Park and Frimley Park Hospitals) and an elective site (Heatherwood Hospital) serving a population of nearly 900,000. FHFT is the only acute Trust is its ICS which is Frimley Health ICS. The postholder will be expected to participate in cross-site guideline and governance processes and teaching.
Main duties of the job
The allocation of programmed activities will be based on 8.5 for direct clinical care and up to 1.5 for supporting professional activities. The final job plan will be agreed with the Chief of Service and the Chief Executive or his/her representative following discussion within the Directorate. The pattern of work may alter in the future to meet changing needs and annual review meetings will take place in line with the consultant contract, job planning and appraisal arrangements.
The proposed timetable, each week, which has some degree of flexibility will include:
Labour Ward Consultant day once/week /elective LSCS list 2.0 PA
Antenatal clinic weekly 1.0 PA
Labour Ward Lead 1.0 PA
Patient Safety/Quality review meetings/PMRT 0.5 PA
Gynae Outpatient 1 in 4/Theatre list 1 in 4 0.6 PA
EPU/Emergency Gynae Twilight 0.5 PA
Out of hours (including resident Consultant night 1.3/month) 2.8 PA
SPA 1.5 PA
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Direct Clinical Care – This includes work directly relating to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness. This includes emergency duties, operating sessions, ward rounds, outpatient activities, clinical diagnostic work, other patient treatment, MDTs about direct patient care and administration directly related to the above.
Special Interest –. The post holder will be supported by a comprehensive team of Specialist and Consultant Midwives, dedicated Governance and PD teams and MSWs. There is a Consultant Obstetrician with a special interest in Maternal Medicine and the Maternity Unit is part of the Thames Valley Maternal Medicine network.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date) or, for Mediated Entrants, entry on Specialist Registrar prior to application • MRCOG or equivalent • ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice and evidence of relevant experience in specialist areas of interest
- • Able to evaluate own clinical practice • Able to demonstrate innovative thinking • Ability to organise and develop service provision • Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Chief of service • Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education/ Continuing Professional Development • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels • Possess an enquiring and critical approach to work
- • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within Obstetrics & Gynaecology • Ability to work with clinicians from medical specialties and in other organisations • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that for gaining UK CCT in Obstetrics and Gynaecology • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients • Ability to work with Labour Ward MDT and formulate Obstetric guidelines • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service • Ability to manage and lead a firm • Direct experience of audit • To demonstrate innovative thinking in delivery and management of an obstetrics and gynaecology service • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates, in Obstetrics & Gynaecology to trainee specialists. • Able to facilitate teaching in high risk obstetrics and intrapartum care to doctors, midwives and allied healthcare professionals. • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable criteria
- • Clinical research in the fields of special interest • Publications relevant to the fields of Obstetrics
- • Research or publications in area of special interest
- • Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, directorate and working parties as appropriate
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice and evidence of relevant experience in specialist areas of interest
Desirable criteria
- • Clinical research in the fields of special interest
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date) or, for Mediated Entrants, entry on Specialist Registrar prior to application
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of Obstetric Governance and Patient Safety and Quality reviews
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • MRCOG or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- • Publications relevant to the fields of Obstetrics
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Balvinder Sagoo
- Job title
- Deputy Chief of Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 615 0026
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