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Consultant Obstetrician with Special Interest in Fetal Medicine SJM, Edinburgh
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Other
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Yes
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Job Reference:
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4
Posted:
02.06.2025
Expiry Date:
17.07.2025
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Job Description:
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
This is a substantive consultant post in obstetrics with a special interest in fetal medicine. The post holder will join a forward looking and vibrant department and play an active role in general and high-risk obstetrics in this tertiary obstetric unit.
The department has a national and internally recognised academic department with a very active research programme and subspecialty clinical services. The post holder will have a range of opportunities to develop a special interest.
The post holder will have 3 regular fetal medicine sessions, a community-based locality antenatal case load and will contribute to high-risk obstetric clinics. The post will also contribute to delivering day assessment care. The post holder will also contribute to the core provision of core obstetric inpatient and outpatient care.
The Obstetric department offers a consultant led service on Labour Ward, Obstetrics wards/Triage and Caesarean section lists. Each service will have a nominated consultant supported by a team of specialty resident doctors (ST 1-7) and GPST/FY trainees. There are currently 23 consultant obstetricians at the Royal Infirmary, the out of hours commitment is at the Royal Infirmary. The out of hours work includes a resident component between 20.30 to midnight then on call; long weekend days as well as 8.30 to 14.00 ward inpatient care at the weekends.
NHS Lothian has a commitment to developing a cross-site service, working patterns and pathways between the RIE and St John’s Hospital. The post may have sessions at St John’s as this service development is established. Quality improvement and Patient safety are a priority, and the service is committed to responding to the recommendations and learning from adverse events. A patient centred; multidisciplinary review process has been developed.
All consultants contribute to adverse event reviews, guidelines, quality improvement, complaints, departmental and undergraduate teaching as part of their SPA time allocation
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
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