Consultant In Gynaecology with Special Inetrest in Endometriosis
Applications are invited for a substantive 10 PA Consultant post in Gynaecology with special interest in Endometriosis. The successful applicant will join a friendly, motivated and dynamic department.
The Lancashire Women & Newborn Centre is a BSGE Accredited Endometriosis Centre. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our multidisciplinary team. The post includes access to robotic operating theatres and if the successful candidate did not already have those skills there will be opportunity to develop robotic operative skills as part of the role.
The successful candidate will join 28 other substantive Obstetric and Gynaecology consultants at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The post will be based at Burnley General Hospital, although this may be subject to change.
The applicant should have the appropriate training and experience to fulfil the requirements of this post. The role will include general gynaecology clinics. There will be no obstetrics in the role.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to provide inpatient and outpatient care to patients.
The appointment offers exciting opportunities for those with specific interest in endometriosis including regular joint operating sessions with colorectal colleagues. Competency in emergency gynaecological operating is an expectation of the postholder.
The exact programme activity allocation will be subject to agreement with the Clinical Director; an indicative Job Plan is included. The remaining PA's reflect supporting professional activities. These may include teaching, audit, research and CPD.
Please refer to the attached Job description for details.
National Terms and Conditions of Employment apply to this post.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-
* To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
* To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
* To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
* To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans
* To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Family Care Division or the Trust.
About us
The post holder will join a fantastic multi-disciplinary team based at the Lancashire Women & Newborn Centre. This is a purpose built, modern unit located on the Burnley General Hospital site, and is the largest in-patient consultant led obstetric unit in the North West. It provides centralised state-of-the-art maternity and gynaecology services.
The Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre includes 5 operating theatres, a consultant led maternity unit, midwife led birthing centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level 3), general, emergency and specialist gynaecology services. There is also a stand alone midwife-led birthing unit off the Hospital site in Blackburn.
Across all our sites we pride ourselves on our teaching and for providing a great experience for trainee doctors.
We have received excellent feedback from medical students, foundation year doctors and specialty trainees.
The department has a strong commitment to training, in 2019, the team was recognised as the top training unit in the country for the obstetrics training it provides to trainee doctors, also rated very highly for professional development (5th nationally), general gynaecology training (15th) and overall recommendation (7th).
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description for further details.
Clinical training and experience in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent). The exact programme activity allocation will be subject to agreement with the Clinical Director; an indicative Job Plan is included. The remaining PAs reflect supporting professional activities. These may include teaching, audit, research and CPD.
Name
Martin Maher
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
Telephone number
01282 803197
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MRCOG or appropriate Specialist Qualification
* RCOG advanced laparoscopic modules
* Experience in complex endometriosis surgery
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to under and post graduates
* UK hospital experience
* ATSM in benign abdominal surgery or equiv
* Experience in robotic surgery
* ATSM in advanced laparoscopic surgery
* Completion of management course or programme
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Clinical Director - Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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