This appointment is for a full-time Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a specialist interest in Gynae‑Oncology, to complement our existing team. We have a busy Gynaecology service, offering the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The Gynae‑Oncology team includes a lead consultant, supporting consultant, two specialist nurses and dedicated MDT and patient pathway coordinators. The successful candidate will be expected to support the local team, MDT, together with our gynaecology radiologist, histopathology team and administrative team. Our team works collaboratively with the Southend Hospital site Gynae‑Oncology service, offering Laparoscopic and Da Vinci robotic surgery, with a well‑established Complex Pelvic MDT.
Responsibilities
* Provide high quality patient‑centred Consultant‑led gynae‑oncology services. Support development of the gynae‑oncology service.
* Contribute to the development of innovative pathways and work with the MDT to manage the demands of the service with consideration of local and regional needs.
* Support to gynae‑oncology ATSM trainees, junior doctors and nurses on the gynaecology ward with suspected gynaecological malignancy enquiries.
* Contribute to the colposcopy service at Basildon University Hospital.
* Build on the already‑established pathways between all sites within the MSE Trust, to optimise patient pathways and support further development of the network.
* Share responsibility with the gynaecology team to provide consultant cover for the acute gynaecology service and provide additional support to resident doctors and nurses on the ward.
* Undertake general duties associated with a post in obstetrics, including labour ward sessions, postnatal ward rounds, cover for the maternity day assessment and triage unit and elective Caesarean sections.
* Share responsibility to provide consultant presence on the delivery suite for 76.5 hours across the week by providing labour ward sessions during the day and participating in the on‑call rota.
* Work with the MDT to undertake a senior role in the general provision of Obstetric and Gynaecological Services at Basildon Hospital and MSE.
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