Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in High Risk Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine.
This is an excellent opportunity within the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Our complete commitment to developing careers means we’re looking for proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team.
This replacement post is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage and comprises 10 core programmed activities (PAs) including a 1 in 13 Obstetrics on call commitment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join an established multidisciplinary team with a
range of gynaecology and obstetrics specialist skills and experience,
including colposcopy, hysteroscopy, recurrent miscarriage, fertility
services, endometriosis, urogynaecology, antenatal clinics for
diabetes, perinatal mental health, multiple pregnancy, preterm
delivery, bereavement, day assessment, post-natal care, fetal
medicine. The post holder will strengthen the maternal medicine and
high risk obstetrics services.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To provide clinical leadership and expertise in Obstetrics, maternal medicine and perinatal mental health.
• Participate in continuing medical education and training of junior medical staff, consultant colleagues, nurses, medical students and colleagues in primary care.
• Participate in the on call Obstetric rota and the day time labour ward care provision and ward rounds
• Ensure the following sessions are covered by a colleague for leave: labour ward, on call, antenatal ward round, ELCS list.
• Providing clinical leadership for high risk pregnancies
• Providing clinical leadership and expertise in Obstetrics supporting nursing and midwifery teams.
• Maintenance of high quality patient centred care
• Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
* MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
Desirable criteria
* MD or Ph.D./ Postgraduate academic degree
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Broad Obstetrics experience including maternal medicine
* ATSM, Contingent SITM or equivalent in advanced labour ward practice
* Other ATSMs or specialist training that supports the departmental needs
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
* Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Desirable criteria
* Experience in Obstetric ultrasound scanning or fetal medicine
* Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
* Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidencebased practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
* Demonstrable experience and participation in research
Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
* Ability to work in a teams oriented environment and engage in MDT working
* Evidence of leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
* Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
* Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
* Ability to critically appraise published evidence
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
* Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.