Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder primarily complements the Obstetrics & Gynaecology service. The successful candidate will have responsibility for outpatient hysteroscopy clinics, 2 week wait clinic each week, weekly MDT meetings, gynaecology surgery list and labour ward cover including a regular caesarean section list. The post-holder will be expected to provide a high-quality outpatient hysteroscopy clinic and one-stop gynaecology scan clinic. The post holder is also expected to provide senior clinical leadership on the postnatal ward.

The appointee will provide a high-quality Obstetrics and Gynaecology service, in conjunction with consultant colleagues already in post. It would be expected that the consultant offers continuous responsibility for the care of patients named under their team.

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate an active interest in the management of general gynaecology patients and to provide a unified multidisciplinary approach to their care through one-stop benign scan clinics.

It is expected that the successful candidate will enhance the educational opportunities available to our trainees by any reorganisation and development of services that they initiate. Regular audits will be required and supervision for Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) undertaken by the trainees. Involvement in general management and committee work for the hospital will also be encouraged.

The Directorate has weekly MDT and educational meetings in which medical cases are reviewed and discussed and audits are presented. The Directorate holds monthly Consultant meetings, Gynaecology and Perinatal morbidity and mortality meetings.

The post holder will engage as necessary with North West London CRG and any agreed network models for complex emergency gynaecological surgery.

The post holder will have secretarial support from a senior patient administrator shared between other Consultants. The appointee will have a desk in a shared office with access to a computer.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• CCT (or within 6 months of CCT at date of AAC) or equivalent [equivalence must be confirmed by PMETB /GMC before AAC]
• MRCOG or equivalent
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within 6 months of the date of appointment

Desirable

• An MD or equivalent higher postgraduate training

Experience, Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of broad based training experience in General O&G equivalent to that required for a UK CCST
• Evidence of competence in advanced labour ward practice
• Evidence of competence in gynaecological ultrasound scanning
• Evidence of competence in outpatients hysteroscopy

Desirable

• Evidence of competence in benign abdominal surgery
• Colposcopy certification (BSCCP or equivalent)

Teaching and Training

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training

Desirable

• Medical Education or Adult Education Training
• Trained ALSO or MOET or NALS instructor

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Solid Understanding of the Clinical Governance Agenda
• Evidence of effective audit leading to change
• IT proficiency including, email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Desirable

• Risk Management Course
• Evidence of significant contribution to the Clinical Governance Agenda, particularly CNST preparation
• Coaching skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH