Job summary
Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology ( Special Interest in Maternal Medicine)
We are seeking to recruit a Locum Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist to join our forward-thinking service. The successful appointee will join as 8th Consultant colleague in the department providing services primarily at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology services
The service administratively resides within the Family Services division. The current post is created to tackle the increasing demand from obstetrics and gynaecology service and to ensure safe obstetrics care.
The Obstetrics and Gynaecology service is offered across two main sites; Diana Princess of Wales Hospital and Scunthorpe General hospital. The Diana Princess of wales Hospital covers antenatal clinics, gynaecology clinics, ambulatory, colposcopy clinics and theatre sessions. We provide level 2 neonatal care. The maternity unit, neonatal, NICU and administrative offices are all located within the Acorn suite. Gynaecology assessment unit (24/7) with Gynaecology services provided through SDEC.
Main duties of the job
The post would suit a good team player dedicated to high quality patient care. The opportunity exists to work in a non-hierarchical setting and offer a wide range of Obstetrics & Gynaecology procedures in this busy DGH
The appointee must be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a License to Practice.
The appointee will:
- Develop and lead fetal medicine services
- Lead early pregnancy services
- Provide Labour and emergency cover daytime as well as out of hours at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital.
- Should not be on duty for labour ward whilst being timetabled for gynaecology clinic or antenatal clinic, private practice or covering another site.
- If required by operational pressure or service changes, pick up sessions at the Scunthorpe or Goole District General Hospital
- Provide a general gynaecology and obstetrics services comprising outpatient clinics, ambulatory and theatre
About us
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provisional Job Plan
Activity
PAs
Maternal medicine/specialty session
0.438
DCC
Caesarean section
0.5
DCC
Gynaecology Theatre
0.595
DCC
Gynae Clinic
0.694
DCC
Antenatal Clinic
0.905
DCC
Admin
0.905
DCC
Ward Rounds +Post take ward rounds
0.55
DCC
On-call (predictable and unpredictable
1.38
DCC
Hot week 1:6
2.065
DCC
Weekend 1:6
0.412
DCC
Revalidation + Clinical Governance/ CPD
1.5
SPA
Educational/ clinical supervision
0.5
SPA
Total
10.44
In 2023/24 there were 2,121 deliveries in the maternity unit. The maternity provides LDRP (labour, delivery, recovery and postnatal) model of maternity care. There is consultant anaesthetist cover during working hours and a 24-hour epidural service is in operation. A robust midwifery team support the maternity service providing services in a hospital setting. There are advanced nurse practitioners and advanced midwifery practitioners incorporating in the medical rota. DPOW obstetrics and gynaecology training have been rated one of the highest in England at the national training survey in the last 2 years. We provide 60 hours on site consultant present at both acute sites.
We have facilities for outpatient hysteroscopy, outpatient operative hysteroscopy, ambulatory urogynaecology, colposcopy, early pregnancy assessment, pregnancy advisory including the provision of medical terminations, and preoperative assessment. Preoperative assessment, medical terminations and early pregnancy assessment are nurse led with medical support and oversight. We also have a fully functioning and busy day care unit in operation.
Laparoscopic setup is well developed at all three sites of the hospitals and the department provides comprehensive laparoscopic choices for most Gynaecology procedures. NLAG is an accredited endometriosis Centre.
The department provides ATSM training for labour ward, benign gynaecology, hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, colposcopy, and urogynaecology.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all newemployees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCOG or equivalent
Eligibility
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Undertaken programme of training acceptable to the Royal College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist for appointment to Consultant Status
- ATSM in Laparoscopic surgery or equivalent
- ATSM in Acute gynaecology and early pregnancy or equivalent
Desirable
- Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
Language Skills
Essential
- applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English
- have the following scores in the academic lnternational English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7.5, Listening 7.5, Reading 7.5, Writing 7.5
Knowledge/ Understanding
Essential
- Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the principles of Clinical Governance
- Awareness of new developments in the specialty with ability to critically assess the impact of these on the service.
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
- Evidence of involvement in Clinical Research
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.
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
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address
DPOW
Grimsby
DN33 2BA