Locum Consultant Obstetrician – Maternal MedicineNHS

Job summary

Are you nearing CCT or a newly qualified Consultant looking for your first posting or an experience Consultant looking for a change? Are you the type of person who thrives on challenge, who sees health inequalities not as statistics but as lives to transform?

Do you align to our values of Kind, Connected, Bold and can drive real change in patient experience and are not afraid of hard work when it means making a genuine difference?

Like Obstetrics and Gynaecology services nationwide, we face considerable pressures, with the additional complexity of serving communities experiencing significant health inequalities. We're currently on the Maternity Safety Support Programme and addressing backlogs within our Gynaecology service. Our teams are working under significant pressure, and we're addressing cultural challenges that require sustained leadership.

We're seeking consultants who want to help build our future - creating an integrated supportive team that will redefine collaborative care improving the care for our community.

This post is a as a 6m fixed term consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. There are 10 Programmed activities: 8.5 direct clinical care and 1.5 supporting professional activities.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have experience of working in a high-risk obstetric unit, undertaking C-sections, antenatal clinics, and ward rounds.The post holder will have a key role in the management of high-risk, maternal medicine patients. This role will involve undertaking specialist, high-risk clinics including diabetes with the potential for further joint specialised clinics for example respiratory and haematology clinics. Experience / interest in perinatal mental health would also be beneficial.

This post attracts consultants with an interest in maternal medicine, fertility and taking on educational leadership roles. Other leadership roles within the department may also be available.

The proposed current on-call frequency (this is currently being reviewed) for the post-holder is to participate in a 1:8 weekend and a 1:4 night and day frequency.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the continued development of obstetrics and gynaecology services. S/he will share the management of admitted patients and will provide care for his/her patients admitted to the Trust. S/he will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of care for patients. The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Service Lead for Obstetrics and the Clinical Service Lead for Gynaecology to provide safe care and meet national and local safety and performance indicators.

Job description

The post is to support the care provided to women within the Women 's Units at Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals (HGS) now part of University Hospital Birmingham. Cross site working will be part of the main duties and responsibilities.

The post holder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running and development of the obstetric services. The appointee will:

*Join the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant team to deliver a first class service at University Hospital Birmingham and contribute to the development of the service.

*Support the directorate in meeting the challenging key safety and performance indicators.

*Deliver agreed standards of care and participate in consultant presence on delivery suites at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals and on-call for Obstetrics across all sites.

*Provide continuing patient care in partnership with consultant colleagues across the hospital sites.

*Support delivery of activity targets in partnership with Clinical Commissioning Groups and support service developments including the Birmingham and Solihull United Maternity Programme (BUMP) through the Local Maternity Service (LMS).

*Allow flexibility through effective prospective cover of sickness and annual leave.

*Provide professional supervision, direction and training for junior medical staff.

*Take an active role in audit, research, teaching and governance.

*Participate in the late evening shift and cross site on-call rota for obstetrics

*Participate in plans to lead to cost efficiencies across the specialty.

*Contribute to risk management procedures.

*Ensure Continuing Professional Development targets are achieved.

*Take part in the GMC revalidation, annual appraisal and job planning processes.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.