Job summary
Consultant Obstetrician - Labour Ward Lead
This exciting position is the second phase of consultant recruitment following departmental review and investment. The post holder will have a long term commitment to the Obstetric services at Ashford and St Peter's NHS Foundation Trust working with the existing teams to support and develop the services.
Maternity services provide care to approximately 3500 women delivering annually at the unit. Specialist clinics support high risk services.
The job plan will include at a minimum contribution to obstetric on-calls, Labour ward sessions, elective caesarean section lists, high risk antenatal clinic and protected time for Labour Ward leadership. The department has recently achieved Maternity Incentive Scheme Year 5 demonstrating compliance with all 10 safety actions.
Candidates must have full GMC registration, have CCT (or be within 6 months of obtaining it), be on the specialist register. They must also be keen and willing to partake in the Obstetrics on call and cover (non-resident).
This substantive post attracts 10 PAs in an approximate 8:2 split and includes a 1 in 16 non-resident on call rota and a 1 in 16 consultant of the week duty. We pay particular attention to work-life balance and the job plan reflects this. Applicants wishing to work part time will also be considered.
Main duties of the job
Deliver clinical, educational, managerial services of the highest professional standard at Consultant level.
Work with consultants and multi-disciplinary team to provide a high quality well-led service for patients.
Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients
The Consultant team will provide comprehensive senior clinical cover to the Department.
Assessment of in-patients as per Consultant of the Week (CoW) model.
Provide consultant cover in ward rounds, multi-disciplinary team meetings and ante-natal clinics.
Consultants will be expected to review potential admissions and develop triage strategies to ensure early investigations and treatment of patients is achieved.
Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate.
Engage with the care of patients outside the department and provide a prompt opinion on request from consultant colleagues in other specialties.
Engage with co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.
Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce.
Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department. Teaching and training will require verification of teaching certification.
Undertake any other duties appropriate for a consultant.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org
Job description
Job responsibilities
The remit of the post holder will be to provide Consultant Obstetrician input to the Labour Ward service and extended aspects of maternity care at Ashford and St Peters. This will extend into other areas of clinical leadership that are related to the additional responsibility of Labour ward lead and would include aspects of CNST and Saving Babies Lives. It is expected that the post holder would contribute to the Senior Leadership where related to aspects of maternity care identified as needing improvement or in line with the divisional strategy.
Clinical duties will include Consultant sessions on Labour ward, Elective Caesarean Sections and antenatal clinics. There will be an opportunity to develop a specialist interest session.
The Job Plan will be developed with the Specialty Lead and will incorporate aspects of annualised DCC and SPA activity. It will be inline with existing Consultants in the department who all have job plans with an approximate split of 8 PAs of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA). The existing rota is organised on a 16-week rota, with alternating week A and week B commitments. The rota allows for Consultants to alternate working on busy and less busy days in order to equalise workloads.
A specific job plan will be agreed with the appointed consultant, the Specialty Lead, Divisional Director and the Department Service Manager and is subject to change to meet the needs of the service. There will be DCC sessions for colposcopy, one-stop TWR gynaecology, gynae theatres, and labour ward. In addition there will be DCC sessions for Colposcopy and TWR MDTs, patient admin and shared departmental responsibilities such as PMRT and bereavement clinics.
This Job Plan will be reviewed annually to ensure that the DCC/SPA allocation accurately reflect the work that is performed.
Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) are intended to cover formal post-graduate teaching, audit, research, governance, supervision, appraisal and clinical management as required. The balance of sessions between Ashford & St. Peters is flexible. Teaching and training will require verification of teaching certification.
Currently, there is also a 1 in 16 Consultant of the week (CoW) commitment along with 9 hours per day on site cover with each weekend on call commitment.
Consultant On-Call Rota (Frequency of rota/detail of rota)
The existing Consultant body participate in the department rota on a 1:16 basis. The on call availability supplement will be Category A, 3 %. The PAs may be adjusted, subject to the job-plan and agreed work commitment, such as prospective colleague cover and additional duties.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Full GMC Registration. MRCOG (or equivalent) Evidence of training, experience and independent practice in both Obstetrics & Gynaecology. CCT or eligible within six months of interview date and can demonstrate evidence that they are expected to achieve CCT within 6 months. ATSM in advanced labour ward practice
- Evidence of thorough and broad training in Obstetrics Able to independently manage a high risk labour ward. Able to manage high risk ante-natal women. Ability to Take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients. Experience in service and pathway developments and guidelines Evidence of initiating change through the quality improvement projects and audits
Desirable
- ATSM Labour ward lead or equivalent
- Evidence of MDT working Experience in governance, quality and safety.
essential
Essential
- oMedical and non-medical undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience
Desirable
- oATSM in "Medical Education" oAdvanced qualification in Medical Education oSuccessful completion of recognised educational supervision training within last 3 years
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
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Employer details
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ashford and St Peters NHS Trust
Guildford Road
Chertsey
KT16 0PZ