About this role
Job summary
We are expanding our consultant workforce in Leicester and would love you to be part of our team. This is an opportunity to contribute to a busy maternity service, develop your specialist interest and work alongside an established multidisciplinary team caring for women and families across Leicestershire and the East Midlands.
We provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for over 10,000 births each year across two Delivery Suites and two co-located Birth Centres. Our service is supported by a Level 3 neonatal unit at Leicester Royal Infirmary and a Level 1 neonatal unit at Leicester General Hospital.
As a major tertiary referral centre, we deliver comprehensive Fetal and Maternal Medicine services across the East Midlands. Our surgical, cardiac and genetic referral expertise supports specialist multidisciplinary care for pregnancies complicated by fetal or maternal medical conditions, including women at high risk of massive haemorrhage. Leicester is also the regional host for the abnormally invasive placenta (AIP) service.
Whether you are completing specialty training or looking for your next consultant role, join us to help shape high-quality obstetric care in Leicester.
Main duties of the job
Provide consultant-led antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care, including Delivery Suite cover, clinics, Maternity Assessment Unit (MAU) sessions and elective Caesarean section lists.
Develop and contribute to a specialist obstetric service while helping to set and maintain standards across all aspects of care.
Work collaboratively within consultant teams, providing prospective cover and flexibility for clinics, MAU and elective Caesarean section sessions.
Work within a multidisciplinary team to care for women with complex pregnancies and supervise resident doctors.
Undertake managerial duties associated with patient care and the running of the Clinical Department.
Work with the Clinical Management Group (CMG) management team to deliver efficient services that reflect best practice, supported by appropriate processes and governance.
Participate in audit, continuing professional development (CPD), mandatory training and education to support high standards of care and revalidation.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specialist care and multidisciplinary working
You will join a service with well-established joint working across anaesthesia, haematology, endocrinology, renal medicine and cardiology. We host the regional Maternal Medicine Network, offering opportunities to contribute to specialist care alongside colleagues from a range of disciplines.
The Maternal Medicine Centre cares for women with complex medical needs from our local population and referring hospitals. Highly specialised weekly clinics cover diabetes, hypertension, haematology, cardiology, nephrology, HIV, perinatal mental health, drug misuse and preterm birth prevention.
Consultants are encouraged to develop a specialist obstetric service alongside their wider responsibility for standard setting across all aspects of care. You will work within a multidisciplinary team and supervise resident doctors.
Job plan and clinical commitments
The job plan runs over a nine-week period and comprises two types of working week:
Hot Week Delivery Suite Cover
Core job plan
Consultants work in teams to provide prospective cover for clinics, MAU and elective Caesarean section lists. A degree of flexibility is therefore required for these sessions.
Your job plan will be reviewed annually, with any revisions sought by mutual agreement. You will work with the CMG management team to ensure services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice, with appropriate processes and governance. This may require new and flexible ways of working in the future.
Management and service responsibilities
You will undertake the managerial duties associated with the care of your patients and the running of the Clinical Department. You will also bring an understanding of the wider health agenda and the NHS.
Supporting professional activities and education
Most consultants within the Trust are expected to have 2 programmed activities (PAs) for supporting professional activities (SPA). A minimum of 1.5 PAs is allocated to all consultants for SPA to support revalidation requirements, including audit, CPD and mandatory training.
In addition, educational supervisors are allocated 0.25 PA per supervisee, with a further 0.25 PA allocated for education/teaching.
Eligibility
Candidates should have completed specialty training or be within six months of completing training.
Bring your expertise, develop your specialist interests and help shape the future of obstetric care in Leicester. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or Equivalent
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
- Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC).
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.
- Higher degree eg MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent.
Experience &Clinical Skills
Essential
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Management.
- Clinical Knowledge and Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence-based practice
- IT Skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word etc
- Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas or interest
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care or patients
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
Desirable
- RCOG ATSM in High risk pregnancy or Obstetric medicine
Management
Desirable
- Awareness of Service Development issues
- Evidence of management and administration experience
- Management training on an accredited course
Motivation
Essential
- Personal integrity and reliability.
- Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non-medical staff.
Desirable
- Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
- Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification or ATSM in medical education
- Appraisal and assessment skills
Audit/Quality Improvement
Essential
- Experience in and commitment to medical audit
Desirable
- Completion of formal courses in audit
- Published audit
Research
Essential
- Understanding and interest in research.
Desirable
- Evidence of recent research and development activity
- Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the speciality
Equality & Diversity
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Communication skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
- To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding.
- Highly Developed Emotional Intelligence
Desirable
- High standard of presentation both written and verbal
- Demonstrable track record of successful change management
- Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address
LRI/LGH
Aylestone Road
Leicester
LE15WW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)