About this role
Job summary
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a 2 year fixed term contract Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This job will consist of 8 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week as an annualised contract. The job plan includes on call duties as part of a 1 in 14 rota for Obstetrics. The successful applicant will be based at the Birmingham Women's Hospital; they will work across gynaecology and obstetrics services, with a focus on Obstetrics and Tommy's Miscarriage Clinic.
The successful candidate will be expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and to comply with the Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions of the Trust. Where the Consultant manages employees of the Trust, they will be expected to observe the local employment and personnel policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job GYNAECOLOGICAL
There are 20 Consultants practicing gynaecology with SAS doctors and GPs with specialist interests. The Birmingham Women's Hospital was the first in Britain to have Colposcopy Clinics. The Cancer Unit, Urogynaecology service, Minimal Access Surgery Service including endometriosis centre, Emergency Gynaecology Service, complex termination of pregnancy and Assisted Conception Unit make major contributions to the Trust's Clinical Strategy, whilst a strong general gynaecological service underpins service provision and teaching.
OBSTETRIC The Trust carries out approximately 7,400 births per annum, supported by a team of Lecturers, Sub-speciality Trainees and Specialist Trainees (ST1-7), and the Regional Neonatal Service.
The hospital is a tertiary referral centre for obstetric problems throughout the region. A range of maternal medicine clinics for cardiology, neurology, haematology, endocrine disorders, renal disease and rheumatology are run jointly with specialist physicians from University Hospital Birmingham.
The post will lead in governance management for Maternity Services. Key responsibilities include, overseeing governance processes (including risk management, incident review, and learning from adverse events), quality improvement, oversight of guidelines and policies, collaboration across the wider MDT, ensuring compliance with regulation (e.g. national standards, external review), and promoting training in governance and risk awareness.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Parkview Clinic is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Mental Health (CAMHS) facility in Moseley, for young people aged 11-18 years who require admission due to significant psychiatric difficulties.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description Job responsibilities
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Below is an outline of what this Job plan will contain. Please note that this is subject to changes, but with agreement from the new appointed post-holder prior to implementation.
Weekly Job Plan (Annualised Contract)
PAs
Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic
0.5
ANC
1.00
Delivery Suite/CS
1.13
ANWR/PNWR
0.75
Research
2.00
SPA& Clinical Admin
1.50
On-call
1.72
Total
8.6
This is an annualised contract. For each PA described above, over 1 year, 42 sessions will be delivered. This is to facilitate prospective cover on delivery suite but maintain a consistent case load in Antenatal Clinic.
This Job Outline highlights the main areas of responsibility for the post and is not exhaustive. It is expected that in line with the development of the Trust, additional responsibilities that are commensurate to the role will be added to this role outline to reflect the changing environment of the Trust as an NHS organisation.
Person Specification
Qulifications Essential
Full GMC Registration MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC) Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC Evidence of ongoing engagement with research
Desirable
Further higher degree
Clinical experience and effectiveness Essential
Evidence of management and administration experience
Desirable
Formal medical teaching training Evidence of teaching and training at regional, national or international
Personal attributes Essential
Good leadership skills Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, midwives and other agencies Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure Good organisational and management skills Supportive and tolerant Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team Caring attitude to patients Prepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital or remain resident whilst on call.
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 Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address Birmingham Women's Hospital
Birmingham Womens Hospital NHS Trust
Birmingham
B15 2TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)