Consultant in O&G interest in Gynaecology Oncology

Overview

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This job will consist of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week as an annualised contract. The job plan includes on call duties as part of a 1 in 14 rota with a 50:50 split of obstetrics and gynaecology. The successful applicant will be based at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital;

they will work primarily in the gynaecology oncology team delivering rapid access cancer exclusion and screening clinics and gynaecology oncology operating at unit level.

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.

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.

PAs

• General Gynaecology 1.00
• Suspected cancer rapid access clinic 1.00
• Colposcopy or hysteroscopy clinic 1.00
• ANC 1.00
• Delivery Suite / CS lists 1.25
• PNWR 0.25
• Gynaecology theatre 1.25
• SPA 1.50
• Clinical Admin 0.75
• O&G On-Call 1.16

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.

For each year, 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.

Birmingham Women’s Hospital merged with the Birmingham Children’s Hospital in 2017. The Birmingham Women’s Hospital site adjoins the University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – formerly the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which is an acute teaching hospital of the West Midlands, and the University of Birmingham and its Medical School.

The Trust offers a complete range of obstetric and gynaecological services. The hospital serves a large multiracial local community, currently delivering around 7,400 women per year and an equivalent gynaecological workload. We are a tertiary centre for perinatal care and are the regional centre for Fetal Medicine, Maternal Medicine and Clinical Genetics. Gynaecology services incorporate the Tommy’s miscarriage centre. The Trust is a cancer unit, has a well-developed minimal access service facilitating the endometriosis centre, tertiary level urogynaecology and has an assisted Conception Unit with an excellent clinical record.

We have a busy Emergency Gynaecology Service, a complex TOP service and a busy, well established early pregnancy assessment unit.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Dr Natalie Woodhead

Job title:

Clinical Director-Gynaecology, Theatres, Fertility Email address: