Specialty Doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology

We are looking for a Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to join our team at Wye Valley NHS Trust. The post offers an attractive varied timetable with a potential for development of personal skills in one or more areas including:

• Urodynamics
• Gynaecological scanning
• Colposcopy towards BSCCP
• Out‑patient hysteroscopy
• Labour Ward
• Termination of pregnancy

Some of the benefits of being part of our team include:

• Friendly and pleasant hospital in wonderful rural area.
• Fantastic quality of life
• Good clinical environment and state of the art equipment
• Excellent clinical experience and teaching

We are looking for a Doctor with previous NHS experience. This role would suit a doctor who is interested in gaining further clinical and before applying for specialist registration through the Portfolio Pathway (previously known as CESR).

10.5 doctors share the ‘middle grade’ work of the department. This will include labour ward and emergency cover, gynaecology clinics, antenatal clinics, theatre sessions, colposcopy and endometrial assessment clinics and attendance at other special interest clinics.

You will be responsible for the day to day management of patients under your care and ensure that patients are adequately prepared for theatre and discharge. You will be responsible for ensuring that each patient goes home with a hand‑written or electronic discharge summary. The middle‑grade doctors will be expected to take part in the teaching of the women’s health junior doctors and medical students, both formally and informally.

Teaching of nurses and midwives will also be expected.

You must be aware of and put into practice the Health and Safety procedures relevant for each ward or department in which you are required to work.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross‑on‑Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they say it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work‑life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCOG Part 1 or equivalent
• Full doctors GMC registration with Licence to Practise

• MRCOG Part 2 or equivalent

• Minimum of four years’ full‑time post graduate training or equivalent, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or with equivalent experience and competencies
• Capable of working to second‑on‑call duties
• Able to work at registrar level (ST3) supported by evidence
• Minimum of 12 months experience in NHS

• Experience of colposcopy or scanning
• Willingness to counsel patients requesting termination of pregnancy and can perform the procedure

• Knowledge & evidence of participation in clinical audit

• Evidence of participation in teaching and audit

• Understanding of clinical governance issues, and organisational abilities and good time management

• Management courses

• Knowledge of research methodology and ability to interpret published research

• Abstracts or publications in peer reviewed journals

• Interest in teaching (trainees, medical student and others)

• Evidence of formal teaching and /or medical teaching courses

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

• Proficient in the use of IT systems
• Ability to carry out duties as set out in the attached job description competently and subject to any aids and / or adaptations as may reasonably be required
• Access to transport
• Competent and caring validated by reference
• Ability to work in team and have the flexibility to respond to varying needs of busy department
• Awareness of medico‑legal implications of work
• Ability to communicate well with patients and colleagues in written and oral English.
• Tactful, trustworthy and reliable. Professional approach at all times with patients and work colleagues
• Good organisational skills