Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Job summary

This post has arisen due to consultant replacement in the department. The post will enable us to maintain an adequate level of gynaecology activity against the background of a need for consultant cover of the labour ward and adequate supervision of the junior doctors required with the current curriculum. The post holder will be required to work as resident on call for obstetrics and gynaecology at the Women and Children’s Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary.

The on‑call rotas are being reviewed with the planned consultant expansion, and it is likely the on‑call element may change with time, but the goal is to provide safe and sustainable resident consultant on‑call for obstetrics with a separate consultant on‑call for gynaecology.

The post holder will be expected to be actively involved with teaching. The posts will be based at the Women's and Children’s Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary, but the post holder will be expected to provide services across both main hospital sites as required. The post holder may also be required to contribute to the Termination of Pregnancy service if they do not have a conscientious objection to providing this service.

The multi‑million‑pound Women and Children’s Hospital at Hull Royal Infirmary supports us in delivering the highest quality of care to the women and children of Hull and the surrounding areas.

A standard full‑time Job Plan will contain 10 programmed activities (PAs) comprising 8 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and 2 for supporting activities (SPAs). 1.5 SPAs are classed as ‘core’ and cover time for training, teaching, CPD, audit, appraisal, clinical governance and attendance at service meetings. There are opportunities to participate in undergraduate teaching within the HYMS medical school curriculum.

Additional SPA time can be allocated for research, clinical management and educational supervisor (ES) activity.

• The post will include educational supervision of at least one trainee per year who could be from any level of training from FY1 to specialty registrar. It is expected that the appointee will have completed ES training or complete this within a short time of taking up the post.
• All new appointees will be encouraged to develop their management skills by taking on a management role which could include assisting more senior colleagues with the organisation of educational activities, College Tutor, audit lead, junior doctor management, recruitment, etc. Personal preferences can be considered, and training will be given for the chosen role.
• Additional PA time is negotiable for more senior management, research or educational roles within the department.
• All employees may be required to work across different sites (HUTH, NLAG) depending on service needs.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

• Full Registration with the GMC
• GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)

• MRCOG (UK) or appropriate specialist registration*
• Relevant CCT or equivalent
• Must be expecting to receive CCT within the next six months to be eligible for interview.
• All other candidates must already be on the GMC Specialist Register.

• Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
• Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in postgraduate training

• Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on a range of acute obstetric and gynaecological conditions
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

• ATSMs
• SITMs
• Satisfactory ARCPs during training years
• Prior consultant level experience
• Specialist skills to complement the service

• Ability to manage and lead teams
• Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high‑intensity workload

• Ability to develop, present and ope rationalise coherent ideas for service development / delivery

• Experience…