Consultant in Obstetrics with Interest in Fetomaternal Medicine - HH

Consultant in Obstetrics with Interest in Fetomaternal Medicine - HH Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited to apply for the above post in the Maternity Department at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The department is seeking a capable and motivated doctor who enjoys working in both a District General and tertiary referral service and wishes to effect change and improve care for patients within this service.

The successful candidate will join the maternity service which provides general obstetric services to the local population - 7500 women per year are cared for within the Trust. There are also tertiary referral services in fetal and maternal medicine, supported by a Level 3 neonatal unit.

We anticipate that the successful candidate will have in Fetomaternal Medicine and will continue to maintain this expertise after appointment.

This post is intended to be mainly based at the Horton Hospital in Banbury but there is also a Delivery suite/Caesarean Section session at the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford. In order to maintain appropriate competency, there will also be a necessity to rotate through ANC sessions at the John Radcliffe approximately 1 in 4. The provision of high-risk clinics at the Horton are required in alignment with the OUH strategy of care closer to home. On call will be Maternity only at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder's duties will be split between the Horton General, Banbury and the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

Clinical

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust provides services across four sites (John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, Horton Hospital Banbury, Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital and the Churchill Hospital, Oxford). Obstetric inpatient and outpatient services are based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. In addition, outpatient obstetric clinics are undertaken at the Horton Hospital in Banbury. The successful applicant may be required to work across both sites. The post holder will be expected to undertake high risk antenatal clinics at the Horton Hospital.

The post-holder will be expected to undertake sessions providing acute general intrapartum care and obstetric care supported by at least 2 other obstetricians in training as part of this post.

The post holder will undertake obstetric on-call duties of no more frequent than 1:9, currently 1:16 with internal cover (equivalent to 1:12.8 in the worked year). The out of hours on call attracts a supplement paid at Band A.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

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Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification Qualifications & Training

• Primary medical qualification
• MBBS / MBChB
• MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
• Full GMC registration
• Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC) at the time of starting in post
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of AAC
• Higher medical degree

Experience

• Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynecology equivalent to that required to a UK CCT
• ATSM Fetal and Maternal Medicine
• Experience of supervising junior staff
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training for O&G trainees
• Evidence of leadership of service improvement project leadership within an acute service
• Good spoken and written English
• Subspecialty Training in Fetomaternal Medicine
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education
• Leader in formal multidisciplinary team training
• First author peer-reviewed publications
• Training in clinical management
• Evidence of authorship of clinical guidelines at a local or national level.
• Full UK driving license of equivalent (Appropriate insurance for business use)

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.

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