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An opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to support and develop the Service, including Gynaecology oncology services at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is available.
If successful, will join an existing team of 15 consultants providing a comprehensive Obstetrics & Gynaecology Service to the western part of North Nottinghamshire and, in particular, the residents of Mansfield, Ashfield and Newark Districts. There will be an expectation that the post holder will contribute to a 1 in 12 on-call rota, designed to meet the requirement of 60 hours per week consultant presence on the Birthing Unit but additionally to help meet the recommendations for safe Obstetric care detailed within the Ockenden Report.

Main duties of the job
Additional expertise to complement the existing team of particular interest would be areas of high risk antenatal care, preterm birth prevention and risk management/governance.

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients
• To share knowledge with the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department
• Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
• Develop maternal medicine leadership role and service development

About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We are working closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population we serve.
We put the patient at the centre of everything that we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically led organisation.
In the past four years our staff engagement scores have been the best for Acute Trusts in the Midlands.
We would love you to join us.

Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview
• MRCOG
• Colposcopy accreditation
• Advanced laparoscopic skills (e.g. GSC, Gynaeoncology SITM)

Desirable

• Hysteroscopy SITM or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
• Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior trainees
• Ability to lead labour ward and manage the acute obstetric workload
• Ability to perform laparoscopic hysterectomy
• Experience of leading an MDT

Desirable

• Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
• ALSO/MOET/ROBuST/BPS Faculty

Teaching
Essential

• Demonstrable ability as a teacher

Desirable

• Evidence of training for teaching role
• Education Supervisor training

Management and administrative experience
Essential

• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload.

Desirable

• Experience of admin e.g. rota organisation
• Experience of leading a service change
• Understanding of NHS environment, particularly in relation to reform, initiative and issues

Research and Audit
Essential

• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice

Desirable

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Other
Essential

• Ability to function as part of a MDT within the department and wider Trust
• Good communication skills - with colleagues and patients/family
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Commitment to patient safety and Just Culture
• Experience in protocol and guideline development

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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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Applicants must have current UK professional registration.