Job summary
This post is highly suitable for candidates with subspecialty training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine who wish to contribute to both maternal and fetal medicine services, including the diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities and disorders of fetal growth. However, we also welcome applications from candidates with a strong background in maternal medicine who may not wish to undertake fetal medicine work. For such candidates, the fetal medicine components of the role as shown below are flexible and could be adjusted to include general obstetrics or additional maternal medicine commitments, depending on the applicant's expertise and the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job
The appointed individual will join the obstetric consultant on-call team and contribute to the delivery of high-quality care for women with complex pregnancies. We are particularly seeking someone with expertise in the management of women with medical comorbidities, including but not limited to diabetes and hypertension.

About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities
The consultant should contribute to the smooth running of the clinical services in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology. They should ensure that good working relationships are maintained between all staff within these areas. They should coordinate and maintain continuous clinical and quality audit within the department, investigate patient complaints quickly and address issues that arise because of this process. They should ensure accurate and clear records are kept and comply with the Data Protection Act and should be an active member of the risk management team. They should facilitate departmental meetings and meetings related to the ongoing review and evaluation of the clinical service. They are expected to establish, maintain and update the clinical service policies and protocols, and ensure that any changes are evidence based and made after consultation with the members of the department. He/she is expected to liaise with GPs and consultants from referring hospitals in the region and generally raise the profile of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Qualifications & Training
Essential

• Full registration the General Medical Council (GMC) or eligible for full registration if applying from abroad
• Currently on the specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 3 months of the closing date
• MRCOG or equivalent qualification
• RCOG ATSM/SITM in maternal medicine
• Experience in management diabetes in pregnancy

Desirable

• Publications
• MD or PhD
• Subspeciality training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Post CCT fellowship in maternal medicine

Experience
Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT
• Evidence of experience in Maternal Medicine
• Evidence of experience in delivering high risk obstetrics at a tertiary level.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Evidence of developing evidence-based services in obstetrics eg audit, guidelines or service development.

Desirable

• Evidence of initiating research and training programmes
• Evidence of undertaking quality improvement work
• Evidence of peer-reviewed publications in the field of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Tertiary fetal medicine experience
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience

Skills
Essential

• Able to act at consultant level when on-call
• Able to deliver maternal medicine clinics independently
• Organisational and IT skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Able to demonstrate leadership skills
• Good interpersonal skills and a caring attitude to patients
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• An awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses.

Desirable

• Relevant and ATSM/SITM modules
• Skills in fetal diagnostics
• Demonstrate a range of ideas for further research within specialist areas

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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