Job summary
This post is currently pending Royal college approval.
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust seeks to appoint a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to join its dynamic and ambitious team. This is a replacement post due to retirement. The Trust wishes to appoint an applicant who holds a certificate of completion of specialist O&G training. Experience in advanced Obstetric ultrasound would be an advantage. A decision about their eligibility for the post will be taken by the short-listing panel once the qualifications of the field of applicants are established.
The successful candidate will join a large cohesive team of 24 consultants, providing general and specialised obstetrics and gynaecology services to the population of East Hampshire and neighbouring areas. The post will be based at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. The job plan will initially be based on ten programmed activities and will include participation in the obstetrics and gynaecology on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
The remit of the post holder will be to support specialised Obstetric services alongside the provision of general obstetric and gynaecology services. The appointee will be responsible for the running of the Rainbow clinic a specially commissioned ultrasound-based service for women who have suffered previous stillbirth, neonatal death or late termination for fetal reasons. There will also be a growth scan clinic on alternate weeks, and opportunity to support the Multiple Birth and Preterm Clinics.
The post-holder will be expected to have a fortnightly elective Caesarean section list in their job plan to facilitate safe delivery of high-risk cases, as well as a fortnightly half day session in the Maternity Assessment Unit reviewing pregnant people presenting to the service acutely. We are proud of our commitment to Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching across all specialities, so qualifications and experience in teaching would be welcome.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder would be expected to assist with covering colleagues when they are unavailable. This can be offered prospectively with job planning, or ad-hoc with additional compensation.
The Obstetrics and Gynaecology on-call rota comprises 1:14 weeknights: Monday-Thursday, approx. 20 per year, mix of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and average 1:7 weekends. Labour Ward is covered by a Consultant of the Day, and Gynaecology is arranged into Hot weeks 0800-1700 Monday-Friday
Labour ward is covered by a Consultant Obstetrician for a minimum of 82 hours a week. This comprises Monday-Friday 0800-2200, Saturday and Sunday 0800-1200 and 2000-2200. Unpredictable clinical work may necessitate Consultant presence outside of these times.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder would be expected to assist with covering colleagues when they are unavailable. This can be offered prospectively with job planning, or ad-hoc with additional compensation.
The Obstetrics and Gynaecology on-call rota comprises 1:14 weeknights: Monday-Thursday, approx. 20 per year, mix of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and average 1:7 weekends. Labour Ward is covered by a Consultant of the Day, and Gynaecology is arranged into Hot weeks 0800-1700 Monday-Friday
Labour ward is covered by a Consultant Obstetrician for a minimum of 82 hours a week. This comprises Monday-Friday 0800-2200, Saturday and Sunday 0800-1200 and 2000-2200. Unpredictable clinical work may necessitate Consultant presence outside of these times.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Full GMC registration
- - On the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of receiving CCT (or equivalent), in O&G
- - MRCOG or equivalent approved by PMETB
- - Completion of RCOG ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or equivalent (Core curriculum 2024)
Desirable
- - Completion of Fetal Care, Pregnancy Care or equivalent (SITMS RCOG 2024)
Experience
Essential
- - Clinical training and experience in ante natal and intra partum obstetrics equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- - Ability to offer acute care as the Obstetric consultant alongside a Level 3 Neonatal Unit with experience in management of extreme prematurity.
- - Demonstrable team working skills.
Desirable
- - Experience with complex Obstetric surgery, e.g. placenta accreta spectrum, fibroids and supermorbid obesity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Full GMC registration
- - On the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of receiving CCT (or equivalent), in O&G
- - MRCOG or equivalent approved by PMETB
- - Completion of RCOG ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or equivalent (Core curriculum 2024)
Desirable
- - Completion of Fetal Care, Pregnancy Care or equivalent (SITMS RCOG 2024)
Experience
Essential
- - Clinical training and experience in ante natal and intra partum obstetrics equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- - Ability to offer acute care as the Obstetric consultant alongside a Level 3 Neonatal Unit with experience in management of extreme prematurity.
- - Demonstrable team working skills.
Desirable
- - Experience with complex Obstetric surgery, e.g. placenta accreta spectrum, fibroids and supermorbid obesity.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
