Job summary
We are seeking a locum Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with an interest in gynaecology oncology/laparoscopic surgery at Frimley Park Hospital. The post holder will work closely with another colleague on site with the same special interest and with the Tertiary cancer centre at Royal Surrey County Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake their on-call rota for Obstetrics and Gynaecology commitments at Frimley Park Hospital (FPH). This included a 1 in 20 "hot week/Consultant of the week" commitments and as well as working 5 weekends a year in participating both non-resident on-call weekends and 12-hour consultant resident shifts on the Labour Ward Saturday and Sunday daytime. It is anticipated that the post holder will undertake their outpatient clinics and inpatient surgical operating sessions at both FPH and Heatherwood Hospitals.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in cross site guidelines and governance processes and teaching for both Obstetrics and Gynaecology. They will be expected to participate in both local and network Gynaecology Oncology MDTs and management of the Suspected Cancer Pathways. They will be supported by cancer Nurse Specialists and admin/cancer performance team.
The proposed timetable, each week, which has some degree of flexibility will include:Rapid Access Clinic 1.0 PAColposcopy and Vulval Clinics 0,5 PAHysteroscopy (alternate weeks) 0.5 PAGynae Theatre list 1.0 PAANC 1.0PASDEC twilight session (Optional) 0.5 PAMDT 0.25 PAPost MDT clinic (virtual and face to face ) 0.5 PATriage/PTL/admin 0.5 PAOut of hours (including resident Consultant night 1.3/month) 2.8 PASPA 1.5 PA
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached, detailed, job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached, detailed, job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date) or, for Mediated Entrants, entry on Specialist Registrar prior to application
- MRCOG or equivalent
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice and ATSM in Benign Gynaecology open and laparoscopic surgery
- BSCCP accreditation in Colposcopy or working towards it
- Competent at outpatient hysterosocpy
Desirable
- Postgraduate fellowship in minimal access surgery
- Clinical research in the fields of special interest
- Publications relevant to the fields Gynaecology
Specific Competencies for the role e.g communication, problem solving, leadership
Essential
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
- Show a caring attitude to patients, staff and colleagues
- Be able to work effectively in a team
- Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Chief of service
- Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education/ Continuing Professional Development
- Be honest and reliable
- Possess an enquiring and critical approach to work
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Professional/Specialist/Functional Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that for gaining UK CCT in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to manage and lead a firm
- Direct experience of audit
- To demonstrate innovative thinking in delivery and management of an obstetrics and gynaecology service
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates, and Obstetric & Gynaecological operative skills to trainee specialists.
- Able to facilitate MDT simulation training in Gynaecology
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
- Participation in multidisciplinary team activities
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, directorate and working parties as appropriate
- Research or publications in area of special interest
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date) or, for Mediated Entrants, entry on Specialist Registrar prior to application
- MRCOG or equivalent
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice and ATSM in Benign Gynaecology open and laparoscopic surgery
- BSCCP accreditation in Colposcopy or working towards it
- Competent at outpatient hysterosocpy
Desirable
- Postgraduate fellowship in minimal access surgery
- Clinical research in the fields of special interest
- Publications relevant to the fields Gynaecology
Specific Competencies for the role e.g communication, problem solving, leadership
Essential
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
- Show a caring attitude to patients, staff and colleagues
- Be able to work effectively in a team
- Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Chief of service
- Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education/ Continuing Professional Development
- Be honest and reliable
- Possess an enquiring and critical approach to work
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Professional/Specialist/Functional Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that for gaining UK CCT in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to manage and lead a firm
- Direct experience of audit
- To demonstrate innovative thinking in delivery and management of an obstetrics and gynaecology service
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates, and Obstetric & Gynaecological operative skills to trainee specialists.
- Able to facilitate MDT simulation training in Gynaecology
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
- Participation in multidisciplinary team activities
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, directorate and working parties as appropriate
- Research or publications in area of special interest
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).
