Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Job summary

Interviews will be taking place on 13th February 2024.

Applications are warmly invited for a full-time (10PA) Consultant post in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, to join the department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. The post is specifically designed for an applicant with an interest in emergency and ambulatory gynaecology as well as antenatal and intrapartum care.

Our Obstetrics and Gynaecology team includes regional Neonatal ICU, SCBU, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Emergency Assessment Unit, Colposcopy and Hysteroscopy suite, Fetal Well Being Unit and The Centre for Reproductive Medicine. The department sees over 6000 births, 2500 gynaecological emergencies and 4000 elective gynaecology cases annually.

The post is largely based at University Hospital, Coventry with some outpatient clinical commitments at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby as part of a planned service expansion of ambulatory gynaecology services. This post includes gynaecology on-call commitment.

The post is suitable for a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, with GMC specialist registration, or applicants should have a CCT date within 6 months of the interview date or equivalent.

Main duties of the job

• Provide strong leadership to all disciplines and ensure, with the Modern Matrons that guidance is available to all staff within the obstetrics and gynaecology areas.
• Support the expansion of the ambulatory gynaecology service.
• To work across disciplines to develop close working patterns, shared guidelines, education and joint standards throughout the department.
• To communicate openly and consult with clinicians, midwives, nurses and administrative staff on developments within obstetrics and gynaecology.
• To promote the culture of continuous learning and development, ensuring leadership in support of research, audit, education and training.
• Participation in Labour Ward Forum and Quality of Care forum and ensuring decisions taken are fed back to ensure that necessary changes are implemented.
• Facilitating skills drills and ensuring remedial action taken if deficiencies identified.
• Participate in the teaching and supervision of medical students and co-ordinate teaching sessions.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialties and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
• Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers in compliance with current legislation.
• Comply with all relevant Trust policies and procedures.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.