Consultant Obstetrician wsi in Maternal Medicine & Postnatal Care

Job responsibilities

Duties of the post

We are looking for a candidate who can integrate well into the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department.

The candidate will be expected to run maternal medicine, antenatal diabetes and general antenatal clinics and have a strong interest in Obstetrics and postnatal care.

It is expected that the candidate will operate as part of the existing team, attend MDT meetings and contribute to the management of complex obstetric patients as well as provide leadership for postnatal care.

Currently there is a maternal medicine service run by consultant obstetricians, Mr Harry Gibson and Miss Charlotte Depoers, with Dr Yasmin Jamil, consultant obstetric physician and Dr Zara Sayar, consultant haematologist.

There are well-established links with other hospital specialists as required, and clear pathways to tertiary specialist care through the North Central London Maternal Medicine Network. The service is delivered via a weekly maternal medicine clinic (haematology 1x/month, obstetric physician 3x/month, approximately 180 new patients/year) and a weekly diabetes clinic (400-450 new patients/year), in addition to inpatient referrals.

The team is able to offer pregnancy care for category A and B conditions as well as tertiary level care in category C haemoglobinopathy conditions. There is a weekly MDT meeting of neonatologists, anaesthetists, midwives and obstetricians where complex cases are discussed, and a monthly MDT with the regional network.

The specialist pregnancy diabetic service includes a weekly multidisciplinary antenatal clinic staffed by Dr Michaela Rossi, consultant endocrinologist, Miss Charlotte Depoers, Mr Harry Gibson and Miss Elly Tsoi, consultant obstetricians.

Pre-pregnancy counselling is provided for women with pre-existing diabetes or other medical conditions (such as sickle cell disease) which could be adversely impact the mothers health during pregnancy.

These services are supported by four specialist midwives, nurse specialists and dieticians.

The candidate will also be expected to participate in the labour ward rota as well as the on-call rota. The on call rota is currently on split 1:8 weekends and 1:16 for weekdays. The Consultant is not on duty for the labour ward whilst covering other services or clinics or doing private practice.

The appointee will also be expected to participate in undergraduate teaching. The UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences incorporates UCL Medical School and brings together the Faculties of Brain Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Population Health Sciences in one of the largest and most prestigious aggregations of academics in biomedicine. UCL Medical School is committed to excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate education and has a global reputation for teaching informed by cutting-edge research.

For full details and timetable please view the job description and person specification.

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Relevant CCT or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of AAC
• MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
• ATSM Advanced Labour ward Practice
• ATSM Maternal Medicine or equivalent experience

Desirable

• ATSM in fetal medicine
• ATSM in high-risk pregnancy
• Subspecialty training in MFM
• Relevant experience in preterm birth care

Clinical Skills & Experience

Essential

• Clinical Training and experience in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology equivalent to that required of a UK CCST
• Excellent clinical skills and experience
• Excellent practical skills in the full range of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Desirable

• Basic ultrasound skills and ability to perform growth scan independently

Business Development

Essential

• Leadership skills to take forward service developments and quality improvement

Desirable

• Evidence of active participation in quality improvement, service redesign or business development.

Research. Teaching Skill & Experience

Essential

• Proven ability to organise and contribute to teaching programmes for the multi- disciplinary team.
• An ability to support a multidisciplinary team and to take a lead in the clinical aspects within such a team

Desirable

• Formal training in teaching and training oHigher degree
• Publications arising from research

Audit, Management

Essential

• Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications.
• Active participation in audit

Desirable

• Evidence of audit involvement/CNST

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).