Job summary
This position of Specialty Doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology offers an attractive varied timetable with a potential for development of personal skills in one or more areas including:
- Urodynamics
- Gynaecological scanning
- Colposcopy towards BSCCP
- Out-patient hysteroscopy
- Labour Ward
- Termination of pregnancy
Some of the benefits of being part of our team include:
- Friendly and pleasant hospital in wonderful rural area.
- Fantastic quality of life
- Good clinical environment and state of the art equipment
- Excellent clinical experience and teaching
Main duties of the job
There are just over 2000 deliveries per annum in the department. Apart from very premature babies and those requiring immediate surgical procedures, most other conditions are kept within Hereford. There is a dedicated Labour Ward Theatre and 24 hour epidural service. In 2009 the Caesarean section rate was 29% and the assisted vaginal delivery rate was 9%.
Approximately 1800 gynaecological procedures are performed each year. These include abdominal and vaginal hysterectomies and hysteroscopic procedures including resections and ablations. Antenatal and gynaecological out patients are seen in the Women's Health Unit. There are specific clinics for colposcopy, endometrial assessment, fertility, Social Gynaecology, Out Patient hysteroscopies and other minor procedures. There are Peripheral Clinics held at Leominster, Ross, Ledbury and Powys. The middle grades are expected to attend some of these clinics. An early pregnancy assessment unit runs every weekday. Specialty doctors are encouraged to develop their skills in abdominal and vaginal scanning, colposcopy towards BSCCP accreditation or Urodynamics.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
9.5 doctors share the middle grade work of the department. This will include labour ward and emergency cover, gynaecology clinics, antenatal clinics, theatre sessions, colposcopy and endometrial assessment clinics and attendance at other special interest clinics.
You will be responsible for the day to day management of patients under your care and ensure that patients are adequately prepared for theatre and discharge.
You will be responsible for ensuring that each patient goes home with a hand-written or electronic discharge summary.
The middle-grade doctors will be expected to take part in the teaching of the womens health junior doctors and medical students, this will be both in the formal and informal basis. Similarly teaching of nurses and midwives will be expected.
Job description
Job responsibilities
9.5 doctors share the middle grade work of the department. This will include labour ward and emergency cover, gynaecology clinics, antenatal clinics, theatre sessions, colposcopy and endometrial assessment clinics and attendance at other special interest clinics.
You will be responsible for the day to day management of patients under your care and ensure that patients are adequately prepared for theatre and discharge.
You will be responsible for ensuring that each patient goes home with a hand-written or electronic discharge summary.
The middle-grade doctors will be expected to take part in the teaching of the womens health junior doctors and medical students, this will be both in the formal and informal basis. Similarly teaching of nurses and midwives will be expected.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- MRCOG Part 1
- MBBS or equivalent
- Minimum of four years' full time post graduate training or equivalent, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or with equivalent experience and competencies
- Able to work at registrar level (ST3) supported by evidence.
- Minimum of four years' full time post graduate training or equivalent, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or with equivalent experience and competencies.
- Capable of working to second-on call duties.
Desirable
- MRCOG part 2
- Experience of colposcopy or scanning
- Willingness to counsel patients requesting termination of pregnancy& can perform the Procedure
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Interest in teaching (trainees, medical student and others)
Desirable
- Evidence of formal teaching and /or medical teaching courses
Clinical Audit
Essential
- Knowledge & evidence of participation in clinical audit
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in teaching and audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- MRCOG Part 1
- MBBS or equivalent
- Minimum of four years' full time post graduate training or equivalent, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or with equivalent experience and competencies
- Able to work at registrar level (ST3) supported by evidence.
- Minimum of four years' full time post graduate training or equivalent, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or with equivalent experience and competencies.
- Capable of working to second-on call duties.
Desirable
- MRCOG part 2
- Experience of colposcopy or scanning
- Willingness to counsel patients requesting termination of pregnancy& can perform the Procedure
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Interest in teaching (trainees, medical student and others)
Desirable
- Evidence of formal teaching and /or medical teaching courses
Clinical Audit
Essential
- Knowledge & evidence of participation in clinical audit
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in teaching and audit.
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).
