Job summary
Locum Consultant in Reproductive Medicine
Barts Health NHS Trust are currently welcoming applications for a full time 0.5PA Grade to join the Centre for Reproductive Medicine, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital. This appointment will initially be for 12 months on a fixed term basis.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in all activities of the consultant-led general fertility and assisted reproductive technology (ART) service. The successful applicant will join the team of 3 Subspecilaty Trained Consultants and two Specialist Grade doctors in the Centre for Reproductive Medicine in providing a complete range of services, in addition to managing and training junior medical and nursing staff. The Centre for Reproductive Medicine is based within the Bart's Cancer Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital and is one of the largest NHS secondary and tertiary facility services, with excellent clinical results. The Centre also part of the Barts Health Women's Health Clinical Academic Group (CAG). The clinical strategy of the Cancer Centre supports the continuing development of the Reproductive Medicine service to improve the standard of clinical are care and to work closely with other local services in the community and at local and regional hospitals.
The successful applicant will be expected to play a key role in the on-going development of the service and will work alongside one of the consultants to develop and expand a service if they desire.
Main duties of the job
o Be responsible for a clinical caseload, ensuring highest quality of clinical care.
o Work within a team of other senior clinicians, the operational management team and the senior embryologist under the supervision of the lead clinician and medical director, to manage and develop the Centre.
o To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, Community Services and all health care agencies, as well as clinical colleagues across the Trust.
o To participate in the consultant on-call rota covering ad-hoc out-of-hours work for the Centre for Reproductive Medicine and general Gynaecology at St Bartholomew's and The Royal London hospitals, as well as to provide cover for colleagues in time of absence and leave when required.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To participate and lead in Clinical Audit activities, which is an essential and regular part of clinical practice.
To participate in the Trusts clinical governance activities, and to encourage and foster improvements in the quality and standards of clinical services.
To have responsibility for ensuring that serious untoward incidents, incidents and near misses are appropriately reported into the Trusts risk management systems.
To handle patient and user complaints as requested and to work with the Trusts complaints department in ensuring timely responses for complainants.
To participate fully in the preparation for and representation at peer review site visits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To participate and lead in Clinical Audit activities, which is an essential and regular part of clinical practice.
To participate in the Trusts clinical governance activities, and to encourage and foster improvements in the quality and standards of clinical services.
To have responsibility for ensuring that serious untoward incidents, incidents and near misses are appropriately reported into the Trusts risk management systems.
To handle patient and user complaints as requested and to work with the Trusts complaints department in ensuring timely responses for complainants.
To participate fully in the preparation for and representation at peer review site visits.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCOG or equivalent
- The equivalent of 4 years full time postgraduate training of which 2 years in a Reproductive Medicine trainee post
Desirable
- Higher research degree (MD, PhD, MD (Res))
- Other qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of broad experience in Obstetrics aand Gynaecology
- Minumum 2 yeasr experience in Assisted Reproductive Techniques
- Experience in gynaecological ultrasound
- Able to take responsibility of service without direct supervision
Desirable
- Experience performing Hycosys
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist experience and training in Reproductive Medicine
- Good knowledge and experience in Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Desirable
- Understanding of the clinical governance agenda
Skills
Essential
- Ability to co-ordinate and plan and execute research and routine studies
- Good skills in minimal
- Evidence of leadership
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and with colleagues at different locations
- Good oral and written communications skills
- Ability to relate to colleagues and other professionals and communicate between specialities and disciplines
- Ability to build and support a team
- Broad range of IT skills
- Evidence of experience in teaching and clinical/educational supervision
Other
Essential
- Other qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification and family members and all the members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Good knowledge of, and the ability to use, spoken and written English
- Ability to work across sites
- Participate in the on-call rota
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods to respond to questions and queries
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCOG or equivalent
- The equivalent of 4 years full time postgraduate training of which 2 years in a Reproductive Medicine trainee post
Desirable
- Higher research degree (MD, PhD, MD (Res))
- Other qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of broad experience in Obstetrics aand Gynaecology
- Minumum 2 yeasr experience in Assisted Reproductive Techniques
- Experience in gynaecological ultrasound
- Able to take responsibility of service without direct supervision
Desirable
- Experience performing Hycosys
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist experience and training in Reproductive Medicine
- Good knowledge and experience in Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Desirable
- Understanding of the clinical governance agenda
Skills
Essential
- Ability to co-ordinate and plan and execute research and routine studies
- Good skills in minimal
- Evidence of leadership
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and with colleagues at different locations
- Good oral and written communications skills
- Ability to relate to colleagues and other professionals and communicate between specialities and disciplines
- Ability to build and support a team
- Broad range of IT skills
- Evidence of experience in teaching and clinical/educational supervision
Other
Essential
- Other qualifications which might enhance the provision of the service e.g. Teaching qualification, management qualification and family members and all the members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Good knowledge of, and the ability to use, spoken and written English
- Ability to work across sites
- Participate in the on-call rota
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods to respond to questions and queries
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).
