Job summary
We wish to recruit a Doctor to complement our senior middle-grade rota and provide cover for the Obstetrics & Gynaecology service. Specifically, we wish to strengthen our specialist services in the areas of high-risk obstetrics in line with national recommendations. We would also like to develop our specialist gynaecology services, including complex endometriosis and rapid access work.
The post holder will have some dedicated sessions assigned to support robotics surgery.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will have facilities such as internet, intranet and EPR access to support clinical, administrative, teaching, CPD and audit activities at both sides of the Trust. There are departmental secretaries to support the general needs of the department, including the preparation of clinic letters and reports.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team, and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.
2. To participate in clinical and other service activities anddevelopment to ensurea high standard of patient care across the Trust.
3. To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, toprovide high-qualityhealth care to the Trusts patients, and to contribute to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.
4. To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialitycovering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trusts Guide to Job PPlanningunless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
5. To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
6. To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
7. To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately,with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal, as per guidance from HEEKSS and GMC.
8. To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.
9. To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice, including the Duties of a Doctor.
10. To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.
11. To share in the on-call rota. To provide prospective cover for colleagues during annual and study leave and other absences as far as is practicable and clinically safe.
12. To ensure that you respond promptly and efficiently to all complaints related to any patient care you or your staff have been involved with, assisting the Trusts corporate responsibility to reply to complaints within a specified time frame.
13. To ensure that you develop and maintain effective working relationships with those agencies concerned with the provision of health and social care services and those representing the interests of patients.
14. To undertake an annual appraisal leading to a personal development plan as outlined in the Trust Appraisal Policy. You must collect and maintain sufficient evidence to support the appraisal process and your GMC revalidation. The appraisal will inform the study leave and job planning processes.
15. To undertake an annual job plan review as outlined in the Trust Guide to Job Planning.
16. You are required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do while at work. You must adhere to Trust IRMER Regulations.
17. Involvement in the development of clinical management protocols shared with the community and other consultant colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team, and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.
2. To participate in clinical and other service activities anddevelopment to ensurea high standard of patient care across the Trust.
3. To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, toprovide high-qualityhealth care to the Trusts patients, and to contribute to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.
4. To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialitycovering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trusts Guide to Job PPlanningunless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
5. To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
6. To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
7. To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately,with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal, as per guidance from HEEKSS and GMC.
8. To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.
9. To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice, including the Duties of a Doctor.
10. To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.
11. To share in the on-call rota. To provide prospective cover for colleagues during annual and study leave and other absences as far as is practicable and clinically safe.
12. To ensure that you respond promptly and efficiently to all complaints related to any patient care you or your staff have been involved with, assisting the Trusts corporate responsibility to reply to complaints within a specified time frame.
13. To ensure that you develop and maintain effective working relationships with those agencies concerned with the provision of health and social care services and those representing the interests of patients.
14. To undertake an annual appraisal leading to a personal development plan as outlined in the Trust Appraisal Policy. You must collect and maintain sufficient evidence to support the appraisal process and your GMC revalidation. The appraisal will inform the study leave and job planning processes.
15. To undertake an annual job plan review as outlined in the Trust Guide to Job Planning.
16. You are required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do while at work. You must adhere to Trust IRMER Regulations.
17. Involvement in the development of clinical management protocols shared with the community and other consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- MRCOG part 1
- Evidence of training progression
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
Desirable
- MRCOG part 2
- MRCOG part 3
- Other qualifications -ACLS/ALS/APLS
- Prizes
Clinical Skills & Experience
Essential
- Appropriate skill levels to provide resident on call duties on the third on call rota equivalent to completion of RCOG basic training including independent competence at operative vaginal delivery, uncomplicated Caesarean section, foetal blood sampling, perineal repair, evacuation of uterus, Surgical Management of Miscarriage
- Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Laparoscopic management of ectopic pregnancy
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of understanding and knowledge of specialty
Desirable
- Evidence of interest in O&G eg: audit or quality improvement project.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- MRCOG part 1
- Evidence of training progression
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
Desirable
- MRCOG part 2
- MRCOG part 3
- Other qualifications -ACLS/ALS/APLS
- Prizes
Clinical Skills & Experience
Essential
- Appropriate skill levels to provide resident on call duties on the third on call rota equivalent to completion of RCOG basic training including independent competence at operative vaginal delivery, uncomplicated Caesarean section, foetal blood sampling, perineal repair, evacuation of uterus, Surgical Management of Miscarriage
- Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Laparoscopic management of ectopic pregnancy
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of understanding and knowledge of specialty
Desirable
- Evidence of interest in O&G eg: audit or quality improvement project.
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).
