Job summary
The postholder will work from the Kypros Nicolaides Fetal Medicine Centre at Southend working with the consultant body, clinical fellows (from the Fetal Medicine Foundation at King's College Hospital) and specialist midwives to provide and lead an outstanding Fetal Medicine Service providing a comprehensive service throughout pregnancy in the diagnosis and management of all fetal conditions.
The Fetal Medicine services diagnose and provide treatment for complications which arise in unborn babies. The services across the MSE provides for 12,500 Births and over 500 referrals to the service each year.
We aim to provide the highest standard of care in a professional, calm, and supportive environment. This is provided in a local, near to home setting, supported by Kings' College Hospital as needed.
Interview date - Friday 22nd September 2023
Main duties of the job
The postholder will lead the Fetal Medicine services to ensure:
- Ensure equity of access to Fetal Medicine services across the MSE, with standards, policies and protocols
- Lead and motivate the multi-disciplinary team to deliver effective patient-focused care and interventions
- Education and training
- Drive forward innovations and improvements within the service, including supporting the advancement of scientific and clinical knowledge by conducting and participating in research
- Drive the annual audit programme and quality assurance programme.
- Communication with King's College Hospital Fetal Medicine Service as needed.
To contribute to the leadership and development of the Fetal Medicine Service, with attendance at relevant MDTs and the MSE steering group. Working across the MSE to deliver service change and quality improvement.
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties for Fetal Medicine:
- Provide rapid access clinics seeing urgent patients within 48 hours
- Provide a fetal medicine opinion and counselling to patients and work with the specialist midwives to confirm care plans
- Provide for invasive procedures within specialist clinics
- Liaise closely with the neonatal teams to plan high risk births that will require neonatal input
- Contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings, including perinatal morbidity and mortality reviews, guidelines, audit, and teaching
- Conduct complaint and incident investigations related to area of expertise
- Supervising Clinical Fellows
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
- The post holder must adhere to the standards outlined by the GMC for Good Medical Practice.
- Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
- Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views. Demonstrate, model and encourage Trust Values at all times to all patients and staff.
Research, Teaching and Training
- Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as agreed with the Service Leads. To contribute to the training of: O&G trainees including advanced specialty training up to ATSM level; other doctors in training and other staff groups.
- Act as a clinical supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead to ensure external accreditation of training posts..
- Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research/audit portfolio, always meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
- Ensure that your mandatory training is up to date as per Trust policy. The Trust expects all consultants to fully participate in continuing professional development to ensure that skills and knowledge are updated in line with relevant medical developments. Consultants may apply to the study leave budget for help with associated expenses in line with the terms and conditions of their contract. In addition, consultants will be expected to undertake some non-clinical training and development at the discretion of the trust management, for example, leadership training, performance management.
To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
- Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
- Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Duties for Fetal Medicine:
- Provide rapid access clinics seeing urgent patients within 48 hours
- Provide a fetal medicine opinion and counselling to patients and work with the specialist midwives to confirm care plans
- Provide for invasive procedures within specialist clinics
- Liaise closely with the neonatal teams to plan high risk births that will require neonatal input
- Contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings, including perinatal morbidity and mortality reviews, guidelines, audit, and teaching
- Conduct complaint and incident investigations related to area of expertise
- Supervising Clinical Fellows
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
- The post holder must adhere to the standards outlined by the GMC for Good Medical Practice.
- Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
- Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views. Demonstrate, model and encourage Trust Values at all times to all patients and staff.
Research, Teaching and Training
- Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as agreed with the Service Leads. To contribute to the training of: O&G trainees including advanced specialty training up to ATSM level; other doctors in training and other staff groups.
- Act as a clinical supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead to ensure external accreditation of training posts..
- Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research/audit portfolio, always meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
- Ensure that your mandatory training is up to date as per Trust policy. The Trust expects all consultants to fully participate in continuing professional development to ensure that skills and knowledge are updated in line with relevant medical developments. Consultants may apply to the study leave budget for help with associated expenses in line with the terms and conditions of their contract. In addition, consultants will be expected to undertake some non-clinical training and development at the discretion of the trust management, for example, leadership training, performance management.
To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
- Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
- Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Entry onto the GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of application
- MRCOG
- ATSM Fetal Medicine/Equivalent
Desirable
- Ability to perform fetal medicine invasive procedures - such as amniocentesis.
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward
- Subspecialty training in fetal medicine or recognised equivalent
- Ability to organise and develop a service
- Previous experience or proven interest in teaching/medical education
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, i.e fetal medicine unit, directorate and working parties as appropriate
Experience
Essential
- Subject matter expertise across several key areas relating to fetal medicine, and able to evidence national recognition of their expertise.
Desirable
- Evidence of working with a fetal medicine network and tertiary centre
- Membership and regular contribution to regional and national fetal medicine conferences
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Entry onto the GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of application
- MRCOG
- ATSM Fetal Medicine/Equivalent
Desirable
- Ability to perform fetal medicine invasive procedures - such as amniocentesis.
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward
- Subspecialty training in fetal medicine or recognised equivalent
- Ability to organise and develop a service
- Previous experience or proven interest in teaching/medical education
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, i.e fetal medicine unit, directorate and working parties as appropriate
Experience
Essential
- Subject matter expertise across several key areas relating to fetal medicine, and able to evidence national recognition of their expertise.
Desirable
- Evidence of working with a fetal medicine network and tertiary centre
- Membership and regular contribution to regional and national fetal medicine conferences
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).
