Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist Special Interest in Urogynae

Job overview

The aim is to appoint a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist with a special interest in urogynaecology to join the established team at University Hospitals Sussex (UHSussex). We are looking for a capable and enthusiastic colleague who will contribute towards the development of urogynaecology service over the next decade and beyond.

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at UHSussex spans across 4 sites – Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH), Brighton, Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Haywards Heath, Worthing Hospital, Worthing & St Richards Hospital, Chichester and also includes satellite sites at Lewes Victoria Hospital, Lewes and Southlands Hospital, Shoreham by Sea.

This job will be predominantly based at Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, but will include some activity at other sites. Elective in-patient and day-case gynaecological surgery occurs predominantly at the PRH, whilst gynaecological oncology surgery takes place at the RSCH. Outpatient clinical activity occurs in both hospitals with the majority of outpatient activity being based at the newly opened gynaecology outpatient centre at PRH. Additional gynaecological outpatient and operating activity is undertaken at Lewes Victoria Hospital in Lewes and Southlands Hospital, Shoreham by Sea.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a skilled and experienced obstetrician and gynaecologist with excellent skills and experience in managing complex urogynaecological conditions, and general gynaecological conditions, including complex obstetric gynaecological emergencies.

The candidate should have experience in urogynaecological surgery and sound skills in laparoscopic and open abdominal gynaecological surgery.

Previous involvement in service development and quality & safety initiatives are desirable

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

• Run urogynaecology, urodynamics and general gynaecology outpatient clinics
• Undertake inpatient theatre lists in urogynaecology and gynaecology including cross cover of urogynaecology theatre lists.
• Support the development of the urogynaecology department at UHSussex working collaboratively across all sites
• Support the BSUG accreditation process
• Develop the perineal/OASI clinic working collaboratively with allied health professionals
• To participate in an on call rota for obstetrics and gynaecology
• Contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate education and supervision including ATSM and SITM training in urogynaecology.
• To be actively involved in service development and innovation
• To actively support and engage with ongoing research themes and projects
• To contribute to complaint & incident management as well as clinical administration.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached to the advert for further details of the post.