Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Fetal Medicine

Job overview

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant Obstetrician with a special interest in fetal medicine. You will join a team of 27 consultants working across the field of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in a busy District General Hospital. This post is an Obstetrics role covering fetal medicine scan lists, antenatal clinics, caesarean section lists and intrapartum care. There is an opportunity for additional obstetric lead role SPA to be agreed with the Clinical Director depending on the interests and skill set of the successful applicant. Acute care will be resident Obstetrics days and nights. All acute services including the labour ward are based at the Princess Royal site.  Elective activity can be provided at both the Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

• Fetal medicine scan lists •    Antenatal clinics eg twins •    Resident Obstetric shifts (acute work, days and nights) •    Elective caesarean section lists •    Participation in ATAIN and PMRT reviews •    Bereavement follow up

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and the Clinical Director on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.

For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: •    8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. •    1.5 Core Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) - includes CPD, audit, appraisal, guidelines, teaching and research. •    There is the opportunity to take on additional Corporate SPA to deliver an obstetric lead role if desired.