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Locum Consultant in General Obstetrics and Acute Gynaecology

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
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Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum plus £149 London Fringe allowance
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
07 Feb 2025
Contract Type
12 months (12 months fixed term)
Posted Date
24 Jan 2025

Job overview

Applications are invited for a 12 month full-time fixed term contract Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. You will join the existing team of consultants providing routine elective and emergency cover across both obstetrics and gynaecology. You will work with our Consultant Body to develop and deliver an outstanding service for our patients.

The post holder will be expected to participate in the day to day running of Obstetrics and Gynaecology services (including theatres), on-calls and hot weeks.

The post attracts 8PAs

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an outstanding consultant to join our team and help lead our service towards excellence. This is a one-year fixed-term position, with the possibility of extension and conversion to a permanent role, contingent upon successful service improvements and a well demonstrated leadership development. We aim to enhance our response to national maternity reports and develop a culture of safe and effective care.

The post holder will be expected to take part in the on-call rota (Combined Obstetrics & genecology on-calls), which is currently 1:13 (subject to change to 1/14).This post is a 50% Job share of the total 1:13 on-calls. The consultant is expected to be resident on site until 21:30 (mon-fri) and 8.30 – 21.00 (weekends) then available for immediate return to site within less than 30 minutes. All on-call non-residential is paid at a Band A.

The post holder will be expected to take part in the daily Gyn. Emergency rota. The consultant is expected to be on site between 8:30 - 17:30 and to be available for emergency theatre as required during these times. You will also lead a Junior Doctor Team.

There is a Gynaecology-only on-call cover for Obstetric consultants operates on a 1:7 rota. This includes onsite availability from 17:30 to 20:30, followed by offsite cover from 20:30 to 08:30.

This post attracts 8 PAs

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.