Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust•Wolverhampton, WV

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

The department are focused on meeting the challenges presented in the recent national review of maternity services, as well as delivering innovative models of care in Gynaecology. The successful candidate will join a team of highly dedicated medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals committed to providing a high-quality service to women. This is a non-resident post with current on-call commitments for both Gynaecology & Obstetrics on a 1:12 basis. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview. The posts will be covering general obstetrics and gynaecology within a large maternity unit, including out-patient clinics, inpatients, operating lists and consultant on-call cover. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly. The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". To support these visions, we are actively looking at new models of care which: Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement Consider optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and Seeks to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked service solution' approach across the four sites Against this context, although this post is hosted by The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs. As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process. Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Requirements

Must be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.
Will be required to provide proof of qualification or Professional Registration as part of the pre-employment process.

Responsibilities

Covering general obstetrics and gynaecology within a large maternity unit, including out-patient clinics, inpatients, operating lists and consultant on-call cover.
On-call commitments for both Gynaecology & Obstetrics on a 1:12 basis.