Job Description

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Main duties of the job

• We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Trust Specialty Doctor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to start with us as soon as possible. Ideally the post holder will have UK experience at the level of a ST4 or above. This post is part of a service improvement to uplift the workforce from a 1:8 to a 1:10.
• There is excellent accommodation nearby with ample leisure facilities and outstanding schools within the area. Birmingham International Airport is close by as are the Birmingham and Coventry conurbations with their excellent shopping and cultural facilities.
• We have a 10 bedded labour suite 23 bedded post-natal ward and Gynaecology patients are managed on our surgical wards. We run a variety of clinics, day case lists, inpatient lists, including early pregnancy unit.
• The successful applicant will be required to work a 1:8 full shift rota initially, which will progress to a 1:10 as soon as recruitment is complete.
• Applicants should hold full GMC registration and a minimum of 6 months experience within the UK.

About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities

• All clinical aspects of Obstetrics.
• Perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant, in consultation where practical, with colleagues both senior and junior has been agreed between the profession and the Department that while juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this subsection are exceptional and that juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular.
• Instruction of student nurses, pupil midwives and undergraduate medical students from Warwick
• Lecturing to student nurses and pupil midwives and undergraduate medical students, providing the holder of the post is recognised as a lecturer by the Central Midwives
• Involvement in research / audit is required, and although no time is specifically allocated for this purpose for any of the medical staff in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, there is a busy audit programme in progress.
• Attendance at administrative meetings is encouraged.
• The Acute Unit has developed The Directorate System of administration.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Working knowledge of general obstetrics & gynaecology
• Able to demonstrate appropriate experience in obstetrics and general gynaecology
• Involvement in audit project
• Evidence Continuing Professional Development
• Ability to motivate self and others

Desirable

• Interest in research

Qualification and Training
Essential

• MB ChB or equivalent registerable qualification
• Eligible for Full registration with the General Medical Council

Desirable

• MRCOG
• At least four years postgraduate experience or equivalent, at least three years of which in specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and delegate responsibilities
• Ability to maintain accurate and legible records Willingness to contribute to effective and efficient planning of own and departmental services

Desirable

• Awareness of changes in NHS organisation (purchaser, provider and community care)
• Demonstrate teaching experience
• High ethical and professional standards
• Promotes equality and values diversity

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Demonstrates skills in spoken and written English. Capacity to adapt language as appropriate to clinical situations
• Ability to communicate and relate well with other members of staff and patients Demonstrate experience of working in a team, values the input of other health professionals in the team and Trust

Desirable

• Ability to deliver presentations

Other
Essential

• To work flexibly with colleagues to provide continuing care
• Satisfactory medical screening

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