Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist- Adv Laparoscopic Surg & Endo inTunbridge Wells inTunbridge Wells PUBLISHED 21 MAY 2024

Band Consultant: £99,532 to £131,964 a year per annum/pro rata  PERMANENT 
To contribute to daytime emergency obstetrics and gynaecology cover and contribute to the on-call obstetrics and gynaecology rota.

To provide clinical commitments in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Interest and experience in Labour ward management is essential.

Interest and relevant accreditation in Laparoscopy and endometriosis is essential

To contribute to daytime emergency obstetrics and gynaecology cover and contribute to the on-call obstetrics and gynaecology rota. This includes provision of prospective cover for colleagues during annual and study leave and other absences as far as is practicable and clinically safe. The department provides a 7-day service.

To provide oversight and clinical leadership for the endometriosis service and working with the multidisciplinary team and external agencies in providing evidence-based care in line with national standards.

To assist the Consultant Obstetricians & Gynecologists and Consultant Midwife in the continuing update and training of all staff by contributing to in house PROMPT training

To provide antenatal, intra-partum and postnatal care within the department in close co-operation with colleagues and other specialties.

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to the postholder and cared for by the postholder personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trusts patients, and to contribute to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.

To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision. And that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.

To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from HEEKSS and GMC.

To ensure at all times that the postholder comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice including the Duties of a Doctor.

To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.

To ensure that you respond promptly and efficiently to all complaints related to any patient care you or your staff have been involved with, assisting the Trusts corporate responsibility to reply to complaints within a specified time frame.

To ensure that you develop and maintain effective working relationships with those agencies concerned with the provision of health and social care services and those representing the interests of patients.

To undertake an annual job plan, review as outlined in the Trust Guide to Job Planning.

You are required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do while at work. You must adhere to Trust IRMER Regulations.

We are actively seeking an enthusiastic and driven colleague with a keen interest in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery & Endometriosis, alongside a commitment to general obstetrics and gynaecology. Our primary goal is to bolster our specialist services in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery & Endometriosis, while simultaneously advancing the Directorate's Quality and Safety strategy. Currently, our service comprises one consultant and one specialist nurse, with support from the Urology and Colorectal directorates. A key focus of this role is to enhance the Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathway for endometriosis patients and to alleviate the long waiting lists they face.

This post is an integral part of our consultant expansion initiative, aiming to increase our team to 20 members. This expansion facilitates the implementation of separate acute obstetric and gynaecological cover from Monday to Friday, as part of our 'hot week' system. Obstetric 'hot weeks' will occur at a frequency of 1 in 22, while gynaecological 'hot weeks' will be scheduled at 1 in 18.

Service provision for Obstetrics is primarily based at the Tunbridge Wells hospital, with Birth Centres adjacent to Maidstone Hospital and in Crowborough. Annually, we deliver just under 6000 babies across the three units. Gynaecology inpatients and most emergencies are managed at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, supplemented by an early pregnancy service. Additionally, we offer a day-case service at Maidstone hospital, with outpatient services available at both locations.

To provide clinical commitments in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Interest and experience in Labour ward management is essential.

Interest and relevant accreditation in Laparoscopy and endometriosis is essential

To contribute to daytime emergency obstetrics and gynaecology cover and contribute to the on-call obstetrics and gynaecology rota. This includes provision of prospective cover for colleagues during annual and study leave and other absences as far as is practicable and clinically safe. The department provides a 7-day service.

To provide oversight and clinical leadership for the endometriosis service and working with the multidisciplinary team and external agencies in providing evidence-based care in line with national standards.

To assist the Consultant Obstetricians & Gynecologists and Consultant Midwife in the continuing update and training of all staff by contributing to in house PROMPT training

To provide antenatal, intra-partum and postnatal care within the department in close co-operation with colleagues and other specialties.

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to the postholder and cared for by the postholder personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trusts patients, and to contribute to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.

To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision. And that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.

To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from HEEKSS and GMC.

To ensure at all times that the postholder comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice including the Duties of a Doctor.

To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.

To ensure that you respond promptly and efficiently to all complaints related to any patient care you or your staff have been involved with, assisting the Trusts corporate responsibility to reply to complaints within a specified time frame.

To ensure that you develop and maintain effective working relationships with those agencies concerned with the provision of health and social care services and those representing the interests of patients.

To undertake an annual job plan, review as outlined in the Trust Guide to Job Planning.

You are required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do while at work. You must adhere to Trust IRMER Regulations.

We are actively seeking an enthusiastic and driven colleague with a keen interest in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery & Endometriosis, alongside a commitment to general obstetrics and gynaecology. Our primary goal is to bolster our specialist services in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery & Endometriosis, while simultaneously advancing the Directorate's Quality and Safety strategy. Currently, our service comprises one consultant and one specialist nurse, with support from the Urology and Colorectal directorates. A key focus of this role is to enhance the Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathway for endometriosis patients and to alleviate the long waiting lists they face.

This post is an integral part of our consultant expansion initiative, aiming to increase our team to 20 members. This expansion facilitates the implementation of separate acute obstetric and gynaecological cover from Monday to Friday, as part of our 'hot week' system. Obstetric 'hot weeks' will occur at a frequency of 1 in 22, while gynaecological 'hot weeks' will be scheduled at 1 in 18.

Service provision for Obstetrics is primarily based at the Tunbridge Wells hospital, with Birth Centres adjacent to Maidstone Hospital and in Crowborough. Annually, we deliver just under 6000 babies across the three units. Gynaecology inpatients and most emergencies are managed at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, supplemented by an early pregnancy service. Additionally, we offer a day-case service at Maidstone hospital, with outpatient services available at both locations.



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