Consultant O&G - Fetal Medicine and High-Risk Obstetrics inWoolwich inWoolwich PUBLISHED 18 DEC 2023

Medical Education & Teaching:

Participate in the supervision and training of under-graduate and post-graduate trainee

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Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance

Take part in clinical governance activities including risk management and clinical audits.

b. Continuing Professional Development

1. Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level

2. Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice

3. Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy

4. A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

c. Policy, Planning and Management

1. Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care

2. Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines

3. Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service

d. Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance

Take part in clinical governance activities including risk management and clinical audits.

e. Continuing Professional Development

5. Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level

6. Implement audit and research findings as appropriate in clinical practice

7. Prepare and participate in an annual appraisal in accordance with Trust policy

8. A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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Policy, Planning and Management

4. Support the Trust to deliver quality patient care

5. Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines

6. Assist in the development of the Annual Service Plan for the Directorate and Division and participate in the strategic planning of the service

Ideally, we are looking for an individual with highly developed skills in Fetal medicine and High-risk obstetrics, as well as the drive and ambition to enhance and develop the existing service. The successful candidate should also be able to assist the department and other consultant colleagues in managing complex Obstetric cases. The successful candidate will also have a commitment to general obstetrics and gynaecology.

This is a substantive replacement post and creates the opportunity to further develop the Fetal Medicine and specialist obstetric services offered according to the applicant's special interests and to work closely with our existing team of consultants providing services to a multi-ethnic and diverse local population within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Bexley and London Borough of Lewisham.

The successful candidates will initially be on a 10 PA contract which will be reviewed after 3 months in post and then annually. On call and emergency duties will be fulfilled in priority to elective work. The indicative timetable is shown below, but these may be subject to slight variation depending on the special interests of the successful candidates. All job plans are offered in line with the Trust policy on consultant job planning. Job plans are set electronically and SPA time is calculated at 1.5 PAs for core requirements such as mandatory training, appraisal, audit, governance work etc. Clinical administration will be allocated on the basis of 25% of the clinical time available.