Consultant Obstetrician with a Special Interest in Fetal Medicine inTaunton inTaunton PUBLISHED
FRI 6 SEP 2024
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The Consultant will be part of a well-established team with various specialties and will provide high-standard diagnostic and treatment services. The role also includes responsibilities for patient diagnosis and treatment organisation at Musgrove Park Hospital, with a commitment to setting and striving to meet agreed personal objectives in collaboration with clinical management. Candidates are encouraged to visit the trust for informal interactions with team members as part of the interview process.
The Obstetric and Gynaecology team are looking to appoint a new colleague for a full-time Obstetric only post based at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
This is a full time, permanent post.
The post holder will have accreditation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and be on the Specialist Register.
The successful candidate will have a passion for Obstetrics and in particular Fetal Medicine.
Subspecialist accreditation in Fetal medicine would be desirable but not essential. ATSM in Fetal medicine is essential.
An interest and experience in risk management would also be of benefit.
The department has a 3 tier on-call rota for both Obstetrics and Gynaecology with a 1:12 on-call.
This post will require cover of the Obstetric on-call part of the rota ONLY.
The candidate will join an already well-established team, which includes Consultants with special interests in Fetal Medicine, Maternal Medicine and diabetes, Urogynaecology, Menstrual Dysfunction, Minimal Access surgery, Endometriosis and Gynaecological Oncology.
General principles
To provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnostic and treatment services to patients requiring obstetric services, as outlined in the proposed programme. This includes management of obstetric patients at consultant level, i.e. labour ward management and decision making regarding high risk obstetric patients.
To organise, manage and be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients at Musgrove Park Hospital.
Except in emergencies, or where otherwise agreed with your manager, you are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities and undertaking the Programmed Activities set out in your Job Plan, as reviewed annually. You are responsible for the associated duties set out in of the Terms and Conditions.
The purpose of including agreed personal objectives in your Job Plan is to set out in clear and transparent terms what you and your clinical manager have agreed should reasonably be achieved in the time in question. These objectives are not contractually binding in themselves, but you have a duty to make all reasonable efforts to achieve them.
You will be provided with shared office accommodation and will share a secretary resource.
About us
Please see attached job description and person specification for more details.
There is an expectation that the candidate will visit the trust to meet not only the interviewing panel but informally talk to some of the medical, midwifery, nursing, managerial and admin team over coffee.
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