Locum Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist - Ormskirk, United Kingdom - Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

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Ormskirk, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Trust is recruiting to a new post, created as a result of the Trust response to Ockenden recommendations and the Trust's commitment to women's health.

It is part of a plan to change how we deliver women's services at the Trust.

It builds on the development of women's healthcare that the Trust has undertaken over the last 3-4 years.

The Consultant workforce at the Trust will increase in the next year in line with Ockenden recommendations, together with an increase in our specialist nursing complement.

This is a new post to help implement the findings of the Ockendon report and help with governance in the department.

The role will also support the expansion of our services into Women's Health.

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust provides healthcare in hospital and the community to 258,000 people across Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.

Acute care is provided at Southport and Formby District General Hospital and Ormskirk District General Hospital. This includes adults' and children's accident and emergency services, intensive care and a range of medical and surgical specialities. Women's and children's services, including maternity, are provided at Ormskirk hospital.

The North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre at Southport hospital provides specialist care for spinal patients from across the North West, North Wales and the Isle of Man.

The Trust also provides sexual health services for the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton

To participate in the provision of an Obstetric and Gynaecological service to Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust in co-operation with the other Consultants in post.

Help ensure the department meets its cancer targets.

To act as a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and to maintain a safe, friendly and efficient service.

To work with the Trust's current team to develop our services.

To work with the wider team in ensuring the governance of our services follow Trust and national guidance.

To assist in providing 60 hours dedicated Consultant time on the delivery suite and to participate in alternative models of achieving this.

To assist in delivering elective Caesarean section lists and termination services (providing you have no moral objection to terminations)

To share in the administration and management of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology services.

To remain competent with emergency Gynaecology skills commensurate with the level you achieved for your CCT.

To share in the direct supervision of junior medical staff, physician associate students, midwifery and nursing staff and medical students taking responsibility for their ongoing education and training.

To participate in clinical audit, adverse event review, guideline development review, external review and service development.

The post holder may in common with other Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologists, have to consider alterations in sessional commitments by mutual agreement in response to changing needs within the Service Group.

Please note, the Job Description has been sent to the Royal College for approval but no changes are anticipated

Advertising Date: 15th March 2023

Closing Date: 15th April 2023

Shortlisting: 19th April 2023

Proposed Interview Date:

TBC
Please be aware this post may close early if a suffienct number of applicant is reached.