Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Perinatal Mental Health

Job title:

Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Perinatal Mental Health

Company:

NHS

Job description

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Perinatal Mental Health. You will join a team of 27 consultants working across the field of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in a busy District General Hospital. This post is an Obstetrics only role covering antenatal clinics, postnatal debrief clinics, elective caesarean section lists and resident on calls with no non-resident shifts. All acute services including the labour ward are based at the Princess Royal site with antenatal clinics also provided at both the Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital sites.Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role.Main duties of the jobClinicalo Antenatal clinics including perinatal mental health and bereavement careo Postnatal debrief clinicso Resident Obstetric shifts (acute work) (days and nights)o No non-resident on-callso Elective caesarean section listso Further SPA roles can be decided once appointed with roles eg: MDT & PROMPT training or Governance & Risk available should you wish.o To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.o To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.o To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.o To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.About usThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.Date posted23 December 2024Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number223-MC2184Job locationsThe Princess Royal HospitalTelfordTF1 6TFJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesA formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and the Clinical Director on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant’s duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care – includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 1.5 Core Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) – includes CPD, audit, appraisal, guidelines, teaching and research. A further 1 SPA (lead role) eg: to support the Governance and Risk team, MDT training or Fetal Monitoring training to be discussed and agreed with the Obstetric CD to suit the successful candidates strengths and interests and needs of the department.The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesA formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and the Clinical Director on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant’s duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care – includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 1.5 Core Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) – includes CPD, audit, appraisal, guidelines, teaching and research. A further 1 SPA (lead role) eg: to support the Governance and Risk team, MDT training or Fetal Monitoring training to be discussed and agreed with the Obstetric CD to suit the successful candidates strengths and interests and needs of the department.The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• MBBS, MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• Appropriate qualification / experience in perinatal mental health
• ATSM in Advanced Labour ward practice or equivalent

EntryEssential

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: -Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) -Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• MBBS, MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• Appropriate qualification / experience in perinatal mental health
• ATSM in Advanced Labour ward practice or equivalent

EntryEssential

• Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: -Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) -Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)

Expected salary

£105504 – 139882 per year

Location

Telford, Shropshire

Job date

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:10:48 GMT

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