London - Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a consultant in obstetrics & gynaecology post to start from 1^st April 2025. The successful candidate will join the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the North Middlesex Hospital and the appointee will join the other 17 Consultants.
The new appointees will join a busy and supportive department with a strong commitment to high standards of patient care.
Main duties of the job
It is expected that the appointees will take a full part in delivering the undergraduate curriculum, both to trainees and medical students attached to the department
The North Middlesex Hospital is in a state of rapid change with a brand new “purpose-built” Accident and Emergency Department which houses a Gynaecology Emergency Room. We have an active Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit/ Emergency Gynaecology Unit, with two trained nurse ultrasonographers plus 5 Consultant sessions, two ultrasound machines with pulsed colour Doppler facilities, and daily beta-hCG assays.
The hospital has been designated as a Cancer Unit within the “North Central” London Oncology network.
There are modern, up-to-date facilities for minimal access gynaecological surgery including video cameras, laparoscopes, hystero-resectoscopes, Novasure endometrial ablation. The success of the service has led to increased demand for minimal access surgery from GPs and patients.There are weekly out-patient hysteroscopy clinics.
There is at present one weekly gynaecological urodynamic session. Enfield and Haringey Health Authority employ a senior nurse incontinence advisor and there is an active incontinence support group with a senior physiotherapist.
Working for our organisation
In our Gynaecology Service we have reputation for providing advice and treatment for wide range of gynaecological conditions of both general and specialist care. Our services at NMUH include pre-menstrual problems, Fertility, bladder dysfunction, UroGynae, specialist clinics for FGM women, Colposcopy, Menopause, Endometriosis, Recurrent Miscarriage, Fibroids and collaborative working with UCLH – Gynae-oncology This post would suit consultant who are looking for the satisfaction of making a real difference in a busy inner-city London University Hospital.
The Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We provide a smoke free work environment. Due to the nature of this post, an enhanced. Disclosure & Barring Service search will be conducted on the successful applicant.
Please note that this post may close early with high interest and we therefore advise applications to be submitted at the earliest opportunity.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a general gynaecologist/obstetrician post with 08 PAs per week, 7.0 DCC and 1.0 SPA. It is desirable to have a special interest in High-risk obstetrics, adolescent gynaecology, two-week cancer pathway management. The on-call Consultant will be covering caesarean section list and Labour Ward and gynaecology from 1600 hrs on call till 2200 hrs by being on site alternating with other team colleagues.There will be a 1:16 on call commitment at North Middlesex University Hospital. There is a 1:16 hot week commitment for gynaecology on call. The other clinical sessions will include weekly antenatal clinics, General Gynaecology/Rapid Access clinics and, there may be provision of community gynaecology clinic sessions apart from clinical administration session.
There is a possibility of developing a special interest session in line with departmental needs and requirements.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full GMC registration
- Medical Degree – MBBS or equivalent
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
- CCT /CESR
- ATSM in advanced labour ward
- Higher degree MD, PhD
- ATSM in urogynaecology or benign gynae surgery or ATSM in Paeds and Adolescent gynae
Professional Experience
Essential criteria- Broad General Obstetrics & Gynaecology experience
- Excellent Clinical skills
- Available to start the post asap
- Evidence of training in risk management systems
- Formal training in communication in difficult situations
- Previous work in hospital with diverse ethnic population
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and patients
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Audit
Essential criteria- Interest in and knowledge of clinical audit
- Evidence of Quality improvement activities
Education
Essential criteria- Evidence of taking part in postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Experience of appraisal and assessment
- Experience of appraisal and assessment
- Completion of teaching/training/education course
- Completion of appraisal/assessment course
- Experience in MDT teaching and simulations.
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential criteria- Understanding of clinical governance (including clinical risk management & audit)
- Evidence based medical practice
- Evidence of guideline practice
- Completion of Audit cycle
- Able to demonstrate completion of improved practice within a system
Management & Organisation
Essential criteria- Basic management skills
- Organisational skills
- Basic understanding of financial regulations
- Understanding good record keeping
- Formal management training
- IT skills