Locum Consultant in Gynaecology | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
This is a critical step towards reducing waiting times, improve patient and staff experience.
The EMPCC aims to provide a medical model that has a focus on minimally invasive and ambulatory care that has enhanced early recovery at its core. .
The Gynaecology Team is delighted to one of the key services that will have a base from the EMPCC. This will also enable significant expansion in workforce and a unique opportunity to restructure our model of care. The new post holders are envisaged to work in an integrated manner with existing colleagues .The job plans are designed to enable the development of special areas of interest and expertise.
Recruiting to the advertised clinical roles is a major step toward enhancing the services in region and we aim to appoint highly motivated staff who have the necessary skill and ambition.
For informal enquiries or if you wish to arrange a visit, please contact:
Marwan Habiba - Head of Service @ marwan.habiba@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Key Tasks- To run ambulatory, inpatient theatre and/or day case and lists.
- To run outpatient clinics.
- Take part in governance and case discussions and care planning.
- Contribute to the review of post-operative patients following surgery.
- To contribute to the day-to-day running of the Emergency Gynaecology Service in the Gynaecology Assessment Unit at the LRI and on call rota as agreed by Head of Service for Gynaecology. This includes emergency gynaecology on-call, twilight cover and hot weeks and to provide support to the Obstetric Service in emergencies.
- To contribute to e-Referral Service Advice and Guidance (online advice to GPs)
- Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
- To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
- To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
- Supervise and train junior medical staff.
- To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
- Teaching, research and administration.
- To proactively develop the service.
To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
The job plan will be subject to annual review, with any revisions sought by mutual agreement but it is expected that the successful candidate will work with the CMG management team to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice with processes and governance to match - this may require new and flexible ways of working in the future.
- The clinical sessions are currently 8:30-12:30 & 13:00-17:00 i.e. 4 hour sessions. Any variation needs to be agreed by the Head of service and the general manager.
- Theatre sessions include additional 30 min for pre and for 30min for post op ward rounds (1.25PA). The job plan may contain additional time for patient related admin under the titles A&G and ERS. It also contains protected time for MDT attendance.
- For clarity the Trust currently operates from the (LRI) Leicester Royal Infirmary Site and the (LGH), Leicester General H Site. The trust is in the process of reconfiguration to a Women’s Hospital on LRI site and EMPCC on the LGH site.
- The post-holder will participate in hot week emergency gynaecology cover and Twilight shifts at the gynaecology assessment unit which is currently located at the LRI site. These shifts cover gynaecology. The post-holder will work collaboratively with the service and colleagues should there be a need to develop a different service model for emergency cover.
- On-call consultant is expected to respond to emergency gynaecology patient attendance to the gynaecology admission unit (GAU). Emergency (GAU) is currently at the LRI site. The consultant is expected to support obstetrics in the infrequent instances where gynaecological input is required. On call duties are non-resident from home between 2030h and 0800h unless there are unwell patients needing consultant attendance and are currently in band A. The consultants will need to live within 20 mins from the hospital or seek suitable overnight accommodation closer to the LRI. Daytime hot week sessions start at 0800h to 1700h, with Twilight cover from 1700h to 2030h.
- (Unless otherwise agreed) There is no Labour ward or obstetrics cover in the Job plan apart from the expectation of being able to provide gynaecological input if called upon by Consultant Obstetricians covering labour ward or elective obstetrics theatre.
The post-holder should maintain the necessary skill to enable safe management of gynaecology emergencies at a tertiary level provider accepting complex acute gynaecology patients from the region. The UHL does not refer emergency gynaecology patients elsewhere as it is a large teaching hospital and has the necessary multidisciplinary input to provide support to neighbouring units if required
- The on-call rota will not exceed 1:10 covering Gynaecology only at LRI (emergency admissions - includes a resident twilight session for Acute Gynaecology) and occasionally supporting obstetric emergencies (eg for hysterectomy for obstetric emergencies). Emergency work has been recently assessed as averaging out to 1 programmed activity per week. Mentorship will be provided where necessary.
- Shared office space based on agile working basis and secretarial support is provided. Each Consultant is provided with a personal laptop computer with access to the internet to allow working for home for non-patient facing sessions and NHS.net connection.
This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024