Locum Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Barts Health NHS Trust
LOCUM CONSULTANT IN OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL
Applications are invited to apply for a Locum Consultant post in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to join the Women Health Division at Royal London Hospital, which is one of the highest CQC rated maternity and gynaecology services in London. With a turnover of £1.4 billion and a Workforce of around 16,000, Barts Health isone of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Royal London Women’s Health is the tertiary referral centre for fetal and maternal medicine services within Barts Health NHS Trust and beyond, providing specialist multidisciplinary clinics for women with medical conditions who are pregnant, including specialist haematology, rheumatology, cardiology, renal, diabetes and neurology clinics.Royal London has recently been accredited as the hub of the regional maternal medicine network.The site is supported by a 37-cot, level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) which also supports the regional neonatal surgical unit.
In 2019, the Gynaecology department had 1265 Emergency Admissions (including 311 EGU procedures). We had 11033 OP Appts (including 3864 rapid access EGU appointments) and 968 Elective Surgical procedures. We have busy early pregnancy unit and are hoping to expand to a GAU service.
Since 2015; we have been awarded the status of an accredited Endometriosis centre (accreditation renewed annually for complex, deep endometriosis) and we receive tertiary referrals from within and outside NE London. Accreditation was awarded again this year.
It is intended that the post-holder will be a gynaecologist to contribute to the existing team. We would particularly welcome applications from those with special interest in such as minimal access surgery and endometriosis. We are looking for a dynamic individual with the vision and leadership skills to support service transformation as well as to deliver outstanding patient care
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect.We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Jan 2025