Working Full time: 10 Sessions per week
This is an exciting opportunity for a replacement substantive Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology with a special interest in High risk Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine.
We are looking for an outstanding colleague who will complement and enhance our obstetric and gynaecology services. The postholder will be expected to have an interest in high risk obstetrics and fetal medicine and work with the existing team of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Additional responsibilities within high risk Obstetrics will include leading a high risk antenatal clinic, multiple pregnancy clinic and a pre and post pregnancy counselling service along with the other Consultants with an interest in high risk pregnancies.
It is also expected that the successful candidate would take an active role in the various local, regional and national quality and safety agendas.
The post could include a gynaecology component dependent on the skills of the successful candidate and in line with the department’s requirements. This would most likely be ambulatory/outpatient gynaecology or emergency gynaecology.
We ask all employees to be flexible in their role, to always ensure we are delivering Safe, Kind and Effective care.
The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the non-resident 3 rd on call rota, which is currently 1 in 12.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
