Job overview
The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust are looking to appoint a Locum Obstetric and Gynaecology Consultant to join 26 other Obstetric and Gynaecology Consultants in our busy secondary care Trust. This is a generalist job with provisionally just obstetric sessions however depending on the skills and abilities of the candidate work within the gynaecology area may be available.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
- Antenatal clinics.
- Resident Labour Ward Nights with a Tier 2 & Tier 1.
- Maternity risk.
- Flexible sessions in O&G * sessions will depend on your skills and abilities.
- To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
- To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
- To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
- To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, 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 consultant’s 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:
- 8.75 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
- 1.25 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) – includes Risk, CPD, audit, teaching and research.
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.
