Consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine in London

This is a joint post between East Kent University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUT) and Evelina Women and Children's Clinical Group, Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals Foundation Trust (GSTT). The Trusts are seeking a full-time (10 PA) Consultant to join two Women's Health departments - one at William Harvey Hospital and one at St Thomas' Hospital. Work on both sites will involve Fetal Medicine and High-risk Obstetrics.

The Clinical Director for Women's Services at Guys and St Thomas' is Professor Eugene Oteng-Ntim. The Clinical Director at William Harvey Hospital is Miss Zoe Woodward. The GSTT Obstetric Service is led by Dr Sheela Swamy and Mr Con Kelleher. The Maternity unit serves the local population (which is diverse with high levels of deprivation) as well as receiving referrals from all over the UK and overseas. It is also the hub for the South East London Maternal Medicine Network. The WHH Obstetric service sees 3500 deliveries per year, and is one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.

Main duties of the job

The post holder would undertake a regular labour ward day at GSTT (08.30-22.30 on site) as well as weekday and weekend obstetric on calls. The other components of the role include a weekly antenatal clinic at both GSTT and WHH, as well as Fetal Medicine sessions across both Trusts. Please note, the job plan in the attached job description is indicative, and agreed across both GSTT and WHH Trusts. Exact job plan/duties should be discussed with the Head of Service, or CD, ahead of applying or at interview.

About us

As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract. Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for details of the job plan and responsibilities. For any questions, please consult the contact details on this advert.

Person Specification

• Full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within six months of the date of the Interview.
• Subspecialty training in Maternal-fetal medicine ATSM in Advanced Labour ward practice Or advanced antenatal care.
• Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT.
• Advanced obstetric scanning skills, including fetal medicine diagnostic and screening procedures.
• Skills and commitment to maternal medicine and high risk obstetrics.
• Clinical leadership experience as an operational lead for a clinical service or area.
• Clinical skills required to work as a consultant in Obstetrics and gynaecology in the UK.
• Subspecialty training in Obstetric scanning and maternal medicine.
• Additional clinical skills relevant to Obstetrics and Gynaecology, but outside of the specialty.
• Understanding of principles of audit and quality improvement and its use to drive service improvement.
• Experience of service innovation and/or development.
• Experience of achieving clinical governance targets e.g. CNST.
• Experience of achieving quality targets e.g. CQIN.
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
• ATSM in Medical Education Postgraduate qualification in clinical/medical education.
• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Knowledge of finance and budgets.
• Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.