Consultant - in O&G (Maternal Medicine/HROC)
We are looking for 2 individuals to fill these new Obstetrics posts at the Leeds General Infirmary and St. James University Hospital. The post includes a 1:10 obstetric on call commitment currently, but this post is part of a significant expansion and so this frequency will be adjusted accordingly once all appointments are concluded. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established and growing Obstetric team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10‑minute presentation on How to improve outcomes for women with medical complexity: a vision for Maternal Medicine Leadership? Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Dipesh Odedra, Clinical Director 0113 20 64059, Mr Andy Harding, General Manager 0113 20 64059.
Main duties of the job
Leeds maternity services are a busy, research active tertiary centre providing regional obstetric services including specialist fetal medicine, maternal medicine and placenta accreta services to much of North and West Yorkshire. The LGI is co‑located with a Level 3 surgical (incl cardiac) NNU. The successful applicant should hold Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists MRCOG (or equivalent) and should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register. Applicants should have established skills in Obstetrics and appropriate experience of maternal medicine and high‑risk obstetric care. Excellent communication and team‑working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential. Applicants should have completed SITMs/ATSMs appropriate to this specialist interest.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi‑year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way – our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job responsibilities
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient‑centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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