Locum Resident Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist in Wales

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a 10 session Locum Resident Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology, subspecialising in high-risk pregnancy and perinatal mental health care. This is a replacement post joining a team of 21 Consultants responsible for the provision of O&G services at Singleton Hospital within Swansea Bay University Health Board. Please note we have 1 x post until March 2026 and another post for 12 months.

Main duties of the job:

• See attached Job Description for further details of Job Plan.
• Sessional Commitment: 10 Sessions contracted with 7 Direct Clinical Commitments and 3 Supporting Professional Activities.
• A full session is 3 hours and 45 minutes duration.
• The out of hours on call provision is also supported by an additional on-call non-resident O&G Consultant and is in line with the "ensuring safe out of hours support for complex emergency obstetrics and gynaecology surgery" RCOG recommendations.
• There are support services on-call during out of hours including General Surgery, Vascular, Gynae-Oncology and Urology.

DIRECT CLINICAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

• Emergency duties (including emergency work carried out during or arising from on-call);
• Gynaecology and delivery suite service weeks;
• Operating sessions including pre- and post-operative care;
• Ward rounds/Outpatient clinics/clinical diagnostic work/other patient treatment;
• Public health duties;
• Multi-disciplinary meetings about direct patient care;
• Administration directly related to patient care e.g., referrals, notes etc.

About us:

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot. Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings and other community settings. We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals. The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University, aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Job responsibilities:

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications:

• Fully Registered with the GMC and licensed to practice
• MRCOG (or equivalent)
• Evidence of training, experience and independent practice in Obstetrics and General Gynaecology
• CCT or eligible within six months of interview date and can demonstrate evidence that they are expected to achieve CCT within 6 months.
• ATSM in Maternal Medicine / Experience in Perinatal Mental Health care

• Evidence of thorough and broad training in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Able to independently manage Gynaecology patients
• Ability to manage emergency gynaecology independently
• Evidence of active participation in clinical audit.

• Knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights
• Ability to communicate effectively and have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work constructively in a multidisciplinary team, be flexible and responsive to the needs of colleagues and provide team leadership
• Evidence of ability to continuously improve patient and staff experience
• Ability to manage competing demands in a busy acute environment and cope and manage own emotions under stress
• Ability to empathize with patients and their families and to treat them with compassion and sensitivity
• Competent in the use of IT/computer systems

• Evidence of medical and non-medical undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience

• NHS Constitution
• Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the professional code of conduct and guidance issued by the GMC and adhere to this.

• Evidence of previous active participation in leadership and management activities
• Understanding of NHS policy and delivery of national performance targets (including hospital acquired infections)
• Flexible, pragmatic and a problem-solving approach
• Ability to inspire and motivate others

• Experience of research, particularly in collaboration with other clinicians
• Willingness to continue participation in research
• Publication in peer reviewed journals
• Achieved a higher research degree e.g., MD(Res)/PhD
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

• Certificate in teaching e.g. Training the Trainer

• Must be able to demonstrate honesty, reliability, trustworthiness and treat people who use the service and colleagues, with respect
• Must be able to demonstrate that you put patients first by offering to help, making everyone feel special, showing kindness and respect, and apologising when things go wrong
• Must be able to demonstrate that you take personal responsibility
• Have passion for excellence
• Have pride in our team
• Self-motivated and confident
• Show appropriate insight into strengths and weaknesses and ask for help appropriately
• Ability to travel between Trust sites
• Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service and the Trust

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.