Resident Doctor Obs & Gynae

Town / Site: London, The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, part of HCA Healthcare UK.

Contract Type: Full Time or Part Time Permanent. There are opportunities for additional shifts by joining our Bank (internal locums).

Salary: Highly Competitive.

The Portland’s Hospital HCA Healthcare is actively looking for a talented Resident Doctor to join our prestigious Obs & Gynae team. The inpatient unit is a 24/7, 365 day-a-year service. The inpatient beds include Gynaecology, Perinatal and Labour ward. The outpatient unit is open Monday to Saturday with a Midwife Led Service staffed by midwives.

It’s a unique opportunity to join a company operating at the very forefront of clinical innovation where you can work with, and learn from some of the country’s leading consultants. All in a world-class environment, equipped with the very latest technology, such as robotics, and some of the most advanced therapies and treatments currently licensed in the UK. With exceptionally strong colleague to patient ratios, you’ll have all the time you need to provide truly bespoke care to your patients.

While we are a Consultant Led Service, we believe in empowering our Resident Doctors, so your role could expand as much as you wish. You’ll have the chance to be involved in audits, projects and quality improvement initiatives alongside the opportunity to join a variety of internal networks. This could be to help steer the services you deliver, speaking up or patient satisfaction focus groups, clinical governance or MDT meetings. Giving you an opportunity to network with your peers, share best practice and expand your knowledge in an unrivalled setting.

What You’ll Bring:

• MRCOG
• Higher Degrees including MSc, PhD, MD etc.
• GMC registration and completion of Foundation training.
• Minimum of 5 years specialty experience within Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
• ALS (or equivalent) current certificates.
• Competent within the following procedures: Cannulation and phlebotomy, urinary catheterization and bladder U/S, Obstetric U/S to determine lie and placenta position, emergency procedures (including emergency surgery and delivery).

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

Benefits:

• For 40 hours full-time contracts, 264 hours holiday each year (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you. This is pro-rata for part-time contracts.
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Group Life Assurance from day one.
• Critical illness cover.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland.
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.
• Access to wellbeing support tools, through our thrive 365 channels, onsite mental health first aiders, and free counselling up to 6 sessions per annum.
• Paid Indemnity.

How We Can Support Your Development:

As a Doctor with us you’ll have access to a dedicated study budget and study leave for courses relevant to your specialty. We can also offer you access to a comprehensive learning academy where you can enrol on courses or Harvard Business Course case review forums. If you’d like to develop further, we’re able to offer grants and sponsorship for research, as well as funding for personal development through courses such as the ‘Executive Masters in Medical Leadership’ in partnership with Bayes Business School, or other courses such as MBAs or PhDs. Should you wish, you can also work closely with globally recognised professors and medical mentors to help produce publications, papers or research documents.

Culture And Values:

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our Mission Is Simple: Above All Else We’re Committed To The Care And Improvement Of Human Life, a Clear Statement That Extends To Both Our Patients And Colleagues. To Achieve This, We Live And Breathe Four Core Values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual.
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion.
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness.
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity.

Reasonable Adjustments:

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.