Consultant in Obstetrics (High risk ANC care specifically SGA)

We have state of the art hospitals at Pontefract and Wakefield and are upgrading the existing Dewsbury Hospital to the same standard. Maternity services are delivered at all three Trust sites. We have antenatal clinics at all three sites and Midwifery Led Birth centres at Pinderfields and Dewsbury as well as a dedicated Consultant led labour ward at Pinderfields providing 98 hour resident cover per week. Our labour ward is directly linked to our neonatal unit where we have an excellent working relationship with our neonatal team. A separate team is responsible for Elective Caesarean sections and also provide back up to the Labour ward teams if required. We also offer a excellent bereavement service for mothers who have suffered a still birth or late miscarriage.

There are 3 antenatal day units, one at each hospital site providing daily assessments and reviews. Our present team offer expertise in Maternal Medicine, Multiple pregnancy, Preterm Clinics with cervical length scanning, Fetal Assessment and SGA Scans and high risk Obstetrics. The department is fully supported by Obstetric Anaesthetists, Radiology and the on call team is provided back up by the Gynaecology on call team., The main duties of the post will include

Antenatal Clinics

Elective Caesarian Lists

Administrative duties, for which appropriate office space and secretarial support is provided

Weekend On-call duties for Obstetrics is shared with 16 colleagues on an approximately 1:8 basis

o Friday/Sunday on-call weekend - resident 08:00 to 19.30 hours during weekends Saturday and Sunday and then non resident until 08:00

o Saturday on-call weekend as above

o Short working weekend 08:00 to 16:00 Saturday and Sunday (no overnight on-call)

o non-patient-facing duties on a post-on call day

Hot Week (Alternate Antenatal/Labour Ward) 1 week in 8: Monday to Friday 08:00 18:00 hrs (relieved of other activities during this period)

Weekday On-call duties for Obstetrics is shared with 16 colleagues on an approximately 1:16 basis (resident from 17:30 hours until 23:00 hours during weekdays Monday to Friday and then non resident until 08:00)

non-patient-facing duties on a post-on call day.

Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

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