Consultant O&G - Labour Ward Lead and High-Risk Obstetrics

The post holder will be expected to be the lead for the Labour ward and to develop antenatal and postnatal pathways, working in close collaboration with other consultants. Ideally, we are looking for an individual with highly developed skills in High-risk obstetrics, as well as the drive and ambition to enhance and develop the existing service.

The successful candidate should also be able to assist the department and other consultant colleagues in managing complex Obstetric cases. The successful candidate will also have a commitment to general obstetrics and gynaecology.

This is a substantive post and creates the opportunity to further develop the specialist obstetric services offered according to the applicant's special interests and to work closely with our existing team of consultants providing services to a multi-ethnic and diverse local population within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Bexley and London Borough of Lewisham., The successful candidates will initially be on a 10 PA contract which will be reviewed after 3 months in post and then annually. On call and emergency duties will be fulfilled in priority to elective work. The indicative timetable is shown below, but these may be subject to slight variation depending on the special interests of the successful candidates. All job plans are offered in line with the Trust policy on consultant job planning. Job plans are set electronically and SPA time is calculated at 1.5 PAs for core requirements such as mandatory training, appraisal, audit, governance work etc. Clinical administration will be allocated on the basis of 25% of the clinical time available., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations