Consultant Obstetrician wsi in Maternal Medicine & Postnatal Care

You will join the current medical staff in obstetrics and gynaecology and will contribute to the obstetric rota based at the Whittington Hospital.
You will be expected to deliver clinical excellence and demonstrate a strong commitment to multi-professional working. A willingness to learn and work within a constantly changing environment is necessary together with the ability to remain calm under pressure. Candidates should possess leadership skills to drive improvement and share learning.
You will need to demonstrate how your skill mix will help the department thrive and develop.
Entry onto the GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of application is essential.
Interview date: 11 December 2024., Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role., We are looking for a candidate who can integrate well into the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department.
The candidate will be expected to run maternal medicine, antenatal diabetes and general antenatal clinics and have a strong interest in Obstetrics and postnatal care.
It is expected that the candidate will operate as part of the existing team, attend MDT meetings and contribute to the management of complex obstetric patients as well as provide leadership for postnatal care.
Currently there is a maternal medicine service run by consultant obstetricians, Mr Harry Gibson and Miss Charlotte Depoers, with Dr Yasmin Jamil, consultant obstetric physician and Dr Zara Sayar, consultant haematologist.
There are well-established links with other hospital specialists as required, and clear pathways to tertiary specialist care through the North Central London Maternal Medicine Network. The service is delivered via a weekly maternal medicine clinic (haematology 1x/month, obstetric physician 3x/month, approximately 180 new patients/year) and a weekly diabetes clinic (400-450 new patients/year), in addition to inpatient referrals.
The team is able to offer pregnancy care for category A and B conditions as well as tertiary level care in category C haemoglobinopathy conditions. There is a weekly MDT meeting of neonatologists, anaesthetists, midwives and obstetricians where complex cases are discussed, and a monthly MDT with the regional network.
The specialist pregnancy diabetic service includes a weekly multidisciplinary antenatal clinic staffed by Dr Michaela Rossi, consultant endocrinologist, Miss Charlotte Depoers, Mr Harry Gibson and Miss Elly Tsoi, consultant obstetricians.
Pre-pregnancy counselling is provided for women with pre-existing diabetes or other medical conditions (such as sickle cell disease) which could be adversely impact the mother's health during pregnancy.
These services are supported by four specialist midwives, nurse specialists and dieticians.
The candidate will also be expected to participate in the labour ward rota as well as the on-call rota. The on call rota is currently on split 1:8 weekends and 1:16 for weekdays. The Consultant is not on duty for the labour ward whilst covering other services or clinics or doing private practice.
The appointee will also be expected to participate in undergraduate teaching. The UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences incorporates UCL Medical School and brings together the Faculties of Brain Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Population Health Sciences in one of the largest and most prestigious aggregations of academics in biomedicine. UCL Medical School is committed to excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate education and has a global reputation for teaching informed by cutting-edge research.
For full details and timetable please view the job description and person specification.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
+ Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
+ Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
+ Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
+ Participate in required training and supervision.
+ Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form -
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2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
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4. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information -
+ Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
+ Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
+ In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
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We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

The post will require formal training and experience in advanced Labour Ward Practice and ATSM
in maternal medicine or equivalent. Candidates will need to have excellent clinical skills and experience in maternal medicine.