Locum Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist | North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

An opportunity has arisen for a locumconsultant in obstetrics & gynaecologypost to start from 1stOctober 2024. It isaninterimpostinitially for12months to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will join the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the North Middlesex Hospital and the appointee will join the other 17 Consultants., This is a general gynaecologist/obstetrician post with 08 PAs per week, 7.0 DCC and 1.0 SPA. It is desirable to have a special interest in High-risk obstetrics, adolescent gynaecology, two-week cancer pathway management. The on-call Consultant will be covering caesarean section list and Labour Ward and gynaecology from 1600 hrs on call till 2200 hrs by being on site alternating withother teamcolleagues. There will bea1:16on call commitmentatNorth MiddlesexUniversityHospital. There is a 1:16 hotweek commitment for gynaecology on call. Theother clinical sessions willinclude weekly antenatal clinics, General Gynaecology/Rapid Access clinics and, there may be provision of community gynaecology clinic sessions apart from clinical administration session. There is a possibility of developing a special interest session in line with departmental needs and requirements.

Thenewappointeeswilljoinabusyandsupportivedepartmentwithastrong commitmenttohigh standards of patient care.

It is expected that the appointees will take a full part in delivering the undergraduate curriculum, both to trainees and medical students attached to the department

The North Middlesex Hospital is in a state of rapid change with a brand new "purpose-built" Accident and Emergency Department which houses a Gynaecology Emergency Room. We have an active Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit/ Emergency Gynaecology Unit, with two trained nurse ultrasonographers plus 5 Consultant sessions, two ultrasound machines with pulsed colour Doppler facilities, and daily beta-hCG assays.

The hospital has been designated as a Cancer Unit within the "North Central" London Oncology network.

There are modern, up-to-date facilities for minimal access gynaecological surgery including video cameras, laparoscopes, hystero-resectoscopes, Novasure endometrial ablation. The success of the service has led to increased demand for minimal access surgery from GPs and patients. There are weekly out-patient hysteroscopy clinics.

There is at present one weekly gynaecological urodynamic session. Enfield and Haringey Health Authority employ a senior nurse incontinence advisor and there is an active incontinence support group with a senior physiotherapist.

In our Gynaecology Service we have reputation for providing advice and treatment for wide range of gynaecological conditions of both general and specialist care. Our services at NMUH include pre-menstrual problems, Fertility, bladder dysfunction, UroGynae, specialist clinics for FGM women, Colposcopy, Menopause, Endometriosis, Recurrent Miscarriage, Fibroids and collaborative working with UCLH - Gynae-oncology This post would suit consultant who are looking for the satisfaction of making a real difference in a busy inner-city London University Hospital.

The Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We provide a smoke free work environment. Due to the nature of this post, an enhanced. Disclosure & Barring Service search will be conducted on the successful applicant.

Please note that this post may close early with high interest and we therefore advise applications to be submitted at the earliest opportunity.