Obstetric & Gynaecology Consultant - Perinatal Mental Health Lead

We are looking to appoint a Consultant to further develop our services at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Joining our team of 16 Consultants, you will provide high quality services for patients across North Derbyshire and the surrounding area.

Applicants will be expected to have completed broad based training along with specific specialty training and to have gained a CCT in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or be within six months of obtaining this.

The successful candidate will be the obstetric lead of the Trust's established perinatal mental health team and offer a significant contribution to the obstetric rota including antenatal clinics, in-hours on call, with the potential to contribute to obstetric leadership roles when established in post.

Provision of assessments, care and treatment of emergency patients presenting to the Maternity and Gynaecology department is expected and you have the ability to work as an effective team member, providing clinical leadership, and engaging with multi-disciplinary working. You will also contribute to non-clinical roles, across quality improvement, leadership, management and governance domains.

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Chesterfield Royal Hospital is a friendly District General Hospital with the beautiful Peak District on it's doorstep. This post presents a great opportunity to live and work in some of the finest landscape this country has to offer.

Major cities such as Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham and Derby are all within an hour's train journey, and local airports include East Midlands, Manchester and Leeds Bradford, with London within a couple of hours drive.

There are excellent schools in the local area, only a few minutes from the hospital, as well as nursery childcare on-site.