Resident Specialist (Lower) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Before you apply -Turn on alerts for jobs like this!

This post will involve working as part of a team of doctors covering the specialties of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

Junior Staff are expected to make themselves available to cover in cases of occasion all emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

Opportunities are available to attend day surgery and main theatre lists as well as working in Gynaecology emergency inpatients, labour ward and our post natal ward.

Regular training and other meetings are held in the department and juniors are encouraged to present audit and research which they have undertaken. Where possible, timetables will be modified to meet the training needs of the individual appointed.

Main duties of the job

To support the inpatient service in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Warwick Hospital

Outpatient workload: Duties involve antenatal/gynaecology clinics and elective operating theatre lists

Research, Education, Audit and Continuing Professional Development

To take responsibility for continuing professional education in accordance with guidelines set out by the appropriate college/faculty/professional body.

To initiate and participate in research and audit programmes in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

To work in collaboration with colleagues in developing skills to provide new ways of working across different professions, organisations i.e. community/primary care., To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.

To be able to work flexibly, and cross cover for colleagues.

To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.

To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.

To contribute to the research and development of the department.

To provide cover for colleagues as appropriate and in accordance with local Trust arrangements and Trust Policy.

To observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures

To take responsibility for your own health and safety complying with any safe working arrangements, policies and procedures which are in place.

To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any hazards are reported and managed appropriately.

To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of patients to be able to contact you when necessary

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust provides acute and maternity services for the people of South Warwickshire and community services for the whole of Warwickshire, covering a population of 536,000. The Trust includes Warwick Hospital which is the main inpatient acute facility for South Warwickshire and community hospitals also based in the south of the county. The Trust is a CHKS top 40 hospital and consistently scores highly in the National Staff Survey.

The Trust runs community services for the whole county including a number of community and rehabilitation hospitals in Warwickshire. These hospitals see day patients and also offer inpatient care for those patients where a stay in an acute hospital is not necessary. The hospitals also play a role in providing rehabilitation for patients who have long-term conditions or are recovering from major operations or acute medical episodes.

This site has 350 beds and houses the majority of the Trust's acute services including Emergency Department services, Inpatient, Diagnostic and Pathology departments, Maternity and Special Care Baby Unit, Main Theatres and Day Surgery Theatres together with an Intensive Care Unit and Coronary Care Unit. Outpatient appointments are offered at Warwick and Stratford Hospitals., Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We are one of the best perfoming NHS Trusts nationally and our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 4800 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

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