Overview
The team have a substantive post working exclusively within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology service at Gloucestershire Hospitals Trusts.
Any candidate who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full time will still be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content can be discussed on a personal basis. Job share applicants are also welcome.
Job purpose
The post-holder will help provide specialist Obstetric services. They will provide on call support overnight, and on weekends, together with appropriate teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students. They will be expected to work closely with general practitioners, midwifery colleagues, allied health professionals, obstetric, anaesthetic and neonatal staff to provide a seamless service and deliver high quality outcomes within national targets.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -
To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Division’s services plans
To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty.
Clinical responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to the patients presenting to the Department
To examine and treat patients within the Department as required by clinical demand
To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
To provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols
To remain contactable and available when on call / on duty
To carry out regular ward rounds in a timely fashion
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475 in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
The post-holder will help provide specialist Obstetric services. They will provide on call support overnight, and on weekends, together with appropriate teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students. They will be expected to work closely with general practitioners, midwifery colleagues, allied health professionals, obstetric, anaesthetic and neonatal staff to provide a seamless service and deliver high quality outcomes within national targets

Please refer the Job description for details