Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

at  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Obstetrics & Gynaecology teams at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Oxford Road Campus which is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor to complement our team.

Applicants should demonstrate a special interest in the following areas as the main duties of the job will involve:

• Reccurrent miscarriage – Regular GOPD clinics
• OP Hysteroscopy – Candidates should know and have basic experience in this skill but can be trained further to work towards independent practice
• Complex caesarean Section – Regular ANC and Theatre training with the complex caesarean section team.
• Delivery unit sessions- Biweekly CDU sessions . Candidates should be expected to be working at ST5+ level

The Trust is signed up to the SAS charter and the Department will endeavour to support applicants looking to apply for consultant posts via the CESR route. To date 9 SAS doctors have been employed by SMH, 6 of these attempted and successfully achieved CESR. The Department will also endeavour to aid successful applicants in the development of specialist interests within the fields of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Our SAS doctors are senior members of the team and have opportunity to attend department meetings and take part in quality improvement projects to develop our service and undertake clinical audits.
Specific job plans will be organised following discussion with the Clinical Directors and Job Planning leads. This may incorporate out-of-hours commitments, or weekend working. Job plans include 1 PA for SPA. There is scope of some independent work with or without indirect supervision based on experience. Please see attached job description for full details of the proposed job plan.
We welcome applications from suitably qualified individuals.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
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To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘ Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
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MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .
We’re looking forward to hearing from you

• Reccurrent miscarriage – Regular GOPD clinics
• OP Hysteroscopy – Candidates should know and have basic experience in this skill but can be trained further to work towards independent practice
• Complex caesarean Section – Regular ANC and Theatre training with the complex caesarean section team.
• Delivery unit sessions- Biweekly CDU sessions . Candidates should be expected to be working at ST5+ leve