Job summary

Specialist Grade Obstetrician and Gynaecologist required to provide high quality Specialist Grade delivered care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.

To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained.

To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervised and train the juniors and specialty doctors. To be proactive the in the department's clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust.

To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the department to address any issues arising that may affect the services.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of safe, evidence based Obstetric care in partnership with our midwifery colleagues. To undertake regular review of complex patients and to manage their care.

To provide high quality gynaecological care in both emergent and planned care settings and to further develop these services as appropriate

About us

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an Integrated Care Organisation providing acute health care services from Torbay Hospital, community health services and adult social care.

We have around 500,000 face-to-face contacts with patients in their homes and communities each year and see over 78,000 people in our A&E department annually. We serve a resident population of approximately 375,000 people, plus about 100,000 visitors at any one time during the summer holiday season.

We aim to provide high-quality, safe health and social care at the right time and in the right place. This means that as an organisation we want people to:

• Be empowered to manage their own health and care needs
• Work in partnership with professionals
• Only tell us their story once
• Access seamless care easily
• Have care in or close to home, whenever appropriate
• Work together as a community to look after health and care needs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

WEEKLY TIMETABLE / JOB PLAN

The current rota which may change as new Specialist Grade post is recruited to.

Total Programmed Activities: 10 PAs

Direct Clinical Care (DCC): 7.5 PAs per week (average over 16 weeks)

Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs): 1 PA per week

Model Job Plan to be agreed on appointment:

Wk 1

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

AM

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Outpatient Clinic

Outpatient Clinic

Labour Ward

PM

Day Surgery

Outpatient Clinic

Outpatient Clinic

SPA/Med Students/Admin

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Wk 2

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

AM

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Labour Ward

Off

Outpatient Clinic

PM

Outpatient Clinic

Outpatient Clinic

SPA/Med Students/Admin

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Wk 3

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

AM

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Labour Ward

Outpatient Clinic

Outpatient Clinic

PM

Outpatient Clinic

Outpatient Clinic

SPA/Med Students/Admin

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Wk 4

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

AM

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Labour Ward

Off

Outpatient Clinic

PM

Outpatient Clinic

Outpatient Clinic

SPA/Med Students/Admin

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Wk 5

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

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AM

On Call

On Call

Outpatient Clinic

Outpatient Clinic

Labour Ward

PM

Outpatient Clinic

SPA/Med Students/Admin

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Wk 6

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

AM

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Labour Ward

Off

Outpatient Clinic

PM

Day Surgery

Outpatient Clinic

SPA/Med Students/Admin

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Wk 7

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

FRI

AM

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Labour Ward

Outpatient Clinic

Outpatient Clinic

PM

Outpatient Clinic

Outpatient Clinic

SPA/Med Students/Admin

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Wk 8

MON

TUE

WED

THUR

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Nights

Nights

Off

Off

Outpatient Clinic

PM

SPA/Med Students/Admin

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Qualification for Role
• GMC Regisration

Desirable

• Evidence of Development

Experience

Essential

• 2 Years Experience Specialty Doctor in O&G

Desirable

• Examples of CPD - Diary with Reflection

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

388-5217315-M&D