Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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  • Warwick
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
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 developmentMain duties of the jobTo provide cover for colleagues as appropriate and in accordance with local Trust arrangements and Trust Policy.To observe the Trust's agreed policies and proceduresTo 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 necessaryAbout usWith our central location and great transport links we are closer than you might think. We are located in the heart of England with easy access to the motorway network and a good railway services. Warwickshire is accessible from a number of nearby cities including Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton, Oxford and Worcestershire.Surrounded by a collection of picturesque towns, villages and Warwick Castle. There is always a lot to see and do across the County. Numerous sport and leisure venues, theatres, parks and great shopping facilities make Warwickshire an idyllic place to work and live.This site has 350 beds and houses the majority of the Trust's acute services including Emergency Department services, Inpatient, Diagnostic and Pathology departments, Consultant-Led 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. Warwick Hospital houses the Gynaecology inpatient services. Last financial year, there were around 3200 deliveries.Job description
Job responsibilitiesTo support the inpatient service in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Warwick HospitalOutpatient workload: Duties involve antenatal/gynaecology clinics and elective operating theatre listsThe Labour Ward has 7 delivery rooms one of which is a water birth room and one of which is a high risk room and six observation beds. There are 2 obstetric theatres and a bereavement room within the ward area.The Bluebell Birth Centre is the new alongside midwife-led unit offering four top of the range birthing rooms, with birthing pools available in all of them.SWAN WARDSwan Ward is a 27 bedded antenatal/postnatal ward.SCBUThe Labour ward is adjacent to a level 1 SCBU and has 11 cots. Neonatal intensive care is provided only as part of resuscitation and stabilization pending transfer to a regional centre for neonates under 32 weeks gestation if required. The tertiary Neonatal Unit for the Central Newborn Network of the West Midlands is University Hospital, Coventry and Leicester Royal Infirmary. The new Trent Perinatal network and Central Newborn Network Neonatal Transport service has been up and running since April 2010.Person Specification
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203-S1746CompanyCome 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.To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).Company info Website Telephone 01926 495321

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