Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust seeks to appoint a Consultant Gynaecologist to join its dynamic and ambitious team.  This is a replacement Consultant post that seeks to enhance the provision of specialist Gynaecology Oncology care at the hospital.  The post holder will have proven extensive gynaecology oncology experience and have weekly oncology outpatient clinics, operating, rapid access PMB and colposcopy sessions as well as MDT sessions.

The candidate will join a large, cohesive team of 24 consultants providing general and specialised obstetrics and gynaecology services to the population of East Hampshire and neighbouring areas.  The post will be based at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.  The job plan will initially be based on ten programmed activities and will include participation in the gynaecology on-call rota.

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has 4 DaVinci surgical robots and a well-established cross speciality surgical robotic programme.  Gynaecology Oncology is actively involved in this programme and the new appointee would be invited to help further develop the programme if desired.

The remit of the post holder is to join the current team of four gynaecological oncologists (one part-time) with support from clinical nurse specialists and sub speciality trainee.  The post holder would be expected to be competent in open, laparoscopic and vaginal surgery for gynaecological malignancy and have proven and extensive acute gynaecology experience.

The hospital also provides clinical support for St Richard's Hospital in Chichester.  Multidisciplinary team meetings occur weekly.

The Maternity Service has been graded "GOOD" by the Care Quality Commission in February 024.  The unit delivers approximately 5,200 babies per annum across our hospitals and community centres.  We have 1 Obstetric Labour Ward based at Queen Alexandra Hospital and 3 Midwifery led units - B5 ward (at QAH), St Mary's Hospital and Blake's at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.  We also have facilities for home births with our community teams.

We provide both general antenatal clinical services and specialist clinics.  Specialist clinics include Maternal Medicine, Fetal Medicine, Multiple Birth Clinic, Preterm Birth and Perinatal Mental Health among others.

Our Maternity Assessment Unit is located on the Labour Ward and run by a dedicated team of core midwives.  It runs 24/7 and can see up to 1000 patients per month.  We proudly use the Birmingham Symptom Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) to optimise patient safety and care pathways. 

Our Labour Ward comprises 10 well sized delivery rooms with private en-suite bathrooms, 2 smaller rooms for antenatal / post natal patients and 1 x 2 bedded Acute Observation Unit patients requiring high intensity monitoring.  A project is on-going to convert this into an Obstetric High Dependency Unit.

We are proud of our Level 3 Bliss accredited Neonatal unit, who accept national referrals for babies from 22 weeks and 6 days.  The Neonatal unit has 14 intensive care cots, 19 dependency / special care cots and one intensive care isolation cot.  They provide some of the most complex and pioneering medical care, including total body cooling, HFOV, NO therapy and laser ROP.

Total Hours 40

Total PAs     10  (Supporting professional activities = 2); Direct clinical Care (including   unpredictable on-call = 8)

On-call rota 1 in 7; on call supplement 5% agreed category A.

The post is available immediately, however an appointee may need to give three months to their current employer. In such circumstances, the appointee will be expected to take up the post within three months of the offer of the appointment, unless a special agreement has been made between the appointee and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

If you consider it unlikely that you will be able to take up the appointment within such a period, you are advised to point this out at the time of your application. 

Those who wish to visit the hospital should contact Mr Richard Hadwin (CD gynaecology) Tel: 023 9228 6000, ext 4561 or Dr Jo Borbone (Women and Childrens Care Group Director) Tel: 023 9228 6000, ext 4600

For further information please see full Job Description

• Full GMC registration
• On the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of receiving CCT (or equivalent) in Gynaecology Oncology
• MRCOG or equivalent approved by PMETB
• Completion of RCOG sub speciality in Gynaecological Oncology or equivalent
• Candidate must demonstrate extensive skills and experience in the laparoscopic and open surgical management of Gynaecology Oncology and acute gynaecological emergencies.
• BSCCP accredited Colposcopist or equivalent.
• Knowledge of clinical and technical skills to provide a Consultant Service in Gynaecology Oncology.

Desirable 

Gynaecological Ultrasound

Knowledge

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of a safe service 
• Commitment to accept a share of management in the department
• Engagement in resource management
• Evidence of achieving change from effective clinical audit 
• Experience of developing clinical pathways, guidelines and policies
• Experience and training in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Training in basic research technique and evaluation
• Ability to critically review research

Personal Attributes

• Ability to function successfully under stress and to accept responsibility
• Good communication skills
• Flexible approach to working patters, ability to cope with change
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Leadership qualities
• Ability and willingness to share clinical knowledge and difficulties with colleagues
• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post.

The health and well being of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

The job holder must act in such a way that at all times the health and well-being of children and vulnerable adults is safeguarded.  Familiarisation with and adherence to the Safeguarding Policies of the Trust is essential requirement for all employees.  In addition all staff are expected to complete essential/mandatory training in this area.

Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 (exceptions) order 1975.  Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions.   This could result in dismissal or disciplinary action from the Trust. 

Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to an application for positions to which the order is applied.

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