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.

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Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust seeks to appoint a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to join its dynamic and ambitious team. This is a replacement post due to retirement. The Trust wishes to appoint an applicant who holds a certificate of completion of specialist O&G training. Experience in advanced Obstetric ultrasound would be an advantage. A decision about their eligibility for the post will be taken by the short-listing panel once the qualifications of the field of applicants are established. 

The successful 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 obstetrics and gynaecology on-call rota.

The remit of the post holder will be to support specialised Obstetric services alongside the provision of general obstetric and gynaecology services. The appointee will be responsible for the running of the Rainbow clinic – a specially commissioned ultrasound-based service for women who have suffered previous stillbirth, neonatal death or late termination for fetal reasons. There will also be a growth scan clinic on alternate weeks, and opportunity to support the Multiple Birth and Preterm Clinics.

The post-holder will be expected to have a fortnightly elective Caesarean section list in their job plan to facilitate safe delivery of high-risk cases, as well as a fortnightly half day session in the Maternity Assessment Unit reviewing pregnant people presenting to the service acutely. We are proud of our commitment to Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching across all specialities, so qualifications and experience in teaching would be welcome.

The post-holder would be expected to assist with covering colleagues when they are unavailable. This can be offered prospectively with job planning, or ad-hoc with additional compensation.

The Obstetrics & Gynaecology on-call rota comprises 1:14 weeknights (Monday-Thursday, approx. 20 per year, mix of Obstetrics and Gynaecology), and average 1:7 weekends. Labour Ward is covered by a Consultant of the Day, and  Gynaecology is arranged into “Hot weeks” 0800-1700 Monday-Friday)

Labour ward is covered by a Consultant Obstetrician for a minimum of 82 hours a week. This comprises Monday-Friday 0800-2200, Saturday and Sunday 0800-1200 and 2000-2200. Unpredictable clinical work may necessitate Consultant presence outside of these times.

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Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• On the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of receiving CCT (or equivalent), in O&G
• MRCOG or equivalent approved by PMETB
• Completion of RCOG ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or equivalent (Core curriculum 2024)
• Completion of Fetal Care, Pregnancy Care or equivalent (SITMS RCOG 2024)

Clinical Experience

• Clinical training and experience in ante natal and intra partum obstetrics equivalent to that required for a UK CCT

• Ability to offer acute care as the Obstetric consultant alongside a Level 3 Neonatal Unit with experience in management of extreme prematurity.
• Demonstrable team working skills.
• Experience with complex Obstetric surgery, e.g. placenta accreta spectrum, fibroids and supermorbid obesity.

Clinical Skills

• Knowledge, Clinical and Technical skills to provide a Consultant Service in obstetrics
• Certification in managing obstetric emergencies on labour ward
• Ability to perform independently second and third trimester fetal ultrasound scanning – including fetal biometry, amniotic fluid index, placental site and doppler velocimetry (umbilical artery and middle cerebral artery).
• Cervical length ultrasound and placental assessment would be welcome.
• Qualifications and experience in Medical Education

Knowledge

• Obstetrics & Gynaecology to a UK CCT standard
• Up-to-date with recent developments in high risk obstetrics – including diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction and stillbirth prevention
• 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

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