Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive Obstetric Consultant with a specialist interest in Fetal Medicine. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and ambitious team at our Birmingham Women's Hospital site which has 7,400 births per year. This is a newly established Consultant post and we are looking for someone who is Ambitious, Brave and Compassionate and with a commitment to continually improve our services, which have just been rated green by the CQC. Our Fetal medicine unit provides a full range of diagnostic and fetal interventional procedures including fetal blood sampling and transfusion, fetal drainage and shunting, fetoscopic laser ablation for severe twin to twin transfusion and radiofrequency ablation for selective reduction in complex monochorionic twin pregnancy. It also acts as the referral hub for the Midlands and much of Northern England (Leeds, Yorkshire, Manchester areas) for complex twin pregnancies receiving approximately 100-150 such referrals a year. Main duties of the job
This postholder will be part of the Obstetric maternal and fetal medicine service, working closely with colleagues in the direct team and across Obstetric services and networks. The successful persons will be responsible for: Research and Development activities Delivering high quality care in fetal and obstetric services Work alongside the fetal medicine team with the potential to assist and develop future innovations in prenatal surgery This post is advertised as a full-time role, however applicants wishing to be considered for a position with fewer sessions are welcome to apply. The post holder is required to have full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid licence to practice medicine at this level. Full details of the personal specification are included in the job description. About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care. Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old. Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation. Job responsibilities
full description of the role, personal specification and role responsibilities can be found in the attached documentation Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
oFull GMC registration oMRCOG or appropriate specialist registration oRelevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC) oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC oCompletion of Labour Ward ATSM oExperience of supervising junior staff oPrepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital or remain resident whilst on call oFurther higher degree Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust £105,504 to £139,882 a yearDependent on Experience
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