Specialist Grade in Gynaecology & Obstetrics | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £96,990 - £107,155 On experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, IP4 5PD |
| Company: | Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7315705/432-MI2700 |
Summary
This Post is for Six Months
An opportunity has arisen to join as a specialist doctor to our team of enthusiastic, motivated and committed Consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, contributing towards enhancing safety within ourunit.
The post is a new role following successful allocation of increased funding due to departmental expansion.
The successful candidate will have a strong diagnostic focus and be able to demonstrate experience and interest diagnostic and oncology pathway.
Clinical Responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be:
· 10PA/11 PA full-time contract
· Oncology diagnostic support which include outpatient procedures and clinics solo.
· Area of special interest to be developed.
· Develop standards, procedures and robust systems in the department to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care from the point of entry into the department to admission or discharge from the department
· Supervision of the junior medical staff in the Unit who will have opportunity to learn on a one to one basis on both formal and informal rounds and also on ad hoc basis throughout the day
· Risk Management activity to ensure the safe and quality care of women and their families
· An active part in educational programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the Unit
· To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate
· Maintain an up to date job plan and personal development plan
· Register and participate in the appropriate CPD scheme with the RCOG
· Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for admission to hospital
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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General
The post-holder will:
· Work with colleagues to provide a service with the highest standard of care
· Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
· Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, out-patients and the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department
· Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care
· Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary
· Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility
· Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained
· Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviour are demonstrated
· Ensure that junior doctors training confirms to College requirements
· Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust’s agree policy
· Mentoring is offered to new and current consultant employees of the Trust
This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Jul 2025