Anguilla - Medical Doctor Obstetrician Gynaecologist
| Posting date: | 18 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 December 2025 |
| Location: | Anguilla, AA1 1AA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | G0007-GOA-DHS |
Summary
KEY DUTIES Admit, conduct patient assessments and discharge inpatients as required. Formulate and prescribe specialized health care regimens for designated patients. Conduct prenatal examinations, ultrasounds, and screenings to monitor fetal development and maternal health. Provide guidance on nutrition, exercise, and prenatal vitamins for expectant mothers. Manage labor, childbirth, and postpartum care, including performing deliveries and addressing any complications. Perform pelvic exams, Pap smears, and other diagnostic tests to assess reproductive health Diagnose and treat gynecological conditions such as endometriosis, fibroids, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Perform surgeries and procedures related to obstetrics and gynecology, including cesarean sections, hysterectomies, and laparoscopic surgeries. Provide contraceptive counseling and family planning services, including insertion of intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive implants. Manage menopausal symptoms and provide hormone replacement therapy when indicated. Screen for gynecological cancers (e.g., cervical, ovarian, uterine) and coordinate treatment plans when necessary. Meet with patients and their families to discuss diagnoses, treatment options, and prognoses. Prepare patients for surgery, including pre-operative assessments and discussions about the procedure, risks and expected outcomes, obtaining informed consent prior to the procedure. Ensure sterile and safe surgical environments, adhering to hospital, DHS, accepted and regulatory standards. Provide post-operative care, monitor recovery, manage pain, and address potential complications. Ensure accurate, complete and timely documentation of surgical and non-surgical findings, management, progress, follow-up plans, and patient and caregiver interactions in electronic health records, medical reports and other required versions of the patient record. Coordinate referrals to other specialists, sub-specialists and/or tertiary health care institutions as required. Provide technical assistance to other health care professionals in the implementation of DHS health programmes and services. Serve as lead and participate in in-service training and medical ward rounds, case presentations and team meetings. Provide assistance with critical care management. Adhere to hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance with medical standards and protocols. Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care and patient safety. Stay current with advancements in medical knowledge through continuing medical education (CME). Attend workshops, seminars, and professional conferences to enhance clinical skills and knowledge. Perform other related duties as required by the job function. Act as a catalyst for change, model change and build capacity for managing change throughout the ministry/department/organization. Influence others to translate vision into action. Create and support a culture that focusses on creativity, innovation and knowledge. Promote a culture of open and transparent communication. Embrace technology by utilizing all available ICT/media/mass communication to ensure that relevant messages and/or responses to the service offered are disseminated accurately, courteously and timely. Hold up the Leadership Statement as a mirror to your own behaviour in a challenging and constructive way. Foster a culture of teamwork and collaboration. Participate in disaster management activities designed to prepare for, mitigate against and respond to disaster events. Develop and implement strategies for improving and maintaining a high level of patient and client satisfaction in the public sector.