Consultant in Maternal Medicine and Obstetrics

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Consultant in Maternal Medicine and Obstetrics at UHDB. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team of Consultants, Specialty Doctors, Junior Medical Staff, Allied Health Professionals, Specialist Nursing and Midwifery team and senior managers who are all committed to providing the best service to its patients. As well as providing a high-quality obstetrics service, you will work together with senior colleagues in shaping the future of the maternal medicine service for our women and pregnant people . You will have shared responsibility for the operational performance, clinical quality, and resource management of the service, providing leadership and management. Maternity services are provided on the Royal Derby and Queens Hospital Burton sites. Both sites work to common protocols. Provision with consultant colleagues of a service to Staffordshire, Derbyshire & surrounding areas with responsibility for diagnosis & treatment of patients at the hospitals & clinics at which you have duties. If you are passionate about patient care and developing your skills and knowledge in leadership then we are keen to hear from you to discuss how we can support you in this.Main duties of the job Support maternal medicine service/team & provide a general clinical service. Post holder will cover areas/activities such as labour ward, ANC, PAU, elective caesarean section lists & review antenatal & complex postnatal patients, providing care & management to patients across UHDB, including clinics in community facilities. Participate in OOH on call service, cover consultant colleagues during reasonable periods of leave including care of patients & supervision of doctors in training. Participation in under & post graduate education, training sessions for FY, Specialty Residents & medical students. Responsible for the professional supervision, training & management of junior medical staff, teaching, examination & accreditation duties as required & contributing to postgraduate & CPD activity locally & nationally as appropriate.Commitment to taking part in annual appraisal process, undertaken by ACD for Obstetrics. Responsible for continuing professional development with the support of the Trust, it is mandatory for all Consultants to keep up to date with evidence-based practice. Responsible for maintaining awareness of & acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as "Duties of a Doctor", "Good Medical Practice", & the "GMC Performance Procedures". Exceptional requirements to undertake additional duties for limited periods within geographical area specified above or undertake duties at other hospitals in the event of a major disaster or incident.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.