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Consultant in Feto-Maternal Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
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Applications are invited for a new, substantive Consultant in Feto-Maternal medicine to increase expertise in Fetal Medicine, high risk obstetrics & intrapartum management within the Trust and to provide leadership and innovation within the Directorate of Maternity & Perinatal Medicine.
All maternity services are provided at City Hospital, delivering approximately 5000 women per year, where there is a large level 2+ NNU and full capability to provide HDU and ITU care to our mothers. There is a nationally recognized co-located midwifery-led birthing unit.
The Fetal Medicine Unit was newly developed and equipped in 2010 and provides a full range of FM diagnostic and screening services. The service is a designated Level 2 FM Unit within the West Midlands and receives referrals from local units within Black Country & West Birmingham LMNS. The unit has well established links to allied regional services including the WM tertiary referral FMU, Regional Clinical Genetics and Fetal/Paediatric cardiology services and Birmingham Children’s hospital. Antenatal care is based on a specialist multidisciplinary clinic model with clinics being staffed by dual consultants. Consultants also work with specialist midwives and community midwifery leads in teams where this promotes better access to and contact with hard-to-reach groups to ensure equal access to high quality obstetric care
Closing date: 23rd May 2024
Interview date: 20th June 2024
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The job description details the expected working arrangements which includes clinical commitments, 1.5SPA’s in support of the consultant position and a further 1.0 PA which can be developed by agreement into a special interest area with clinical or managerial responsibility.
The post will provide specialist opinion and management within the areas of Fetal medicine (dedicated whole day scan list weekly) and Maternal medicine and will work in conjunction with our developed specialist service teams. There is a fortnightly FM/Perinatal MDT meeting with neonatal colleagues and a fortnightly high-risk Obstetric MDT meeting with allied medical specialties including Obstetric Anaesthesia. In addition there is the expectation to be involved in region-wide MDTs and meetings following the creation of formal Midlands-wide Fetal medicine and Maternal Medicine networks.
There is a dedicated fortnightly 12hr resident session covering Delivery suite/ Maternity unit with an allied 12hr non-resident oncall overnight. 1:8 Fri and weekends daytime resident and overnight oncall are included. There are no resident night-time sessions.
There are 7 dedicated obstetricians and 5 other consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology who provide obstetric emergency, in-patient and out-patient services with a full complement of junior staff.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls. MMUH will host the busiest Emergency Department in Europe, with state of the art facilities and future development of a Learning Campus.
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Applicants are required to have CCT or equivalent and entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology; full GMC registration, MRCOG (or equivalent) and RCOG Sub-specialty training qualification in Fetal and Maternal Medicine (or equivalent) are essential. Accredited training in emergency obstetric training (PROMPT/MOET) and a Higher degree/ recent evidence of clinical research are desirable.
This post is designed to further develop specialisation, training and research within the areas of Feto-maternal medicine and complex pregnancies, to complement the Obstetric consultant team and provide high-quality intrapartum care and training. The job plan is full-time; a LTFT work schedule is open for discussion subject to appointment.
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Group Director : Dr Niten Makwana – 0121 507 6022
Clinical Director : Mrs L Thirumalaikumar – 0121 507 5380
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Other Requirements
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- Full GMC Registration
- Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
Qualifications
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- Entry on the Specialist Register in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
- RCOG Subspeciality Accreditation (or equivalent) in Maternal & Fetal Medicine
- Completed MOET / PROMPT training
Meini prawf dymunol
- Higher Degree (MD or PhD)
Personal Circumstances
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- Residence within a reasonable distance of City Hospital
- Ability to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust’s sites.
Clinical Experience
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- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of obstetric, maternal medicine and fetal medicine patients
Meini prawf dymunol
- Special interest that complements the existing consultants – Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy / Management of Multiple pregnancies/ Reduction in Perinatal Mortality
- To develop own interests
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working
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- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
Management and Administrative Experience
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- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.
Clinical Effectiveness
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- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
Teaching and Training experience
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- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines.
- The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Formal training in medical teaching
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
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- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Fetal medicine
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Up to date GCP training
Personal Attributes
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- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
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Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Mrs L Thirumalaikumar
- Teitl y swydd
- Clinical Director
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0121 507 5380
Rhestr swyddi gyda Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust yn Meddygol a deintyddol neu bob sector