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Main area
Family Health
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
12 months (fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
203-S1959
Employer
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Warwick
Salary
per annum
Closing
15/11/2026 23:59

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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Locum Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology Interest in Fetal Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. 

The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks

Many of the roles we advertise have a requirement for a DBS check to be carried out. If you are successful for a role and it requires a DBS check the Trust will carry out the initial check and subscription to the DBS Update Service, however successful candidates will be expected to cover the associated costs . Details of this will be sent to successful candidates in their offer letter.

Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 3 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Agile and Flexible Working

All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

Staff Benefits

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available. 

Car Parking

The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation. 

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).

Visa Sponsorship

The Trust will only consider sponsoring staff for certain roles, however this will be considered on a case by case basis in line with current legislation. As an employer we are unable to offer sponsorship to all roles in particular we cannot offer sponsorship for roles below Band 5.


Job overview

The successful candidate will participate in a 1 in 10 on-call rota for Labour ward and Gynecology on call. On call has to be swapped well in advance if there is a need to take Annual or Study leave. Weekends will include Direct Clinical Care sessions with twice daily ward rounds in line with the Ockendon recommendations. The other weeks will have the rest of the clinical sessions and supporting activities when it is expected that annual leave will be taken.

The successful candidate must have extensive experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The candidate must demonstrate an ability to work as part of the broad consultant team, with the expectation that further changes will occur in all job plans as the department develops. They will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of care for patients in this Trust.

Supporting professional activities (SPAs) are expected to be worked on site unless agreed otherwise with the Clinical Director and specified in the job plan. SPAs include administration audit, research, teaching and self-organized Continuing Medical Education (CME). 

Main duties of the job

·  Support the department in meeting the challenging key performance indicators.

· Deliver agreed standards of care and work to achieve 60-hour consultant presence on delivery suite.

·  Support delivery of activity targets in partnership with Clinical Commissioning Groups and support service developments, where possible.

· Allow flexibility and provide cover for consultant colleagues as appropriate and in accordance with Divisional arrangements and Trust Policy.

· Provide professional supervision, direction and training for junior medical staff.

·Take an active role in audit, research, bedside and teaching sessions.

·Participate in the on-call and night shift rota for Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

·Participate in plans to lead to cost efficiencies across the Department.

·Contribute to the Clinical Governance activities of the Trust to maintain the quality standards of clinical services.

·Ensure Continuing Professional Development targets are achieved.

·Take part in the revalidation and annual appraisal processes.

·Ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

Working for our organisation

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants should possess the MRCOG 

Applicants will need to be registered with the Continued Professional Development (CPD) program run by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG) and to participate in GMC revalidation, the Trust’s annual consultant appraisal, general and directorate specific audit and clinical governance programs.

Person specification

essential

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration
  • ATSMs in advanced labour ward practice or equivalent and any other special interest
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lacey Bennett
Job title
Directorate Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01926495321
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