Obstetrics & Gynaecology Consultant

Client Name: Swansea Bay University Health Board
Role: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant
Shifts: 9-5
Location: Singleton Hospital

Benefits:

• First sight of shifts across multiple NHS trusts
• Competitive pay rates
• A dedicated placement officer
• Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
• Hundreds of new shifts available every day
• Long term jobs and short shifts available
• Lucrative referral scheme
• Revalidation support
• 24/7/365 support - we're here when you need us

Are you an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant looking for an exciting new opportunity? If so, consider this position with the esteemed Swansea Bay University Health Board where your skills, knowledge and experience are critical to the provision of patient care services throughout the hospital.

Working flexible shifts at Singleton Hospital, you will join a team of consultants dedicated to providing obstetric or gynaecological care while also being a pillar of clinical and educational support for junior doctors and trainees. In obstetrics, with ever-rising delivery rates, Consultants who can provide direct specialist care for women and supervise and support trainees and midwives on the labour ward are crucial.

The Singleton Hospital takes their contribution to medical development and advancement seriously. As a result, you will have access to some of the most advanced medical equipment in the country and unparalleled opportunities for specialism, research, and academia throughout your consultancy.

Development and opportunities
As an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant, you will be dedicated to imparting complex knowledge and championing skill enhancement throughout the department. Leading by example, you will encourage uptake for the wide range of development and support packages available.

General key skills

In addition to your qualifications, as an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant, you will have:

• Quick thinking abilities
• Patience and the ability to teach, coach and mentor
• Excellent attention to detail
• A systematic approach to tasks and delegation
• Excellent timekeeping
• A pro-active approach to research and academia
• Empathy and understanding
• A flexible attitude
• A dedication to improving and developing knowledge and skills
• Active listening skills

Main Duties/Responsibilities
As an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant with Swansea Bay University Health Board you will:

• Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information to explain a diagnosis and treatment options using various methods to ensure practical understanding.
• Coordinate treatment plans and prescribe various types of treatment.
• Provide constant monitoring and care for patients.
• Communicate with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team on shared patient decision making.
• Work in and where appropriate, lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
• Recognise, review, and report a patient's condition and any changes to the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
• Performing basic administrative and clerical tasks, such as keeping records of test results, writing prescriptions, providing information to patients, and monitoring treatment plans.
• Conduct research to help develop and test surgical techniques and equipment that can improve operating procedures and outcomes
• Help teach and train other junior doctors and medical students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
Essential

• MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) or equivalent.
• Hold CCT or CESR at the time of interview or in an established training programme and within six months of CCT
• Inclusion on GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT or CESR (CP) at interview.
• 6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.

A business with a future
If you are ready to work in a hospital that prides itself on the opportunities provided to staff and the care provided to patients, apply today, and enjoy access to hundreds of shifts, a dedicated Placement Officer and revalidation support.