Junior Specialist Doctor (Higher) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Job description

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM

DIVISION OF WOMEN AND CHILDRENS – Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals (HGS)

Junior Specialist Doctor (Higher) (equivalent to StR 3 or above) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The post is suitable for trainees who have more than 5 years’ experience in O&G

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our Obstetrics and Gynaecology service at University Hospitals Birmingham, working at HGS. We have one full time 12 month vacancy. The emphasis would be on training in a wide variety of aspects under Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Although this is not a Deanery recognised post, training will have comparable training opportunities to a numbered registrar post.

The appointee will be working within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology specialties. This role is predominately based at the Heartlands hospital site; however the job plan may require clinical activity at both Solihull and Good Hope hospital. The successful candidate will also provide support to the emergency on-call service (1:8 rota). The post-holder will be expected to have significant experience in the assessment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology emergencies at the StR 3 level, be registered with the GMC and expected to hold the Part I MRCOG or MBBS equivalent. This post is suited for trainees who want exposure to emergency and elective obstetrics and gynaecology.

Company Description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the highest performing NHS organisations in Europe with a proven international reputation for its quality of care, information technology, clinical education and training and research.

UHB is a regional centre for cancer, has the second largest renal dialysis programme in the UK and has the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. It also provides a series of highly specialist cardiac and liver services and is a major specialist centre for burns and plastic surgery.

The Trust is also a regional Neuroscience and Major Trauma Centre and is world-renowned for its trauma care. The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM), hosted by UHB, has, since 2001 been the primary receiving unit for all military patients that are injured overseas. This combined experience of treating trauma patients and military casualties has led to the development of pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As such it has been designated as a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC).