NHS Jobs • London SE13 6LH
About this role
The successful candidates will initially be on a 10 PA contract which will be reviewed after 3 months in post and then annually. On call and emergency duties will be fulfilled in priority to elective work. The indicative timetable is shown below, but these may be subject to slight variation depending on the special interests of the successful candidates. All job plans are offered in line with the Trust policy on consultant job planning. Job plans are set electronically and SPA time is calculated at 1.5 PAs for core requirements such as mandatory training, appraisal, audit, governance work etc. Clinical administration will be allocated on the basis of 25% of the clinical time available. We will work with you to shape the ideal job plan upon successful appointment. The post holder will directly supervise junior medical staff on the Labour ward to help them improve their obstetric skills during the LW presence and provide clinical training of junior medical staff during other clinical sessions. The consultant on duty for labour ward will not cover services on another site or do private practice. The consultant will not be on duty for the labour ward whilst being timetabled for other clinical duties, such as gynaecology clinics. Each consultant has access to a desk and secretarial support.