Resident Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

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Job summary

A regional health authority is seeking a Resident Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist responsible for high-risk pregnancies at their Port Talbot facility. The role offers a full-time contract of 10 sessions per week, competitive salary, and the opportunity to be part of a dynamic team. Candidates are expected to manage complex cases and engage in continual professional development. This position promotes an inclusive work environment, welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds, and supports the capacity for bilingual communication in Welsh.

Benefits

Support for professional development

Competitive annual leave

Health and wellness programs

Qualifications

• Experience in managing Gynaecology patients independently.
• Evidence of extensive training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
• Ability to manage emergency cases in Gynaecology.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care in Gynaecology and obstetric emergencies.
• Conduct outpatient clinics and ward rounds.
• Engage in multidisciplinary meetings focused on patient care.

Skills

Emergency management in Gynaecology

Patient communication

Team leadership

Compassionate care

Education

Fully Registered with the GMC

MRCOG or equivalent

CCT or eligible

Job description

Main area Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Grade Consultant Contract Permanent: Full time / 10 sessions Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (1 in 8 Resident On Call (Covering Obseterics & Gynaecology)) Job ref 130-NPTSSG10074S

Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Singleton Town Swansea Salary £110,240 - £160,951 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/02/2026 23:59

Resident Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Consultant

We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:

• Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
• Working together - as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first
• Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.

Job overview

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a 10 session Resident Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology, subspecialising in high-risk pregnancy and perinatal mental health care. This is a replacement post joining a team of 21 Consultants responsible for the provision of O&G services at Singleton Hospital within Swansea Bay University Health Board’

Sessional Commitment: 10 Sessions contracted with 7 Direct Clinical Commitments and 3 Supporting Professional Activities. Please note after 3 months, a review of the job plan will be undertaken dependent on special interests and service needs. A full session is 3 hours and 45 minutes duration.

Main duties of the job

The out of hours on call provision is also supported by an additional on-call non-resident O&G Consultant and is in line with the “ ensuring safe out of hours support for complex emergency obstetrics and gynaecology surgery” RCOG recommendations. There are support services on-call during out of hours including General Surgery, Vascular, Gynae-Oncology and Urology.

DIRECT CLINICAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Emergency duties (including emergency work carried out during or arising from on-call); Gynaecology and delivery suite service weeks; Operating sessions including pre- and post-operative care; Ward rounds/Outpatient clinics/clinical diagnostic work/other patient treatment; Public health duties

Multi-disciplinary meetings about direct patient care ; Administration directly related to patient care e.g., referrals, notes etc.

The service is currently reviewing the on-call rosters for the Obstetrics and Gynaecology services, therefore it is likely that the on call documented in job description may change depending on service need. However, the service will undertake a consultation for any changes in line with HR policies.

Working for our organisation

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people.We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.

We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Fully Registered with the GMC and licensed to practice
• MRCOG (or equivalent)
• Evidence of training, experience and independent practice in Obstetrics and General Gynaecology
• CCT or eligible within six months of interview date and can demonstrate evidence that they are expected to achieve CCT within 6 months
• ATSM in Maternal Medicine / Experience in Perinatal Mental Health care

Experience

• Evidence of thorough and broad training in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Able to independently manage Gynaecology patients
• Ability to manage emergency gynaecology independently .
• Ability to: - Take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients. - Perform appropriate surgery for emergency gynaecology. - Independently manage women with complications in early pregnancy.
• Evidence of active participation in clinical audit
• Evidence of initiating change through the audit process

Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights
• Ability to communicate effectively and have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work constructively in a multidisciplinary team, be flexible and responsive to the needs of colleagues and provide team leadership
• Evidence of ability to continuously improve patient and staff experience
• Ability to manage competing demands in a busy acute environment and cope and manage own emotions under stress
• Ability to empathize with patients and their families and to treat them with compassion and sensitivity
• Competent in the use of IT/computer systems
• Teaching - Evidence of medical and non-medical undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience
• Knowledge - NHS Constitution
• Knowledge - Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
• Knowledge - Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the professional code of conduct and guidance issued by the GMC and adhere to this.
• Leadership and Management - Evidence of previous active participation in leadership and management activities
• Leadership and Management - Understanding of NHS policy and delivery of national performance targets (including hospital acquired infections)
• Leadership and Management - Flexible, pragmatic and a problem-solving approach
• Leadership and Management - Ability to inspire and motivate others
• Research - Experience of research, particularly in collaboration with other clinicians
• Research - Willingness to continue participation in research
• Research - Publication in peer reviewed journals
• Research - Achieved a higher research degree e.g., MD(Res)/PhD
• Research - Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Teaching - Certificate in teaching e.g., Training the Trainer
• Leadership and Management - Experience of managing change e.g., in budgets, staff

Personal Attributes

• Must be able to demonstrate honesty, reliability, trustworthiness and treat people who use the service and colleagues, with respect
• Must be able to demonstrate that you: Put patients first by o Offering to help o Making everyone feel special o Showing kindness and respect Apologizing when things go wrong
• Must be able to demonstrate that you: Take personal responsibility o Smiling and being welcoming o Having the courage to challenge o Continuously learning and improving o Performing your duties to the best of your abilities o
• Have passion for excellence o Striving to be the best o Going the extra mile o Being bold and ambitious o Leading by example
• Have pride in our team o Celebrating our diversity o Looking after colleagues o Delivering what we promise o Praising our achievements
• Self-motivated and confident
• Show appropriate insight into strengths and weaknesses and ask for help appropriately
• Ability to travel between Trust sites
• Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service and the Trust

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Mrs. Madhuchanda Dey Job title Clinical Director of Women's Health Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01972702222 Additional information

DETAILS FOR VISITING BEFORE INTERVIEW

Candidates who may wish to seek further information or who would like to arrange to visit the Health Board are invited and encouraged to contact:

Mrs. Madhuchanda Dey

Clinical Director of Women Health

Singleton Hospital,

Swansea, SA2 8QA

E-mail: [e-mail]

Mr. Nagindra Das

Clinical lead for Gynaeoncology and Gynaecological Oncologist

Singleton Hospital,

Swansea, SA2 8QA

Telephone: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Mrs. Najiya Ali

Clinical lead for Obstetric

Singleton Hospital

Swansea SA2 8QA

Email: [e-mail]

Abigail Morris

Directorate Manager for Womens Health

Singleton Hospital

Swansea SA2 8QA

Email: [e-mail]