ABM Health Board JOB DESCRIPTION registrar (ST3+) OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY Area Profile Swansea is the second largest city in Wales and has a. It has many areas of outstanding natural beauty including the sandy bays and parkland of the Gower Peninsula.. Its importance as a Conference Centre is growing and it has many cultural attributes including a thriving theatre and annual music festival. The Ospreys regional rugby union team and Swansea City Football club are situated in the city as well as first class rugby clubs in Swansea, Neath, Aberavon and Dunvant. There are several good golf courses, an athletic stadium and Olympic swimming pool and the seaside village of Mumbles as well as Gower, wind surfing and sea fishing. The cliffs overhanging many of the beaches of Gower are popular sites for rock climbing and Rhossili Down is a favourite menu for hang-gliders and para-gilders. The capital city of Cardiff and the of Wales College of Medicine are easily accessible within 45 minutes by the M4 motorway, which also provides access to the Severn Bridge; London by rail takes 3 hours. ABM NHS Health Board The Health Board is the largest in Wales, and one of the largest in the UK. Launched on 1st October 2009, following a merger between the former award-winning Swansea and Bro Morgannwg NHS Trusts, we employ around 16,000 staff, and have an annual budget of more than 770 million. The Health Board has four major hospitals: Morriston and Singleton in Swansea, the Princess of Wales in Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot in Baglan. It also have 14 community hospitals, clinics and treatment centres with inpatient beds, and 46 community clinics and health centres, all helping to deliver care. The HB has more than 2,800 beds. ABM LHB looks after a population of about 600,000 people, covering Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, and the western Vale of Glamorgan. In addition, its specialist services cover much wider areas of Wales. It deals annually with more than 110,000 in-patients who come into its hospitals either for planned operations, or for emergency, unscheduled, care. Around 220,000 patients a year attend the A&E and casualty/minor injury departments.
As the first Trust in Wales to be granted title, it works closely with Swansea and its Medical School, along with other university and college partners in South Wales. Singleton Hospital Singleton Hospital is the other District General Hospital serving the Swansea area overlooking Swansea Bay and approximately 8 miles from Morriston, adjacent to the campus of College of Swansea. It has approximately 650 beds with outpatient facilities including Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Acute General Medicine, General Surgery, ENT Surgery, Care of the Elderly, Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Paediatrics, in addition to High dependency Unit and Coronary Care. The sub-regional radiotherapy department for West Wales is based at Singleton Hospital, together with the administrative headquarters of the Cancer Centre. The department of neonatal medicine provides a sub-regional service for South West Wales. Close contact is maintained with the appropriate departments within the and there is direct access to the Computing Centre. The Pathology Unit includes the PHLS reference laboratory. The Department of Medical Photography and an excellent medical library are on site. Recent developments include the Diabetes and Endocrine Unit and the Medical Assessment Unit. The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Singleton Hospital The establishment in the Directorate is: 13 Consultants, 1 locum Consultant, 3 Associate Specialists, 1 Staff Grade, 12 Specialty Registrars and 8 Specialty Trainees (including VTS and career Trainees) and 1 FP2. The accommodation at Singleton was opened in 1991 and consists of purpose built block including Obstetric, Gynaecological and Paediatric wards, Central Delivery Unit, Special Care Baby Unit and clinic space. There is a modern Colposcopy suite, a Continence suite, and gynaecological operations are located in the main surgical theatre suite. In total there are 52 Obstetric beds plus 10 delivery rooms, with two obstetric theatres and a high dependency observation area, on the Central Delivery Unit. Of the Gynaecological beds 28 are open seven days a week with a further 13 Monday- Friday day unit beds. Neath Port Talbot Hospital The facilities at Neath Port Talbot Hospital opened in 2002 consist of, a Midwifery Led birthing unit, dedicated clinic space. There are 7 LDRP (Labour / Delivery / Recovery / Postnatal) rooms,. There is a modern Colposcopy Suite and dedicated Surgical Day Unit The Post This is a whole time post, commencing a.s.a.p, for a period of 1 year. The successful candidate will be expected to attend and teach in outpatient clinics, on ward rounds, labour ward and theatre sessions. In these clinical sessions the successful candidate will undertake supervised teaching sessions for year 3 & year 4 graduate entry medical
students from Swansea. Due to the teaching component the successful candidate will see fewer patients per clinic. It may be possible to negotiate on call in O&G at registrar or senior registrar level, however the main commitment of this post is to deliver undergraduate medical teaching. There is funding within this post for the successful candidate to undertake a certificate in postgraduate medical education based in Swansea. Protected time for this is included in the weekly timetable. The labour ward in Singleton is a busy unit with approximately 4,000 deliveries a year. The post is offered subject to Terms and Conditions of Service governing the appointment of hospital medical and dental staff in England and Wales with modifications applicable within the ABM NHS Health Board. Academic Facilities There are active Postgraduate Medical Centres at Singleton and Morriston Hospitals with full programmes of activities. The main hospital library for the area is situated at Singleton Hospital under the aegis of a Chartered Librarian. Weekly medical clinical meetings, x-ray meetings, journal clubs and Grand Rounds are held at which Consultants are expected to play an active part. Each month one session is devoted to medical audit. The library services at both sites are comprehensive, and Professional librarians and clerical officers staff the libraries. Swansea Clinical School -The College of Medicine Founded in 2004 the College of Medicine is one of the fastest growing medical schools in the UK Learning and teaching Swansea 's College of Medicine is a centre of excellence in world-class medical teaching and research. Located in the heart of the Swansea Campus, our School of Medicine delivers a comprehensive education and training portfolio, from undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in medicine, to professional graduate training and research. We also work closely with our NHS partners in achieving excellence in teaching, research and clinical service. The College's principal teaching activities include: Undergraduate and higher degree programmes, including PhD, MD, MCh and Masters degrees A four-year Graduate Entry Medicine Programme unique to Wales and one of a small group of fast-track programmes of medical study in the UK.
St David's Medical Foundation, a registered charity supporting excellence in research and education at the College. Research and innovation The Institute of Life Science (ILS) is the research enterprise and innovation arm of Swansea s College of Medicine. The vision for ILS is to advance medical science through interdisciplinary research and innovation to improve the health wealth and well-being of the people of Wales and beyond. The Institute of Life Science is a unique example of successful collaboration between the NHS, academia and industry in the life science and health sector featuring two research council funded centres CIPHER and EPSRC Mass Spectrometry. enjoys close links with the Colleges of Engineering and Science especially through the Centre for NanoHealth. is Wales premier purpose-built medical research facility. a collaboration between Swansea and the Welsh Government, together with Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Health Board, and industry and business partners. is the single largest investment ever made by the Welsh Government on any university campus. Phases 1 and 2 were delivered on time and in budget. Business Growing life science businesses is at the core of what we do. The ILS team is dedicated to building links with business and for business. There are many ways that ILS can provide access to the help and support businesses need to prosper, and develop innovative products, processes and services to benefit human health including collaborative research, client organisations, affiliate membership and partnership" Salary scales. Remuneration will be according to Specialty Registrar national pay scale ranging between 30,302 and 47,647 per annum. Confidentiality Any matters of a confidential nature including, in particular, manual or computerised information relating to the diagnosis and treatment of patients, individual staff records whether manual or computerised and details of contract prices and terms, must under no circumstances be divulged or passed on to any unauthorised person or persons. Any breach of confidentiality may result in dismissal without notice. Pecuniary interests
The attention of all staff is drawn to the need to declare in advance any pecuniary interest they may have in respect of agencies with whom the HB might enter into contract for the supply of goods and/or services. Such interest should be communicated, in writing, to the Chief Executive or his nominee. No Smoking Policy The HB adopts a policy of encouraging all its staff not to smoke for the benefit of their health. Smokers are welcome to apply for posts and their applicants will be treated on the same basis as those of non smokers. There is no smoking at the workplace and applicants are advised to discuss this at interview if they are smokers. Additional Information The above Job Description is not intended to be exhaustive and is provided as a guide to the main areas of responsibility of the post and the duties may be subject to change. In common with all HB employees, the post holder will be required to maintain complete confidentiality in relation to patients, staff and the HB s business. The post will adhere to all Departmental/HB policies and procedures (including Financial, Personnel and Health & Safety). Professional and Technical Staff are required to comply with the requirements of their professional body. Those employees with responsibility for staff are required to participate fully in the supervision of those staff members. All employees have responsibilities relating to risk management and they should make themselves aware of those responsibilities. The main duties in relation to risk management are: To follow all policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines. To complete incident forms and reports of untoward incidences as appropriate. To inform their Manager of risks they have identified.
Job plan for teaching registrar Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday AM Theatre (EHK) ANC (MN/LM) PM ANC (EHK) GOPD (EHK) Direct Student (tutorials, simulation, ward based teaching) Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday AM GOPD (JG) at NPT ANC (MN/LM) Theatre (JG) PM ANC (EHK) GOPD (EHK) Direct Student (tutorials, simulation, ward based teaching) EHK = Euan Kevelighan JG = Jeremy Gasson MN = Manju Nair LM = Liza Mukhopadhyay Proposed timetable for registrar in O&G The Registrar will also take part in all GEM teaching sessions including ICM (clinical skills) for the O&G teaching weeks (week 113, 204, 235, 220 i.e. pregnancy week 1, Gynae week HMB, pregnancy week 2 including PET and Gynae cancers)
Person Specification Post of Registrar (ST3+ Equiv) O&G This person specification should be read in conjunction with the Job Description Qualifications Experience ESSENTIAL Full registration with the GMC MRCOG Part I Minimum 2 years at ST level or equivalent ARCP or equivalent for ST 2 Experience of Undergraduate teaching DESIRABLE MRCOG Any formal teaching qualification At level ST6/7 Obstetric simulation emergency course e.g. MOET Ability to work as a middle grade whilst on call Research Medical Education Audit and Clinical Effectiveness Management Training Motivation Personality Communication skills Enthusiasm and an enquiring mind. Understanding of principles of research Ability to teach undergraduate students in a variety of settings Experience of research Publications Understanding of principles Undertaken audits which have changed clinical practice Understanding of NHS management structure Enthusiastic and well motivated Ability to work as a team member Ability to communicate easily & well with patients and colleagues Undertaken some management training Demonstrable results from personal initiative Leadership qualities