Consultant - Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Specific Responsibilities for this Role

• Care for women during prenatal, natal and post-natal periods.
• Monitor patient’s condition and progress and re-evaluate treatments as necessary.
• Perform Cesarean sections or other surgical procedures as needed to preserve patients’ health & deliver babies safely.
• Interview new patients to assess their symptoms, needs, or problems; record and utilize their medical history for diagnosis
• Perform well-women exams that include pap smears, pelvic, and breast exams
• Conduct follow-ups with patients to monitor and track their condition
• Order and analyse necessary tests, screenings, biopsies, scans, etc. to effectively diagnose a problem
• Direct, advise, and supervise medical staff including nurses, physician assistants, med techs etc. on proper procedures and protocol
• Treat diseases and injuries of a woman’s reproductive organ and prescribe postnatal and prenatal care
• Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments as necessary.
• Maintain record of the patient including present/past/family history prior to diagnosing or treating the case.
• provide prenatal care for women and their babies before birth
• They are the ones who prescribe the right drug, compresses and antibiotics that should be taken by the patient.
• Obstetrician and Gynaecologist are the ones who make the plans and procedures in every operation. All patients depend on them so they should plan well.
• Deliver babies and perform other birth-related duties as needed, such as inducing Labor, performing Caesarean section births and performing emergency surgery when needed
• monitors the mother and the baby throughout childbirth, and oversees the administration of medications
• They are the ones who give the conduct Papanicolaou screening to detect malignant and premalignant process in the ectocervix to prevent cervical cancer.
• Provide Dietary tips and conducts regular examinations for pregnant women.
• Suggest alternative treatments in case there is no health progress.
• Perform Surgeries in case of chronic and serious reproductive disorders.
• Also provide health care tips for the babies
• Prescribe treatment and determine the quantity and usage in legible writing including the name, signature and date on the prescription; alert the patient or his family, as the case may be, to the importance of adhering to treatment instructions and to any significant and expected side-effects of the medical or surgical treatment.
• Inform the patient’s family of the nature and degree of seriousness of his/her illness.
• Monitor complications of medical or surgical treatment and initiate remedial action where possible.
• Co-operate with other physicians involved in the patient’s treatment, provide information on patient’s medical condition and the course of treatment whenever requested to do so, and consult with a specialist colleague if the case so requires.
• Continuously builds and shares knowledge to deliver expert service within own scope of work, drawing on expertise of others as needed, and shares knowledge.
• Identifies and understands real needs and expectations of clients in a professional manner, and shares with relevant team members.
• Responds to client complaints in a timely and effective manner and provides feedback on progress.
• Completes tasks in accordance with set procedures and guidelines.
• Takes care to perform all tasks precisely and accurately to minimise errors.
• Identifies and reports non-compliance to relevant stakeholders, constructively.
• Continuously evaluates quality of own work and provides feedback on progress.

Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems
• Comply with reasonable OSH instructions, policies and safe working procedures
• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems.
• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures
• Not willfully or recklessly endanger anyone’s health and safety
• Assist with the preparation of risk assessments
• Report OSH Hazards, incidents, Near misses and issues
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycling of waste as much as possible
• Attend all OSH Trainings, awareness programs and mock drills.
• Participates in the OSHMS audits, inspections, ensuring standards are maintained

Prevention and Control of Infection (PCI):
• PCI is everyone’s responsibility. All staff are required to read and implement the NMC PCI Policy and Strategy in an effort to maintain the highest possible standards of cleanliness at all times, thus reducing the risk of infection in patients, staff and visitors.
• The strictest hand hygiene, 5 moments of hand hygiene, bare below the elbows and environmental care, will be expected of all staff, including the post holder, at all times.