This 12-month locum consultant post covers maternity cover in obstetrics and gynaecology at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust, based in the Croft Wing, until 31 March 2027. The work spans obstetric care, benign and complex gynaecological surgery, supervising junior doctors and taking part in audit and clinical governance. The job is 10 programmed activities with possible out-of-hours on-call, and includes gynaecological cancer work carried out with Liverpool Women's Hospital. Applicants need a CCT or equivalent and previous NHS consultant experience.
What the job involves
- Provide obstetric and gynaecological care as part of the consultant team
- Deliver benign and complex gynaecological surgery, mostly laparoscopic hysterectomies
- Carry out outpatient hysteroscopy, NovaSure endometrial ablation and MyoSure tissue removal
- Contribute to gynaecological cancer services with Liverpool Women's Hospital, including weekly multidisciplinary meetings
- Refer complex endometriosis cases to regional tertiary centres where needed
- Supervise junior medical staff
- Take part in audit, quality improvement and clinical governance
- Contribute to service improvement and departmental leadership
- Provide teaching and training
- Support the Trust's elective recovery programme
- Take part in out-of-hours on-call at 1:11 frequency, with possible prospective cover
Qualifications
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
- Relevant CCT or equivalent, with equivalence confirmed by PMETB/GMC by the AAC date
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register, or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the AAC date
- Evidence of specialist training from RCOG ATSM/SITMS in gynaecology
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
Experience
- Consultant-level experience in gynaecology, including independent management of benign gynaecological conditions
- Previous NHS consultant experience
Skills & knowledge
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Ability to conduct audit of excellent quality
- Understanding of research within the NHS
- IT skills to use Trust EPR systems
Other
- Conducts self in line with Trust values
- Ability to lead effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- On-call consultant immediately contactable and able to attend hospital when required, as per RCOG
Nice to have
- Evidence of interest in gynaecological cancer work, menopause, endometriosis or colposcopy
- Laparoscopic surgery experience
- Experience of undertaking and publishing research
- Leadership or medical education experience or courses
- Educational supervision of medical students
- Experience of clinical governance
- Ability to run a labour ward and cover acute gynaecology on call independently
What's offered
- Shared office accommodation
- Dedicated secretarial support
- Operational support from the Clinical Business Unit (CBU) Manager
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