Consultant Gynaecologist

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston is seeking a Consultant Gynaecologist to join the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department. The post is full-time with participation in on-call and hot week rotas.

A passion for Gynaecological care is essential and the candidate will contribute to governance and teaching. The successful appointee will engage in clinics, PMB, hysteroscopy, and two week wait referrals, with a broad role across benign gynae services and high-risk

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.
• MBBS or equivalent qualification realized in entry to Specialist Register.
• ATSM in Gynaecological surgery or equivalent fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Provide daytime gynaecology clinics including PMB, hysteroscopy and two week wait referrals.
• Participate in gynaecology hot week rotas and operating theatre sessions.
• Support governance, teaching and development of the department.
• Be job planned to support teaching and governance activities.

Skills

NHS experience

Teaching

Clinical leadership

Audit & quality improvement

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

Specialist Register (or 6 months to entry)

ATSM in Gynaecological surgery

Teaching Qualification

Medical leadership

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Gynaecologist

The closing date is 23 September 2026

A Consultant post has become available in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR).

This is aa full-time Gynaecologist, participating in on call and hot week rotas. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team. A passion for Gynaecological care is essential.

Main duties of the job

This is a full time Gynaecologist Post - Day time gynaecology commitments would include gynaecology clinics, including PMB, hysteroscopy and two week wait referrals, gynaecology hot week and operating theatre sessions.

The successful candidate will be job planned to support governance and teaching roles to support the running and development of the department.

About us

LTHTR is a teaching hospital serving a local population of 450,000 across Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble. The Trust has approximately 4,500 births annually and a level three neonatal unit. We provide Bluebell and Rainbow clinics plus services for high-risk pregnancies having recently become the Maternal medicine Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria, We are privileged to work closely with a nationally recognised, award winning team of midwives dedicated to improving the birth experience for all women. We offer all four choices for place of birth. There is midwifery led birth units at both Royal Preston Hospital and at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and a 12 bedded obstetric unit in Royal Preston Hospital.

In gynaecology we provide services in benign gynaecology, early pregnancy, endometriosis, urogynaecology, ambulatory, menopause, paediatric, endocrine disorders, vulval conditions and termination of pregnancy.

Preston is one of the four bases for Manchester university medical students. We provide academic and pastoral support to over 300 medical students in their clinical years 3, 4 and 5.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months)
• ATSM in Gynaecological surgery (e.g. Benign Abdominal Surgery)
• Teaching Qualification e.g., PG Cert
• Medical leadership
• Other ATSMs in gynaecology

Experience and Skills

• Experience of working in NHS
• Ability to deal with all common gynaecological emergency presentations
• Teaching Experience (undergraduate and postgraduate)
• Intermediate Gynaecological Scan
• Experience of supporting placenta accreta spectrum caesarean hysterectomy

Leadership and Management

• Evidence of Clinical Leadership
• Evidence of commitment to audit and quality improvement projects
• Attendance on management or leadership course
• Evidence of involvement in gynaecology governance
• Trained in quality improvement methodology.
• Qualification in management or leadership

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust