Consultant in Obs & Gynae with s/i in Colposcopy & Rapid Access

Merseywestlancs; Ormskirk; Remote; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a special interest in Colposcopy and Rapid Access. The post is whole-time and permanent, based at Ormskirk Hospital with clinics at associated sites.

The role requires full GMC registration, MRCOG or equivalent, and specialist qualifications, with a commitment to teaching and service development.

Qualifications

• Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK or equivalent qualifications) required.
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council.
• On Specialist Register or due to obtain CCT within six months of interview. CESR candidates must have GMC confirmation.

Responsibilities

• Provide obstetric and gynaecological care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
• Deliver 60 hours of dedicated Consultant time on the delivery suite and participate in alternative models of care.
• Assist in delivering elective Caesarean section lists and termination services where acceptable.
• Supervise junior medical staff and contribute to clinical audit, guidelines and service development.

Skills

Colposcopy interest

Education

MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

MRCOG or equivalent medical qualification

Further Higher degree

Full GMC registration

Job description

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Consultant in Obs & Gynae with s/i in Colposcopy & Rapid Access

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Obstetrics and Gynaecology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: with full on call rota Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus On call rota) Job ref 409-S8273007-A

Site Ormskirk District General Hospital Town Ormskirk Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/12/2026 23:59 Interview date 13/01/2027

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Job overview

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with special interest in Colposcopy and/or Rapid Access

This post is for a whole-time permanent consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. This is a whole-time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

The Trust is recruiting to a new post, created as a result of the Trust's response to Ockenden recommendations and the Trust’s commitment to women’s health.

The post holder will help to change how we deliver women's services at the Trust and builds on the development of women’s healthcare that the Trust has undertaken over the last 3-4 years.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview. CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 13th January 2027.

Main duties of the job

Maternity Services and Gynaecology Services are based at Ormskirk Hospital. Clinics are conducted at Southport Hospital and May Logan Community Centre. With shaping care together, there is a drive to take services closer to the women and conduct more clinics in the community.

Duties include:

• To participate in the provision of an Obstetric and Gynaecological service to Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals in co-operation with the other Consultants in post.
• Help ensure the department meets its cancer targets.
• To act as a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and to maintain a safe, friendly and efficient service.
• To assist in providing 60 hours dedicated Consultant time on the delivery suite and to participate in alternative models of achieving this.
• To assist in delivering elective Caesarean section lists and termination services (providing you have no moral objection to terminations)
• To share in the administration and management of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology services.
• To share in the direct supervision of junior medical staff, physician associate students, midwifery and nursing staff and medical students taking responsibility for their ongoing education and training.
• To participate in clinical audit, adverse event review, guideline development review, external review and service development.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Proposed Interview date: 13th January 2027

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration at the time of appointment
• MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCOG or equivalent medical qualification
• Further Higher degree

Values

• We are kind
• We are open
• We are inclusive

Knowledge

• Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: o Good clinical care o Maintaining good medical practice o Good relationships and communication with patients o Good working relationships with colleagues o Good teaching and training o Professional behaviour and probity o Delivery of good acute clinical care

Skills

• Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English that are