Locum Consultant Gynaecologist

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK seeks a proactive and motivated Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to join their clinical team. This fixed-term locum position offers a variety of responsibilities, including outpatient care and gynaecological surgery, all while supporting a commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care. The role is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage and aims to enhance team dynamics and overall patient outcomes.

Benefits

Leadership mentoring for newly qualified Consultants

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Broad experience in gynaecology, both outpatient and operating.
• Ability to lead on patient safety issues.
• Evidence of engagement with clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in outpatient Gynaecology and benign surgery.
• Support department in achieving performance standards.
• Maintain high quality patient-centered care.

Skills

Clinical governance

Teamwork

Leadership

Decision making

Education

Entry on GMC Specialist Register

MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification

MD or Ph.D.

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Our complete commitment to developing careers means we're looking for proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team. This is a fixed term locum post to start as soon as possible and ending 31/03/2026. The post is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage and comprises 8.5 - 10 core programmed activities (PAs) and no on call commitment. The scheduled activities include weekend operating. Our gynaecology services include a wide range of gynaecology specialist services including benign gynaecology, colposcopy, hysteroscopy, fertility, emergency gynaecology, early pregnancy care, recurrent miscarriage, endometriosis, gynae oncology, robotic surgery and urogynaecology. The Trust has a comprehensive programme of leadership mentoring available for newly qualified Consultants. Opportunities are also available to other Consultant appointees to play an active part in the programme.

Main duties of the job

• To provide broad clinical expertise in out patient Gynaecology and benign gynaecology surgery.
• To support the department in achieving activity and performance standards.
• To support maintenance of high quality patient centred care
• To support MDT working including the operational team and to the Trust values

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification

Desirable

• MD or Ph.D./ Postgraduate academic degree

Previous Experience

Essential

• Broad gynaecology experience both out patient and operating
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice

Desirable

• Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrable experience and participation in research

Skills

Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Ability to work in a teams oriented environment and engage in MDT working
• Evidence of leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
• Ability to critically appraise published evidence

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Other requirements

Essential

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognizes and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs

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