Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology to cover maternity leave for one year. The post includes on-call duties, early pregnancy focus, and a role in governance and teaching within the department.

We welcome motivated clinicians with UK GMC registration and Specialist Register eligibility, and a passion for maternity and early pregnancy care. The post is based in Preston and part of LTHTR’s obstetrics services.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.

Responsibilities

• Antenatal clinic, labour ward sessions, obstetric hot week and caesarean section lists.
• Early pregnancy ultrasound and acute gynaecology unit support.
• Obstetric on-call duties and governance/teaching responsibilities.
• Job planning to support governance and teaching in the department.

Skills

GMC Registration

MBBS

Specialist Register eligibility

ATSM in Labour Ward Practice

ATSM in Acute Gynaecology & Early Preg

Teaching Qualification

ATSM in Hysteroscopy

Medical leadership

Research/Publications interest

Ultrasound – Early Pregnancy (TV/TA)

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The closing date is 16 November 2026

A Locum Consultant post has become available in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTH), to cover maternity leave. The post will be for a fixed-term, one year Locum Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with an interest in Early Pregnancy, participating in obstetric on call and hot week rotas.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team. A passion for maternity and early pregnancy care is essential.

Main duties of the job

Day time obstetric commitments would include antenatal clinic, labour ward sessions, obstetric hot week and caesarean section surgical lists, alongside dedicated early pregnancy and acute gynaecology scan lists and early pregnancy unit support. Additionally, Obstetric on calls are an essential requirement of this post.

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 350 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 Advanced Labour Ward Practice
• ATSM in Acute Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy (or relevant SITM)
• Teaching Qualification e.g., PG Cert
• Medical leadership
• ATSM in Hysteroscopy (or relevant SITM)

Experience and Skills

• Experience of working in NHS
• Ability to deal with all common obstetric and gynaecological emergency presentations
• Teaching Experience (undergraduate and postgraduate)
• Transabdominal and Transvaginal Ultrasound in Early Pregnancy
• Advance Hysteroscopy including operative procedures

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 obstetric or gynaecology governance
• Trained in quality improvement methodology
• Qualification in management or leadership

Personal

• Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Preston (RPH), or intention to become

Research and Development

• Evidence of interest in personal development e.g., through research and/or publications
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Evidence of original research

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