Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Transformation Unit; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston is advertising a Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynecology to cover maternity leave for 12 months. The post includes on-call duties, obstetric outpatient clinics, and theatre lists, with a focus on Early Pregnancy care.

A motivated clinician with strong leadership, teaching, and governance credentials is sought to join a large teaching hospital serving a regional population.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent and GMC registration are required.
• Must be entered on Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months).
• ATSMs in Advanced Labour Ward Practice and in Acute Gynaecology/Early Pregnancy are expected.
• Teaching qualification such as PG Cert is desirable.
• Experience in NHS and obstetric emergencies is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Obstetric clinic and labour ward sessions as part of daytime commitments.
• Obstetric on-call and hot week rotas are required.
• Caesarean section lists and early pregnancy ultrasound duties.
• Support governance and teaching within the department.
• Contribute to maternity and early pregnancy care developments.

Skills

NHS experience

Obstetric emergencies

Teaching experience

Ultrasound skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

Specialist Register entry (or within 6 months)

ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice

ATSM in Acute Gynaecology & Early Pregnancy

Teaching Qualification (PG Cert)

Job description

Main area Obstetrics & Gynaecology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract 12 months (Fixed term 12 months) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (On call 1:11) Job ref 438-MS3304

Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59

Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

• What we can offer
• 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

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e‑mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e‑mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available Here

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We are reminded everyday of how important life is, so as part of our Working Smarter pledge we offer a variety of flexible working options and wellbeing support to enable our people to find and maintain the right work-life balance.

Secondments

If you are applying for a secondment role please ensure you have agreement from your current line manager prior to attending an interview. Also please ensure you have read the LTHTR Secondment Policy. A copy of this can be found on the intranet or by contacting [e-mail]

Please note a young person must be in part-time education or training until they’re 18. therefore if you are under 18 we are unable to employ you on a full time basis, unless it is in an apprenticeship role.

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In line with guidance from United Kingdom Health Security Agency, all staff and volunteers are required to comply with Trust Infection Prevention and Control processes in relation to safe working. This includes mask wearing and adherence to social distancing at all Trust sites.

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We look forward to hearing from you soon!

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Lauren Murphy Job title Clinical Director Obstetrics & Gynaecology Email address [e-mail]

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