Locum Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Ormskirk is seeking a Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. The ideal candidate will deliver high-quality care and participate in multidisciplinary services. Applicants should be GMC registered with relevant medical qualifications and experience in managing obstetric emergencies. This role offers an opportunity to shape the future of women's health services within the Trust.

Qualifications

• GMC registered at appointment time.
• Experience in managing gynaecology emergencies.
• Evidence of continuing supervision of junior medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide obstetric and gynaecological service.
• Maintain a safe and efficient service in women's health.
• Assist in clinical audits and service development.

Skills

Communication skills

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Patient care

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP or equivalent medical qualification

Full GMC registration

Job description

Overview

Locum Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

This post is for a locum 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 in 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 build on the development of women's healthcare over the last 3–4 years.

Responsibilities

• To participate in the provision of an obstetric and gynaecological service to Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals in cooperation 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.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9,000 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.

A chievements:

• 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Advertising date: Thursday 9th October 2025

Closing date: Friday 31st October 2025

Shortlisting date: Wednesday 5th November 2025

Proposed Interview date: TBC

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
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
• Clinical supervisor qualification
• MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• Formal teaching qualification (e.g. PG cert / MEd)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice
• Training and experience to independently manage gynaecology emergencies during on-call
• Evidence of administrative experience
• Evidence of continuing participation in Clinical governance in maternity and Gynaecology
• Evidence of continuing supervision of junior medical staff and / or medical students
• Familiarity with current trainee and medical student curriculum

Desirable

• ATSM in fetal medicine labour ward lead, high risk pregnancy or Maternal medicine
• Intermediate US scan training in fetal medicine
• Formal training / experience in management
• Evidence of root cause analysis training
• Formal leadership qualification

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, and other agencies.
• Supportive and tolerant
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Caring attitude to patients, prioritising patient safety

Desirable

• Evidence of submission of clinical / quality improvement projects for poster / oral presentation at regional or national events
• Evidence of involvement in research e.g., recruited NIHR trials participants

Phone/extension: 409-7490782