Locum Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Locum Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The role involves providing flexible on-call support for obstetric and gynaecological services, including participating in the resident on-call rota. Candidates must hold GMC registration and have experience managing clinical care for complex cases. This position offers the opportunity to make significant contributions to the improvement of services while working in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Must be reaching CCT within six months to be eligible for interview.
• Prior consultant level experience in Obstetric and Gynaecology required.
• Full Registration with the GMC is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible on-call Obstetrics and Gynaecology services.
• Support service development for complex gynaecology patients.
• Collaborate with Business team and Clinical Leads.

Skills

Clinical opinion on acute Obstetric and Gynaecological conditions

Leadership and management skills

Teaching and training experience

Effective communication

Education

MRCOG (UK)

Full Registration with the GMC

Postgraduate qualification in Education

Job description

Locum Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Closing Date: 18 December 2025

Job Plan

A standard full time Job Plan will contain 10 programmed activities (PAs) comprising 8 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and 2 for supporting activities (SPAs). 1.5 SPAs are core and cover training, teaching, CPD, audit, appraisal, clinical governance and attendance at service meetings. The post may require working across HUTH and NLAG sites depending on service needs. Induction and additional training provision for Badgernet and Lorenzo will be arranged.

Main Duties

• Provide flexible on‑call Obstetrics, Acute Gynaecology, Elective Obstetric activity (ELSCS, ANC, ADU/Triage cover) and Gynaecology activity (General GOPD, Minor Ops, 2WW clinics, Gynaecology elective theatres).
• Support service development within outpatient and surgical management of complex gynaecology patients.
• Work the resident on‑call rota: Nights Monday‑Thursday 8:30 pm‑8:30 am (1.7 weeks) with second non‑resident consultant support; Friday 8 am‑9 pm (1.7).
• Collaborate with Business team and Clinical Leads to provide schedule of activity upon appointment.
• Incorporate 30 minutes of admin time into all clinic sessions.

Additional Information

All clinic sessions include 30 minutes of admin time incorporated. Flexible sessions will relate to the applicant’s specialist skills and service needs to be discussed with management after appointment.

About Us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients a year, managing a budget of over £1.3 billion, and employing nearly 20,000 staff across five main hospital sites: Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital; Scunthorpe General Hospital; Goole and District Hospital (NLAG); Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital (HUTH). We are committed to delivering world‑class services and nurturing an inclusive, skilled workforce.

Job Responsibilities

For further details refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification – Fixed Term 6 months.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• Full Registration with the GMC
• GMC Specialist Registration (or expected within 6 months)

Qualifications and Training

• MRCOG (UK) or appropriate specialist registration*
• Relevant CCT or equivalent
• Must be expecting to receive CCT within the next six months to be eligible for interview.
• All other candidates must already be on the GMC Specialist Register.
• Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in postgraduate training

Clinical Experience

• Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute Obstetric and Gynaecological conditions
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• ATSM's
• SITM's
• Satisfactory ARCP's during training years
• Prior consultant level experience Specialist skills to complement the service

Management and Administration Experience

• Ability to manage and lead teams
• Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
• Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
• Evidence of having conducted a practice‑changing audit
• Experience of teaching/training in clinical courses
• Original peer‑reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes

• Good leadership skills
• Effective communication with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, midwives, nurses, and external agencies
• Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• Good organisational and management skills
• Supportive and tolerant
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Caring attitude towards patients
• Prepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital
• Effective communication with external agencies and other disciplines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.