Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A teaching hospital in the UK is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This role involves working in the delivery suite, assisting in surgeries, and supporting educational goals. Ideal candidates will have ST3 level competence and experience in emergency gynaecology. The position requires on-call duties, and the hospital is dedicated to training and development across all levels.

Benefits

Support for Continuing Medical Education

Modern Education Centres with study facilities

Qualifications

• Competent at ST3 level in obstetrics and gynaecology.
• Demonstrated experience in Gynaecological surgery.
• Ability to support undergraduate education.

Responsibilities

• Work in delivery suite for emergency and routine workload.
• Assist in elective Caesarean Sections and Gynaecological surgeries.
• Support undergraduate education within the department.

Skills

Emergency Gynaecology

Obstetrics

Team Collaboration

Clinical Decision Making

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The post is to work as a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST 3-4 equivalent) within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology currently on a full shift system. The appointee will be responsible to the Consultant/s to whom they are attached. There is a dedicated directorate training lead to support educational and pastoral needs for locally employed doctors.

Responsibilities

• To work within the delivery suite to provide input to the routine and the emergency workload at first on-call level. You will be expected to have adequate experience to enable you to work competently at the ST3 level.
• To assist elective Caesarean Sections.
• To work within the Ante-natal clinics, Maternity Triage as well as maternity, antenatal and postnatal wards
• To assist in the provision of an Emergency Gynaecology Service as a first on-call level.
• To work within the Gynaecology clinics and wards
• To assist Gynaecological surgery
• On-call duties are on a 1:8 full shift system. Initially this is alongside and supporting a senior obstetrics and gynaecology trainee doctor (ST3-6) on the 2nd on call rota and then progressing to the increased seniority itself.
• To support undergraduate education in the department - time and training will be allocated on the rota for this role.

About LTHTR and Services

LTHTR is a teaching hospital serving a local population of 450,000 across Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble. The Trust has approximately 4,700 births annually and a level three neonatal unit.

We provide services for high-risk pregnancies with MDT, Bluebell and Rainbow clinics. There are midwifery led birth units at both Royal Preston Hospital and at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and a 12 bedded central delivery unit in Royal Preston Hospital. Lancashire Teaching Hospital is one of three centres in the Northwest which have been designated part of the maternal medicine network.

We also provide tertiary gynaecological oncology services for Lancashire and South Cumbria with a specialist team of gynaecology oncologists.

Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.

As a teaching hospital, we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.

We support the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal Colleges and are committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Additional information

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025