Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

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An opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to support and develop the Service, including Gynaecology oncology services at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is available.

If successful, will join an existing team of 15 consultants providing acomprehensive Obstetrics & Gynaecology Service to the western part of North Nottinghamshire and, in particular, the residents of Mansfield, Ashfield and Newark Districts. There will be an expectation that the post holder will contribute to a 1 in 12 on-call rota, designed to meet the requirement of 60 hours per week consultant presence on the Birthing Unit but additionally to help meet the recommendations for safe Obstetric care detailed within the Ockenden Report.

Main duties of the job

Additional expertise to complement the existing team of particular interest would be areas of high risk antenatal care, preterm birth prevention and risk management/governance.

  • Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients
  • To share knowledge with the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department
  • Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students
  • To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
  • To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
  • Develop maternal medicine leadership role and service development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview
  • MRCOG
  • Colposcopy accreditation
  • Advanced laparoscopic skills (e.g. GSC, Gynaeoncology SITM)

Desirable

  • Hysteroscopy SITM or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
  • Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior trainees
  • Ability to lead labour ward and manage the acute obstetric workload
  • Ability to perform laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • Experience of leading an MDT

Desirable

  • Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
  • ALSO/MOET/ROBuST/BPS Faculty

Teaching

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability as a teacher

Desirable

  • Evidence of training for teaching role
  • Education Supervisor training

Management and administrative experience

Essential

  • Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload.

Desirable

  • Experience of admin e.g. rota organisation
  • Experience of leading a service change
  • Understanding of NHS environment, particularly in relation to reform, initiative and issues

Research and Audit

Essential

  • Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice

Desirable

  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Other

Essential

  • Ability to function as part of a MDT within the department and wider Trust
  • Good communication skills – with colleagues and patients/family
  • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
  • Commitment to patient safety and Just Culture
  • Experience in protocol and guideline development

Desirable

  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Closing Date: 4 August 2026

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