Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynae – Cancer Diagnostics: Sponsorship Available

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

With Special Interest in Cancer Diagnostics, One-Stop Clinics, Ambulatory Gynaecology and Colposcopy

This post has arisen as part of phase 1 consultant workforce expansion with aim of improving FDS performance and cancer treatment pathway. The appointment will support the delivery of high-quality, sustainable obstetric and gynaecological services, ensuring appropriate consultant presence on the labour ward, maintaining elective and ambulatory gynaecology activity, and providing supervision and training in line with current postgraduate curricula.

The successful candidate will be a General Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a special interest in gynaecological cancer diagnostics, including ultrasound-based one-stop clinics (USC), ambulatory gynaecology pathways, and colposcopy. The post holder will contribute to the development and delivery of rapid diagnostic pathways, ambulatory services, and outpatient-based care models aligned with national cancer strategy and modern gynaecological practice.

The post holder will participate in the resident consultant on-call rota for Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Women and Children’s Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary. Consultant expansion is underway, and the on-call model is evolving towards a sustainable structure with dedicated resident obstetric consultant cover supported by separate consultant on-call provision for gynaecology.

Main duties of the job

  1. 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 classed as ‘core’ and cover time for training, teaching, CPD, audit, appraisal, clinical governance and attendance at service meetings. There are opportunities to participate in undergraduate teaching within the HYMS medical school curriculum. Additional SPA time can be allocated for research, clinical management and educational supervisor (ES) activity. It is expected that the appointee will have completed ES training or complete this within a short time of taking up the post. All new appointees will be encouraged to develop their management skills by taking on a management role which could include assisting more senior colleagues with the organisation of educational activities, College Tutor, audit lead, junior doctor management, recruitment etc. Personal preferences can be considered, and training will be given for the chosen role. Additional PA time is negotiable for more senior management, research or educational roles within the department. There will be opportunities to support service development within outpatient and surgical management of complex gynaecology patients. Postholders may be requested to work across different sites of HHP (HUTH, NLaG) in exceptional circumstances depending on service needs and only by mutual agreement.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • 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.

Desirable

  • STIM/ATSM in Gynae-oncology or equivalent experience
  • STIM/ATSM in benign gynaecology / hysteroscopy
  • Colposcopy accreditation
  • Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Professional Registration

Essential

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

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • 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
  • Ability to undertake 2ww/USC clinics including onward investigations and referrals

Desirable

  • Satisfactory ARCP’s during training years
  • Prior consultant level experience
  • Specialist skills to compliment the service

Management and Administration Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of FDS pathways and cancer performance targets
  • 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

Desirable

  • Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
  • Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses
  • Original peer-reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Good leadership skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs,Midwives, nurses and other 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 to patients
  • Prepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital

Desirable

  • Ability to communicate effectively 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 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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 13 October 2026

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