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Job summary

Main area
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
6 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
370-LCONO&G--1049A
Employer
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Warrington Hospital
Town
Warrington
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 annual
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/09/2025 23:59

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NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

 

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

 

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a full-time Consultant position with interest and expertise in obstetric scanning. We welcome candidates across the full spectrum of experience to join the team of 13 consultants sharing responsibility of the provision of comprehensive Obstetrics and Gynaecology services with a recent Maternity CQC rating of 'Good' (2023).

 

 

Main duties of the job

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

 

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

 

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

 

 

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 staff across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse, and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity, and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 

The  key clinical activities to be undertaken within this role are:

 

·         Elective day case theatre session

·         Labour ward / on call cover

·         Gynaecology Clinic

·         Antenatal clinic

·         Elective caesarean section list

 

On-Call: The post is 1 in 11 on the consultant non-resident on-call rota, with an expectation to be available within 30 minutes of being called to attend. This includes the consultant being resident for evening cover and ward rounds during weekend on calls. No other activities are timetabled during on call.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to run a labour ward and on call acute gynaecology independently
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of clinical governance

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
  • MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
  • Relevant CCT or equivalent (‘equivalence’ must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of AAC)
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of AAC
Desirable criteria
  • RCOG ATSM/SSMS
  • Advanced labour ward
  • Fetal Medicine
  • Hysteroscopy
  • Obstetric Medicine
  • Obstetric scanning

SKills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Committed to ongoing CPD and ensuring practice remains up to date
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the process of structured training, assessment, and appraisal
  • Experience of supervising junior medical staff
  • Able to run a labour ward and on call acute gynaecology independently
  • Show an ability to conduct audit of excellent quality
  • Demonstrate an understanding of research within the NHS
  • Demonstrate an ability for self-reflective learning
  • IT skills to use Trust EPR systems
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of undertaking and publishing research
  • Leadership or Medical education experience/courses
  • Training the trainers or equivalent courses
  • Educational supervision of medical students
  • Involvement with undergraduate examinations

Role Specific

Essential criteria
  • Conducts self in line with trust values
  • Good time management
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, AHPs and other agencies
  • Ability to lead effectively within a multidisciplinary team

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rita Arya
Job title
Associate Clinical Director of Women's Health
Email address
[email protected]
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