Job summary
- Main area
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (FTC)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs)
- Job ref
- 359-MSD8148691-GYNAE
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals
- Town
- Tunbridge Wells
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We are seeking a proactive, motivated, forward-thinking, and dynamic individual to join our consultant team for a locum post based at Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital. This is a one-year fixed-term consultant post to start as soon as possible. The successful candidate will provide cover for both obstetrics
and gynaecology.
We welcome applicants committed to both fields, willing to
support Speciality Interests in any area.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will work at both sites of the Trust, providing emergency and on-call cover. We have a weekday hot week on call between 8 am and 6 pm.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.
As part of your induction, you will be required to attend face-to-face training sessions and/or complete e-learning modules relevant to your role. If you have previously worked for another NHS organisation before joining Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), we can transfer eligible mandatory training records where appropriate, helping to avoid unnecessary duplication of learning.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
- MBBS or equivalent
- Labour ward ATSM or Equivalent
- At least one gynaecology or equivalent of the desirable criteria
- Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date)
Desirable criteria
- ATSM in benign Gynaecology
- ATSM in benign Urogynae
- ATSM in benign gynaecological surgery: hysteroscopy
- Accredited Coloposcopy
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of competence in gynaecological surgery for benign disease and emergency gynaecology surgery
- Evidence of competence in undertaking C-sections
- Evidence of competency in managing and treating emergency gynaecology cases
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- Evidence of experience working within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- ALSO, PROMPT or MOET instructor
- Demonstrate ideas for research and innovative practice
- Experience of clinical governance
- Training in breaking bad news or equivalent raining
- Clinical research in the fields of special interest
- Experience in Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement
- Willingness to contribute to the TOP service
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients both obstetrics and gynaecology
- Proven ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team and display leadership
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
- Evidence of authorship of clinical guidelines at a local or national level.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Ahmed El Gohari
- Job title
- Endometriosis Lead & Deputy Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01892 636 082
- Additional information
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