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Job summary

Main area
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Grade
YM72
Contract
Permanent: The post carries a special interest in Reproductive & Post-Reproductive Well-being
Hours
Part time - 8 sessions per week (The post is 8.675 sessions per week)
Job ref
220-WH-AAC-004
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whittington Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
09/10/2025

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Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

YM72

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Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Obstetrician/ Gynaecologist with a special interest in reproductive and post-reproductive wellbeing at the Whittington Health NHS Trust.

 Applicants to the post are required to have formal training and experience in obstetrics and gynaecology and to hold a UK CCT in obstetrics and gynaecology, or equivalent. A special interest in the management of sub-fertility and post reproductive health, evidenced via the completion of the BFS training modules or equivalent and the MRCOG menopause training or equivalent is essential.

 Active participation with HFEA governance is expected with possibility of taking on HFEA person responsible role in the future.

The post will also involve participation in the labour ward rota and the postholder should have completed the advanced labour ward ATSM or equivalent.

Entry onto the GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of application is essential.

Interview date: 9th October 2025

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.  We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.  The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties of the post

We are looking for a candidate who can integrate well into the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department.

The candidate will be expected to run secondary care fertility clinics and be familiar with NICE/ NCL guidelines. The candidate will also be expected to completed / registered BMS accreditation. 

It is expected that the candidate will operate as part of the existing team, attend MDT meetings and contribute to the management of complex fertility/ menopause patients as well as provide leadership for postnatal care. An interest and experience in reproductive surgery is needed.

Currently there is a fertility service run by Mr Gidon Lieberman, supported by three clinical nurse specialists.

There are well-established links with other hospital specialists as required, and clear pathways to tertiary specialist care through the North Central London Fertility pathway. 

The Whittington menopause service is run by Mr Gidon Lieberman and Miss Charlotte Cassis. The candidate will be expected to run a stand-alone menopause service and contribute to the teaching of health care professionals, resident doctors and GPs.

The post includes a surgical session. It is expected that the successful candidate would be able to perform routine fertility surgery (both hysteroscopic and laparoscopic), abdominal and laparoscopic hysterectomy and myomectomy. We undertake joint consultant operating for complicated surgical cases.

The candidate will also be expected to participate in the labour ward rota as well as the on-call rota. The on-call rota is currently on split 1:8 weekends and 1:16 for weekdays. The Consultant is not on duty for the labour ward whilst covering other services or clinics or doing private practice

The appointee will also be expected to participate in undergraduate teaching. The UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences incorporates UCL Medical School and brings together the Faculties of Brain Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Population Health Sciences in one of the largest and most prestigious aggregations of academics in biomedicine. UCL Medical School is committed to excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate education and has a global reputation for teaching informed by cutting-edge research.

Referral to UCL possible for more complex cases via NCL network

A Provisional Job Plan to be negotiated and agreed upon appointment. 

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full and further details.

Person specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
  • Relevant CCT or equivalent [equivalence must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by date of GMC]
  • Entry on the GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of AAC
  • MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
  • ATSM Advanced Labour ward Practice
  • Completed BFS Fertility training modules or equivalent
  • Completed RCOG Menopause or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Higher level teaching in Fertility / post-reproductive health
  • Experience in complex surgical gynaecological care

Business Development

Essential criteria
  • Leadership skills to take forward service developments and quality improvement
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of active participation in quality improvement, service redesign or business development.

Clinical Experience & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Clinical Training and experience in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology equivalent to that required of a UK CCST
  • Excellent clinical skills and experience including experience with fertility and post reproductive health
Desirable criteria
  • Independent reproductive surgery

Audit, Management and IT

Essential criteria
  • Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
  • Active participation in audit
  • Computing & IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of audit involvement HFEA/ Fertility/ post reproductive life

Research. Teaching skills & experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven ability to organise and contribute to teaching programmes for the multi- disciplinary team.
  • An ability to support a multidisciplinary team and to take a lead in the clinical aspects within such a team
  • Evidence of ongoing learning and personal growth
Desirable criteria
  • Formal training in teaching and training
  • Higher degree
  • Publications arising from research

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident committed

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Miss Rhonda Flemming
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Telephone
020 7288 5286
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