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Job summary

Main area
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (7 day service with on-call)
Job ref
236-OCO-CON-O&G-PERM-25-A
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal Oldham Hospital
Town
Oldham
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

Consultant

Job overview

The Royal Oldham Hospital is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world’s first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts. Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital. As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West.

The post holder will complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise in Obstetrics  and Gynaecology.  

The post holder is therefore required to have full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid licence to practice and be on the specialist register in Obstetrics & gynaecology or be within 6 months of CCT or equivalent at the time of interview.

 

Main duties of the job

The duties outlined below are not definitive but cover the main duties of the post and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.

Working for our organisation

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. 

Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. 

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. 

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

To read more information about Consultant careers at the Northern Care Alliance please visit our careers landing page: Consultant careers :: Northern Care Alliance Careers

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
  • Relevant CCT or equivalent (“equivalence” must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by the date of the AAC)
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Entry onto the GMC specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
  • Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria
  • ability to manage other staff/understanding of audit systems
  • Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
  • ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice
  • Knowledge of risk assessment
  • Evidence of service development
  • Experience of supervising junior medical colleagues
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of risk assessment
  • ATSM Advanced Antenatal practice or equivalent
  • ATSM in Maternal Medicine
  • ATSM in benign abdominal surgery OR demonstrable experience to manage elective / emergency gynaecology lists
  • ATSM acute gynaecology and early pregnancy
  • Evidence of management and administration experience
  • Interest in research publications relevant to obstetrics
  • Interest in medical education
  • Completed special skills modules appropriate to the post

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

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
Dr Annabel Dieh
Job title
Clinical Director of Obstetrics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 656 1846
Additional information

Dr Gaity Ahmad

Clinical Director of Gynaecology

[email protected]

0161 627 8161

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