Job summary
- Main area
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (1 in 8 resident weekend and 1 in 10 oncall weekday night)
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7121018
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 08:00
- Interview date
- 10/06/2025
Employer heading
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Consultant
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
We are delighted you are considering applying for a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist post at an exciting time for our journey at Stockport. The Obstetrics & Gynaecology department is focused on elective recovery and increasing our team of Consultants providing both Obstetric and Gynaecology care. This appointment will continue provision of Obstetric on call, acute gynaecology daytime cover, one stop clinics and delivery suite sessions.
The department is based at Stepping Hill Hospital, housed in a purpose-built Maternity Unit building over four floors providing comprehensive Women’s health services. Along with the busy Maternity Unit the department hosts a regional endometriosis centre, the South East sector Pelvic floor MDT with Urogynaecology services and one of the busiest ambulatory gynaecology services in the North West.
You will be joining a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking team of consultants. This job will be split across both the Obstetrics and Gynaecology services.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be a Generalist and they will play a key role in the provision of general Obstetric and Gynaecology services, including acute gynaecology cover (CEPOD theatre, gynaecology SDEC), elective caesarean section lists, gynaecology outpatient clinics, one stop hysteroscopy clinics and labour ward. They will provide labour ward cover which will allow the department to maintain the consultant delivered service on the labour ward, will participate in 1:10 weekday and 1:8 weekend on call consultant rota with prospective cover.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will be a Generalist and they will play a key role in the provision of general Obstetric and Gynaecology services, including acute gynaecology cover (CEPOD theatre, gynaecology SDEC), elective caesarean section lists, gynaecology outpatient clinics, one stop hysteroscopy clinics and labour ward. They will provide labour ward cover which will allow the department to maintain the consultant delivered service on the labour ward, will participate in 1:10 weekday and 1:8 weekend on call consultant rota with prospective cover.
· To undertake specific roles as detailed in the tentative job plans.
· To provide, together with consultant colleagues, increased Consultant presence on Labour Ward and comprehensive Obstetrics and Gynaecology service.
· To provide twice daily ward round in Obstetrics (labour ward / antenatal / triage)
· To provide labour ward cover during day time and twilight and on-call for Obstetrics
· They will have access to hospital beds and facilities for the investigation and treatment of women and will take part in the day to day running of the maternity unit,
· Responsibility for post take ward rounds ensuring safe care, smooth handover and continuity of care of both inpatients and outpatients.
· The appointee will be expected to undertake an active role in the teaching and training of medical staff, nurses, midwives and medical students.
· To liaise with General Practitioners, other Consultants and Midwives regarding the type of care necessary for women
· To take part in clinical governance and to participate in the development and review of guidelines
· To undertake the necessary administrative work relating to the clinical work
· To develop their own expertise and specialist clinics consistent with the development of the unit as a whole
· To comply with Continuing Professional Development requirements including annual appraisal, Job planning and GMC revalidation
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC).
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
- ATSM Advanced Labour ward Practice
- Gynaecology ATSM
- Gynaecological scanning
Desirable criteria
- ATSM in hysteroscopy
- Higher degree (MD or MSc)
- ASTM in Acute gynaecology and Early Pregnancy
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CTT.
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Appropriate experience in high risk obstetrics and acute gynaecology
Management experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of developing clinical guidelines, policies and care pathways
- Awareness of the managerial role of a Consultant in the NHS
- Attendance on a management/leadership course
Teaching Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervision of medical and midwifery staff
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic with good leadership skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Capable of working well in MDT
- Good practical clinician who is willing and able to further develop clinical and surgical skills
- Good organisational and management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Lucy Tomlinson
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4258
- Additional information
Dr Lucy Tomlinson
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Clinical Director
Telephone: 0161 419 5540 (secretary) or 0161 419 4258
Email [email protected]
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