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Job summary

Main area
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
151-WPHCON-69
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park Hospital
Town
Wexham, Slough
Salary
per annum
Closing
23/11/2026 23:59
Interview date
25/01/2027

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Consultant - O&G (with an interest in Urogynaecology)

Consultant

Job overview

Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (with an interest in Urogynaecology), based at Wexham Park Hospital (WPH) who will provide high-quality consultant-led clinical services in Urogynaecology, working as part of the multidisciplinary Women’s Health team. The post is to join an existing Consultant with a special interest in Urogynaecology.

 The successful candidate will provide specialist assessment and management of women with pelvic floor disorders, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and related urogynaecology conditions. The Consultant will contribute to outpatient clinics, urodynamics, operative and non-operative management, multidisciplinary team working, teaching, clinical audit, research and service development, as well as partaking in the Consultant on call rota

 

Main duties of the job

The job plan will allocate 8.5 programmed activities (PAs) for direct clinical care and up to 1.5 PAs for supporting professional activities (SPA). The final job plan will be agreed upon with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director (or their representative) after Directorate discussions. The work pattern may change over time, with annual reviews conducted in line with consultant contracts, job planning, and appraisals. The proposed timetable, each week, which will be made up of fixed and flexible sessions:

DUTIES:

Urogynae outpatient clinics including urodynamics, cystoscopy and OASI

Urogynae MDT meetings

Theatre

ANC

Labour Ward

LSCS

On call/ admitting week/ weekend cover

Resident Night

SPA

The successful candidate will take part in the obstetrics and gynaecology Consultant on-call rota. Consultant cover comprises a combination of resident and non-resident on-call duties. This rota pattern is currently under consultation.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached, detailed, job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Role Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Able to evaluate own clinical practise
Desirable criteria
  • Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education/ Continuing Professional Development

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date)
  • MRCOG or equivalent
  • ATSM/SITM in Urogynaecology or equivalent experience in Urogynaecology and Vaginal Surgery
  • Skills to perform complex termination of pregnancy (cross-site)
Desirable criteria
  • Safe Practise in Abortion Care ASM or SITM

Specific Competencies for the role

Essential criteria
  • Able to evaluate own clinical practice
  • Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to organise and develop service provision
  • Show a caring attitude to patients, staff and colleagues
  • Be able to work effectively in a team
  • Have a commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Chief of service
  • Possess an enquiring and critical approach to work
Desirable criteria
  • Direct experience of research
  • Sub-specialist training in Urogynaecology
  • Interest in Vulval disease
  • Evidence of participation in QIPs
  • Experience of Gynaecology governance and work on guidelines
  • Clinical research in the fields of special interest
  • Publications relevant to the fields of Urogynaecology

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that for gaining UK CCT in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
  • Ability to manage and lead a team
  • Direct experience of audit
  • To demonstrate innovative thinking in delivery and management of an obstetrics and gynaecology service
  • Experience teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates, and Obstetric & Gynecological operative skills to trainee specialists.
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable criteria
  • in multidisciplinary team activities
  • Research or publications in area of special interest

Special Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Be fit to carry out duties of the post
  • Be able to travel to meet the requirements of the post
  • Live within 10 miles or 30 minutes travelling time of WPH

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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
Balvinder Sagoo
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07891123003
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