Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

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Job summary

This temporary post is being offered to cover a period of training leave. The successful candidate will be experienced in obstetrics and gynaecology (post MRCOG with a minimum of 3 years experience working at registrar level or equivalent) working on a 1:8 on-call rota with a more junior registrar and an SHO (F2,LED,GP). There can be support to develop further expertise in their area of interest.

We have a wide range of services and are able to offer experience across the range of obstetrics and gynaecology including high risk pregnancy, maternal medicine, acute gynaecology, early pregnancy, urogynaecology, gynaecological oncology, endometriosis and robotic surgery. We are also able to support training in obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound, gynaecology surgery and ambulatory gynaecology.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will also continue to provide some general sessions to maintain their skills in general obstetrics and gynaecology and will contribute to the senior registrar on call rota for emergency obstetrics and gynaecology, providing supervision and training to the junior registrar out of hours.

We are also a University hospital linked to the University of Portsmouth, with active involvement in multicentre research trials supported by a dedicated research midwife and gynaecology research nurse. We anticipate the successful candidate joining us as soon as possible for a fixed term post of 12 months.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Date posted

21 March 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£59,175 to £95,400 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1401S

Job locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Grade: Specialty Doctor

Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Please refer to the attached documentation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Grade: Specialty Doctor

Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Please refer to the attached documentation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
MRCOG or equivalent
Qualifications that demonstrate proficiency in written and spoken English language

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 3 years experience as a registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology (Specialty Trainee 3+ or equivalent ).
The ability to manage emergency obstetric deliveries with indirect clinical supervision (including caesarean section, instrumental deliveries (must be proficient in both ventouse and forceps deliveries) and multiple births).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
MRCOG or equivalent
Qualifications that demonstrate proficiency in written and spoken English language

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 3 years experience as a registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology (Specialty Trainee 3+ or equivalent ).
The ability to manage emergency obstetric deliveries with indirect clinical supervision (including caesarean section, instrumental deliveries (must be proficient in both ventouse and forceps deliveries) and multiple births).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).