Job summary
TrustSHO in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
40 hours per week
Fixed term for 6 months (with a view to extend)
Salary: £52,656 - £65,048 per annum
Closing Date: 9th September 2025
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Main duties of the job
- We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic Trust Senior Housing Officer in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to start with us as soon as possible.
- There is excellent accommodation nearby with ample leisure facilities and outstanding schools within the area. Birmingham International airport is close by as are the Birmingham and Coventry conurbations with their excellent shopping and cultural facilities.
- We have a 10 bedded labour suite; 23 bedded post-natal ward and Gynaecology patients are managed on our surgical wards. We run a variety of clinics, day case lists, inpatient lists, including early pregnancy unit.
- Duties are principally at the George Eliot Hospital, incorporating a modern Obstetric Unit and purpose built Out-Patients suite. The unit delivers approximately 2500 patients annually. An epidural service is available as well as fetal monitoring techniques, ante natal diagnostic techniques and modern ultrasound screening.
- Colposcopy and hysteroscopy are offered with Day Case facilities and sub-speciality clinics are routinely run by the department.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- All clinical aspects of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant, in consultation where practical, with his colleagues both senior and junior.
- It has been agreed between the professions and the department that while juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this sub-section are exceptional, and in particular, that juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.
- Encouragement is given to staff to engage in research, but no time is specifically allocated for this purpose for any of the medical staff in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Attendance at administrative meetings is encouraged. The Acute Unit has developed the Directorate System of administration.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- All clinical aspects of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant, in consultation where practical, with his colleagues both senior and junior.
- It has been agreed between the professions and the department that while juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this sub-section are exceptional, and in particular, that juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.
- Encouragement is given to staff to engage in research, but no time is specifically allocated for this purpose for any of the medical staff in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Attendance at administrative meetings is encouraged. The Acute Unit has developed the Directorate System of administration.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to make sound clinical judgements.
- Ability to work both autonomously and in a team
- Ability to organise and prioritize workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Recognised by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as a training post in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for MRCOG
- Prospective candidate must hold full registration with the GMC including licence to practice
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in audit
Experience and Knowledge
Desirable
- SHO level experience in Obstetrics within the NHS
- Previous experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work as member of a team
- Good Communication skills
- Satisfactory references
- Affability
- Evidence of maintaining a portfolio of evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Ability to deliver presentations
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to make sound clinical judgements.
- Ability to work both autonomously and in a team
- Ability to organise and prioritize workload effectively
- Ability to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Recognised by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as a training post in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for MRCOG
- Prospective candidate must hold full registration with the GMC including licence to practice
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in audit
Experience and Knowledge
Desirable
- SHO level experience in Obstetrics within the NHS
- Previous experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work as member of a team
- Good Communication skills
- Satisfactory references
- Affability
- Evidence of maintaining a portfolio of evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Ability to deliver presentations
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
