Consultant Obstetrician
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Preston, PR2 9HT
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
A Consultant post has become available in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR). Thi...
This is a full time Gynaecologist Post - Day time gynaecology commitments would include gynaecology clinics, including PMB, hysteroscopy and two week wait referrals, gynaecology hot week and operating theatre sessions.
The successful candidate will be job planned to support governance and teaching roles to support the running and development of the department.
LTHTR is a teaching hospital serving a local population of 450,000 across Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble. The Trust has approximately 4,500 births annually and a level three neonatal unit. We provide Bluebell and Rainbow clinics plus services for high-risk pregnancies having recently become the Maternal medicine Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria, We are privileged to work closely with a nationally recognised, award winning team of midwives dedicated to improving the birth experience for all women. We offer all four choices for place of birth. There is midwifery led birth units at both Royal Preston Hospital and at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and a 12 bedded obstetric unit in Royal Preston Hospital.
In gynaecology we provide services in benign gynaecology, early pregnancy, endometriosis, urogynaecology, ambulatory, menopause, paediatric, endocrine disorders, vulval conditions and termination of pregnancy.
Preston is one of the four bases for Manchester university medical students. We provide academic and pastoral support to over 300 medical students in their clinical years 3, 4 and 5.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months)
- ATSM in Gynaecological surgery (e.g. Benign Abdominal Surgery)
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification e.g., PG Cert
- Medical leadership
- Other ATSMs in gynaecology
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Experience of working in NHS
- Ability to deal with all common obstetric and gynaecological emergency presentations
- Teaching Experience (undergraduate and postgraduate)
Desirable
- Formal undergraduate education role e.g. OSCE examiner
- Intermediate Gynaecological Scan
- Experience of supporting placenta accreta spectrum caesarean hysterectomy
Leadership and Management
Essential
- Evidence of Clinical Leadership
- Evidence of commitment to audit and quality improvement projects
- Attendance on management or leadership course
- Evidence of involvement in obstetric or gynaecology governance
Desirable
- Trained in quality improvement methodology.
- Qualification in management or leadership
How to apply
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Source
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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