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Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant in Gynaecology with sub speciality accreditation in Fertility and Reproductive Medicine. This job will consist of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week as an annualised contract. The job plan includes on call duties as part of a 1 in 12 - 14 rota for Gynaecology. The successful applicant will be based at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital; they will work primarily in the fertility team delivering fertility and reproductive endocrine clinics, aspects of Fertility Treatment such as Egg Collection, surgical sperm retrieval, embryo Transfer and ultrasound scanning and gynaecology operating at unit level.
The successful candidate will be expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and to comply with the standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust. Where the Consultant manages employees of the Trust, they will be expected to observe the local employment and personnel policies and procedures.
The Trust will be moving towards 7 day and 3 session working. The successful candidate could be expected to work some evening clinical duties and weekend sessions.
Hours of work are full time with on-call commitments on the Gynaecology Consultant Rota.
The successful candidate will be expected to be aware of local guidelines, policies and procedures and to comply with the Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Below is an outline of what this 10 PA Job plan will contain. Please note that this is subject to changes, but with agreement from the new appointed post-holder prior to implementation. Additional to the draft timetable below, the current on-call frequency is 1:12 for weekdays and 1:14 for weekends.
This is an annualised contract. For each PA described above, over 1 year, 42 weeks will be delivered. This is to facilitate prospective cover of the Assisted Conception Unit.
This Job Outline highlights the main areas of responsibility for the post and is not exhaustive. It is expected that in line with the development of the Trust, additional responsibilities that are commensurate to the role will be added to this role outline to reflect the changing environment of the Trust as an NHS organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As per attached Job Description and Person Specification
Outline below:
Below is an outline of what this 10 PA Job plan will contain. Please note that this is subject to changes, but with agreement from the new appointed post-holder prior to implementation. Additional to the draft timetable below, the current on-call frequency is 1:12 for weekdays and 1:14 for weekends.
This is an annualised contract. For each PA described above, over 1 year, 42 weeks will be delivered. This is to facilitate prospective cover of the Assisted Conception Unit.
This Job Outline highlights the main areas of responsibility for the post and is not exhaustive. It is expected that in line with the development of the Trust, additional responsibilities that are commensurate to the role will be added to this role outline to reflect the changing environment of the Trust as an NHS organisation.
Person specification
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Good leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, midwives and other agencies
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- Good organisational and management skills
- Supportive and tolerant
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Caring attitude to patients
- Prepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital or remain resident whilst on call.
Person Specification
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
- Relevant CCT or equivalent (‘equivalence’ must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
Desirable
- Further higher degree
- Evidence of ongoing engagement with research
Teaching and training experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior staff
Desirable
- Formal medical teaching training
- Evidence of teaching and training at regional, national or international level
Clinical Experience and Effectiveness
Essential
- Completion (or predicted completion) of RCOG accredited training in Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- Evidence of management and administration experience
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This advert is for Consultant in Gynaecology (Fertility and Reproductive Medicine) with Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 10 PA Job Plan (plus on-call requirement). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Aug 2026.
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