# Consultant in Gynaecology (Fertility and Reproductive Medicine)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Birmingham
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 10 PA Job Plan (plus on-call requirement)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-18T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T12:21:42.023Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Womens_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gynaecology_Fertility_Reproductive_Medicine/Gynaecology_Fertility_Reproductive_Medicine-v8104996
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8104996?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bwc.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

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.

- Monday | Am 

Pm | SPA 

IVF Unit
- Tuesday | AM 

All day | MDT (08:00-09:00) 

IVF Unit
- Wednesday | Am 

Pm | Theatre or SPA/Admin 

Theatre or GOPD Fertility Clinic
- Thursday | AM  

PM | GOPD Fertility, Reproductive Endocrine or Recurrent Miscarriage  

GOPD Fertility, Reproductive Endocrine or Recurrent Miscarriage or IVF Unit
- Friday | Am 

Pm | IVF Unit 

SPA/Admin

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.

- Monday | Am 

Pm | SPA 

IVF Unit
- Tuesday | AM 

All day | MDT (08:00-09:00) 

IVF Unit
- Wednesday | Am 

Pm | Theatre or SPA/Admin 

Theatre or GOPD Fertility Clinic
- Thursday | AM  

PM | GOPD Fertility, Reproductive Endocrine or Recurrent Miscarriage  

GOPD Fertility, Reproductive Endocrine or Recurrent Miscarriage or IVF Unit
- Friday | Am 

Pm | IVF Unit 

SPA/Admin

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

## Documents

- [job description and person specification (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10400328)

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