Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist


Location
Prescot, England
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
30 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: with full on-call rota
Posted Date
26 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

34 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Is up to date and fit to practise safely

  • Other

    Ability to provide complete details of employment history

  • Other

    Professional Integrity: Capacity to take responsibility for own actions.

  • Other

    Demonstrates respect for all

  • Skills

    Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

  • Skills

    Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems

  • Skills

    Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the General Obstetrics & Gynaecology curriculum and applying to this post

  • Skills

    RCOG ATSM or equivalent and demonstrable experience including that relating to a special interest to complement existing colleagues e.g., Advanced Labour ward practice ATSM plus any of following: High Risk pregnancy ATSM or Obstetric Medicine ATSM or Fetal Medicine ATSM or Urogynaecology & vaginal surgery ATSM or Subfertility & reproductive health ATSM or Benign abdominal surgery: open & laparoscopic ATSM or Acute gynaecology and early pregnancy ATSM or Menopause ATSM or Hysteroscopy ATSM or Colposcopy ATSM or Vulvar disease ATSM or Labour ward lead ATSM.

  • Skills

    Demonstrable experience to manage a Labour Ward independently

  • Skills

    Knowledge and experience to participate on the Consultant on call rota

  • Skills

    Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure within the last 3 years.

  • Skills

    Evidence of appropriate teaching experience within the last 3 years

  • Skills

    Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation

  • Skills

    Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate

  • Skills

    Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions

  • Skills

    Capacity to work effectively with others.

  • Skills

    Able to work in multi-professional teams

  • Skills

    Able to supervise junior medical staff

  • Skills

    Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding

  • Skills

    Sees patients as people

  • Skills

    Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively

  • Skills

    Capacity to prioritise own workload

  • Skills

    Basic IT skills

  • Skills

    Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues

  • Skills

    Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances

  • Values

    We are kind

  • Values

    We are open

  • Values

    We are inclusive

  • Knowledge

    Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: o Good clinical care o Maintaining good medical practice o Good relationships and communication with o Good working relationships with colleagues o Good teaching and training o Professional behaviour and probity o Delivery of good acute clinical care

  • Qualifications

    Full GMC registration at the time of application

  • Qualifications

    MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

  • Qualifications

    MRCP or equivalent medical qualification

  • Qualifications

    MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification

  • Qualifications

    Further Higher degree

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Special interest accreditation in e.g. Medical education ATSM or Paediatric & adolescent gynaecology ATSM

  • Skills

    Evidence of relevant academic achievements, e.g. degrees, awards, in the last 5 years.

  • Skills

    Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals within the last 5 years

Job overview

This post is for a whole-time Resident Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

This post is designed to improve the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service in St Helens & Knowsley, and to share the general workload with the other Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

The successful candidate will join a team of 19 Consultants within the directorate who currently provide services for General Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Feto-maternal Medicine, Urogynaecology, Menstrual disorders, Menopause, Subfertility, Outpatient hysteroscopy, and Gynaecological Oncology.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview. CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation of successful application.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 3rd November 2026.

Main duties of the job

This is a Resident on call post to help towards maintaining full activity within gynaecology and obstetrics. The appointee will share the general workload with the other Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The successful candidates will join a team of senior medical and midwifery/nursing staff committed to providing a high-quality service. The new consultant will join the existing Consultants and middle grade staff in delivering a high-quality 24-hour service.

The successful candidate will be expected to take clinical lead in an area of special interest which will complement those that already exist within the department as well as contribute towards 60 hours Consultant presence on the labour ward.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Advertising Date: 26th August 2026

Closing Date: 30th September 2026

Shortlisting Date: From 1st October 2026

Proposed Interview date: 3rd November 2026

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Prescot, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent: with full on-call rota. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.

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