# Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-obstetrician-and-gynaecologist/260524c9-d513-4cc3-af4c-bf0073fc89d7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-obstetrician-and-gynaecologist/260524c9-d513-4cc3-af4c-bf0073fc89d7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Salford - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Obstetrics and Gynaecology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (non resident on-call supplement 3%) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-06T11:22:00.912Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Oldham/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Obstetrics_Gynaecology/Obstetrics_Gynaecology-v8116062 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8116062?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Northern Care Alliance has an ambitious outlook to align with national targets for maternity care. We are looking to recruit a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with a special interest in colposcopy and labour ward to join our supportive and dedicated team. The Perinatal and Family Divisions provide a full range of Obstetric, Neonatal, Gynaecology and Paediatric services, both on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The bulk of the maternity work is based at The Royal Oldham Hospital with satellite clinics at Rochdale Infirmary. The delivery suite is based at Royal Oldham Hospital with a birth rate of approximately 5000 per year and an adjoining Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. A full complement of Obstetrics inpatient and outpatient services are provided at the Royal Oldham Hospital, including a complex pregnancy unit (comprises fetal medicine service, preterm birth clinic, placenta clinic, complicated multiple pregnancy and Rainbow clinic), maternal medicine clinics (hypertension, diabetes, epilepsy, endocrine and haematology) and perinatal mental health clinic. The team works closely with the regional tertiary networks and hospitals in Manchester and Liverpool. ### Main duties of the job We would welcome candidate with special interests to complement the department such as experience in advanced antenatal care, complex caesarean, and interest in simulation training and education. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop their obstetric interests whilst also having the option of maintaining their gynaecological skills. The principal duties of the post holder are: - To support high risk obstetrics antenatal care and postnatal care - To support the complex caesarean section team and attend MDT meeting - To participate in the consultant rota pattern for daytime and out of hours resident on call - To provide services in gynaecology theatre and gynaecology outpatient clinics - To provide compassionate obstetrics bereavement care - To facilitate maternity MDT mandatory training sessions - To be responsible for supervision and training for junior doctors and medical students - To actively participate in quality improvement activity and clinical governance - To maintain and ensure own mandatory training, continuing professional development and appraisal are up to date. - Please see attached job description for more details. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification - Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by the date of the AAC) - Entry onto the GMC specialist register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the ACC ### Knowledge Training & Experience **Essential** - Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics equivalent to that required for a UK CCT - Urogynaecology SITM - Knowledge of risk assessment - Evidence of service development - Experience of supervising junior medical colleagues **Desirable** - Experience and competency in outpatient hysteroscopy - Advanced Antenatal Care - Evidence of management and administration experience - Interest in research publications relevant to obstetrics - Interest in medical education - Completed special skills modules appropriate to the post ### Skills / Abilities and personal attributes **Essential** - Ability to manage other staff/ understanding of audit systems - Understanding of Clinical Governance issues - Good leadership skills - Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies verbally and in writing. - Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure - Good organisational and management skills - Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team - Caring attitude to patients **Desirable** - Evidence of management and administration experience - Other competency / experience in obstetrics ultrasound scan - Previous experience and evidence of involvement in service development ## Documents - [functional skills (pdf, 120.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411728) - [job description 1 (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411731) - [sponsorship & evisa information (pdf, 141.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.