Job details
- Job reference: 254960
- Salary: Locum Consultant (£111,430 - £148,064)
- Job closing date: 16/08/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 30/07/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
- Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this post is day work with on call.
Applications are welcomed for two full time (40 hours per week, 10PA) locum consultant posts in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The successful applicant will join an established team of consultants providing a comprehensive service to the population of Clyde.
We are looking for motivated, forward-thinking colleagues who will develop and support new initiatives in the department. These are locum posts to cover maternity leave.
Candidates should be able to offer both acute obstetrics and gynaecology skills and will be expected to deliver planned caesarean birth lists. The post will contribute to both the obstetrics and gynaecology rotas.
Both jobs have clear gynaecology focus, contributing to outpatient gynaecology clinics and gynaecology operating. One will have more of an early pregnancy focus while the other gynaecology operating. Gynaecology ultrasound skills are essential to both post.
As ever we continue to develop service and work through the backlog which requires flexibility and team work.
Applicants must have full GMC registration and a license to practice. Applicants can be short listed if they have or are within 6 months of obtaining a CCT or CESR and must have evidence of the confirmed date. Alternatively, application from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience can be considered for a locum consultant post.
Informal contact: Dr Shrikant Bollapragada, Gynaecology Lead clinician, Shrikant.Bollapragada2@nhs.scot
Interview Date: to be confirmed
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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Person specification
Other
Essential
- Experience in medical research and audit
- Experience in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education including PBL
- Experience in protocol and guideline development
- Fundamental IT skills: navigation of environment, word processing, managing emails, basic data management.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical practice in level 3 obstetric unit with annual birth rate >4000 births per year.
- Participation in advanced labour ward practice training courses e.g. SCOTTIE, ALSO, MOET or similar
- Competency to perform major elective gynaecology surgery
- Comprehensive experience of surgical management of gynaecological emergencies
Desirable
- Termination of pregnancy service experience
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration and a Licence to Practise
- Medically qualified with MRCOG or equivalent experience of O&G leading to CCT
- Gynaecology Ultrasound as independent practitioner
Desirable
- ATSM/SITM in relevant gynaecology area
- Higher qualification (MD or PhD)
Behavioural Competencies
Essential
- Ability to communicate with medical and nursing colleagues and other professionals within the Health Service
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team
- Flexible
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise effectively
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, relatives and staff
- Ability to sympathetically manage patients and relatives with malignancy
- Fully committed to patient safety and risk management culture
- Full engagement in Appraisal and Revalidation process
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