# Locum Consultant O&G with an Interest in Research > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-oandg-with-an-interest-in-research/747e2bf1-d984-463f-8452-3a52846e3560 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-oandg-with-an-interest-in-research/747e2bf1-d984-463f-8452-3a52846e3560.md ## 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 pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 2 years (n/a) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (n/a) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T15:24:29.816Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Womens_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Obstetrics_Gynaecology/Obstetrics_Gynaecology-v8067433 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8067433?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 2 year fixed term contract Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  This job will consist of 8 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week as an annualised contract.  The job plan includes on call duties as part of a 1 in 14 rota for Obstetrics. The successful applicant will be based at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital; they will work across gynaecology and obstetrics services, with a focus on Obstetrics and Tommy’s Miscarriage Clinic. 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. ### Main duties of the job ### GYNAECOLOGICAL There are 20 Consultants practicing gynaecology with SAS doctors and GPs with specialist interests.  The Birmingham Women’s Hospital was the first in Britain to have Colposcopy Clinics. The Cancer Unit, Urogynaecology service, Minimal Access Surgery Service including endometriosis centre, Emergency Gynaecology Service, complex termination of pregnancy and Assisted Conception Unit make major contributions to the Trust’s Clinical Strategy, whilst a strong general gynaecological service underpins service provision and teaching. ### OBSTETRIC The Trust carries out approximately 7,400 births per annum, supported by a team of Lecturers, Sub-speciality Trainees and Specialist Trainees (ST1-7), and the Regional Neonatal Service. The hospital is a tertiary referral centre for obstetric problems throughout the region.  A range of maternal medicine clinics for cardiology, neurology, haematology, endocrine disorders, renal disease and rheumatology are run jointly with specialist physicians from University Hospital Birmingham. The post will lead in governance management for Maternity Services. Key responsibilities include, overseeing governance processes (including risk management, incident review, and learning from adverse events), quality improvement, oversight of guidelines and policies, collaboration across the wider MDT, ensuring compliance with regulation (e.g. national standards, external review), and promoting training in governance and risk awareness. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Below is an outline of what this Job plan will contain. Please note that this is subject to changes, but with agreement from the new appointed post-holder prior to implementation. - Weekly Job Plan (Annualised Contract) | PAs - Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic | 0.5 - ANC | 1.00 - Delivery Suite/CS | 1.13 - ANWR/PNWR | 0.75 - Research | 2.00 - SPA & Clinical Admin | 1.50 - On-call | 1.72 - Total | 8.6 This is an annualised contract. For each PA described above, over 1 year, 42 sessions will be delivered. This is to facilitate prospective cover on delivery suite but maintain a consistent case load in Antenatal Clinic. 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. ## Job Details Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a 2 year fixed term contract Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This job will consist of 8 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week as an annualised contract. The job plan includes on call duties as part of a 1 in 14 rota for Obstetrics. The successful applicant will be based at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital; they will work across gynaecology and obstetrics services, with a focus on Obstetrics and Tommy’s Miscarriage Clinic. 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. ## Job Description There are 20 Consultants practicing gynaecology with SAS doctors and GPs with specialist interests. The Birmingham Women’s Hospital was the first in Britain to have Colposcopy Clinics. The Cancer Unit, Urogynaecology service, Minimal Access Surgery Service including endometriosis centre, Emergency Gynaecology Service, complex termination of pregnancy and Assisted Conception Unit make major contributions to the Trust’s Clinical Strategy, whilst a strong general gynaecological service underpins service provision and teaching. The Trust carries out approximately 7,400 births per annum, supported by a team of Lecturers, Sub-speciality Trainees and Specialist Trainees (ST1-7), and the Regional Neonatal Service. The hospital is a tertiary referral centre for obstetric problems throughout the region. A range of maternal medicine clinics for cardiology, neurology, haematology, endocrine disorders, renal disease and rheumatology are run jointly with specialist physicians from University Hospital Birmingham. The post will lead in governance management for Maternity Services. Key responsibilities include, overseeing governance processes (including risk management, incident review, and learning from adverse events), quality improvement, oversight of guidelines and policies, collaboration across the wider MDT, ensuring compliance with regulation (e.g. national standards, external review), and promoting training in governance and risk awareness. ## Responsibilities PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Below is an outline of what this Job plan will contain. Please note that this is subject to changes, but with agreement from the new appointed post-holder prior to implementation. Weekly Job Plan (Annualised Contract) | PAs Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic | 0.5 ANC | 1.00 Delivery Suite/CS | 1.13 ANWR/PNWR | 0.75 Research | 2.00 SPA & Clinical Admin | 1.50 On-call | 1.72 Total | 8.6 This is an annualised contract. For each PA described above, over 1 year, 42 sessions will be delivered. This is to facilitate prospective cover on delivery suite but maintain a consistent case load in Antenatal Clinic. 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 ### Qulifications **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 - Evidence of ongoing engagement with research **Desirable** - Further higher degree ### 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. ### Clinical experience and effectiveness **Essential** - Evidence of management and administration experience **Desirable** - Formal medical teaching training - Evidence of teaching and training at regional, national or international ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 514.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10377638) ## 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.