# Locum Consultant Obs & Gynae > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-obs-and-gynae/3389263a-762a-48b2-bc79-458db287afcb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-obs-and-gynae/3389263a-762a-48b2-bc79-458db287afcb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Obstetrics and Gynaecology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Locum: 12 months (FTC Maternity Cover Until September 2027) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T09:30:46.032Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Whiston/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Obs_Gynae/Obs_Gynae-v8169224 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8169224?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This post is for a Resident Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. There is one full time 12-month fixed term post available (FTC 12 months until September 2027) This is a replacement post 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. ### Main duties of the job This is a replacement post 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. 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: 21st July 2026 Closing Date: 3rd August 2026 Shortlisting Date: 4th August 2026 Proposed Interview date: TBC Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Is up to date and fit to practise safely - Ability to provide complete details of employment history - ALL sections of application form FULLY completed according to written guidelines - Professional Integrity: Capacity to take responsibility for own actions. - Demonstrates respect for all ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues - Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems - Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the General Obstetrics & Gynaecology curriculum and applying to this post - 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. - Demonstrable experience to manage a Labour Ward independently - Knowledge and experience to participate on the Consultant on call rota - Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure within the last 3 years. - Evidence of appropriate teaching experience within the last 3 years - Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation - Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate - Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions - Capacity to work effectively with others. - Able to work in multi-professional teams - Able to supervise junior medical staff - Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding - Sees patients as people - Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively - Capacity to prioritise own workload - Basic IT skills - Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues - Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances **Desirable** - Special interest accreditation in e.g. Medical education ATSM or Paediatric & adolescent gynaecology ATSM - Evidence of relevant academic achievements, e.g. degrees, awards, in the last 5 years. - Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals within the last 5 years ### Knowledge **Essential** - 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 **Essential** - Full GMC registration at the time of application - MBBS or equivalent medical qualification - MRCP or equivalent medical qualification - MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification - Further Higher degree ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10471131) - [cons o&g jd (pdf, 688.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10471129) - [resident cons ps (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10471130) - [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916) - [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902) - [important information for candidates (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=663) - [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901) ## 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.