Job requirements
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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Skills
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients both obstetrics and gynaecology
- Skills
Proven ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team and display leadership
- Experience/Knowledge
Evidence of competence in gynaecological surgery for benign disease and emergency gynaecology surgery
- Experience/Knowledge
Evidence of competence in undertaking C-sections
- Experience/Knowledge
Evidence of competency in managing and treating emergency gynaecology cases
- Experience/Knowledge
Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- Experience/Knowledge
Evidence of experience working within a multidisciplinary team
- Qualifications and skills
Full GMC registration
- Qualifications and skills
MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification
- Qualifications and skills
MBBS or equivalent
- Qualifications and skills
Advanced Labour ward SITM or equivalent
- Qualifications and skills
Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date)
- Qualifications and skills
At least one gynaecology or equivalent of the desirable criteria
Desirable
13 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Management qualification
- Skills
Evidence of authorship of clinical guidelines at a local or national level.
- Experience/Knowledge
ALSO, PROMPT or MOET instructor
- Experience/Knowledge
Demonstrate ideas for research and innovative practice
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience of clinical governance
- Experience/Knowledge
Training in breaking bad news or equivalent training
- Experience/Knowledge
Clinical research in the fields of special interest
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience in Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement
- Experience/Knowledge
Willingness to contribute to the TOP service
- Qualifications and skills
ATSM IN benign Gynaecology
- Qualifications and skills
ATSM in benign hysteroscopy
- Qualifications and skills
Accredited Colposcopy
- Qualifications and skills
ATSM in Urogynae
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic individual within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospitals.
This is a locum consultant post, fixed term for 12 months in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, based at Tunbridge Wells Hospital pending a substantive appointment. This post is in response to the expansion of maternity services and supporting our Urogynaecology services. The candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of existing Consultants and to provide a complete Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work at both sites of the Trust, providing emergency and on-call cover. We have a weekday hot week on call between 8 am and 6 pm.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.
As part of your induction, you will be required to attend face-to-face training sessions and/or complete e-learning modules relevant to your role. If you have previously worked for another NHS organisation before joining Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), we can transfer eligible mandatory training records where appropriate, helping to avoid unnecessary duplication of learning.
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 Locum Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Maidstone, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (FTC). The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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