Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Training
Possesses training and education skills to teach junior medical, nursing and midwifery staff
- Training
Demonstrates Leadership qualities Provides learning opportunities within the clinical environment
- Knowledge
Experience of working in a demanding department and aptitude for delivering under pressure
- Knowledge
Ability to work/operate unsupervised
- Knowledge
Make senior level clinical decisions
- Knowledge
A real desire and skill to ensure labour ward and other clinical areas are highly functioning
- Personal Attributes
Acceptance that the post requires a strong service commitment
- Experience & Knowledge
Wide general gynaecological and obstetric training
- Experience & Knowledge
Confidence in performing major gynaecology surgery and intermediate minimal access gynaecological surgery Management of high risk labour ward
- Education & Qualifications
MRCOG or equivalent
- Education & Qualifications
Full doctors GMC registration with Licence to Practise
- Education & Qualifications
Two appropriate ATSMs or Equivalence in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Education & Qualifications
Possesses training and education skills to teach junior medical, nursing and midwifery staff
- Education & Qualifications
Demonstrates Leadership qualities
- Education & Qualifications
Provides learning opportunities within the clinical environment
- Communication and Language Skills
Excellent communication skills both oral and written
- Communication and Language Skills
Ability to establish good working relationships with staff and be able to communicate well with patients.
- Communication and Language Skills
Supportive and nurturing towards junior medical, midwifery and nursing workforce
- Communication and Language Skills
Flexible
- Communication and Language Skills
Team player
- Communication and Language Skills
Acts with integrity
- Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours
Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
- Other Requirements Specific to the Role
Physical fitness sufficient to carry out full range of duties safely and completely
- Management and Administrative Experience
Good organisational skills and time management
- Management and Administrative Experience
Prepared to challenge/correct poor performance
- Management and Administrative Experience
Takes responsibility for personal and professional development
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Training (and preferably accreditation) in another area of specialisation such as laparoscopy, ambulatory hysteroscopy, maternal medicine and/ or gynaecology scanning
- Clinical Governance
Training and interest in Clinical governance
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience in Advanced minimal access surgery or total laparoscopic hysterectomy will be beneficial
- Education & Qualifications
Candidates should ideally be on the Specialist Register
- Communication and Language Skills
Willingness to seek timely assistance from colleagues and discuss clinical issues when appropriate
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen as a NHS Locum Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology for a fixed term post from November 2026-November 2027, 10 PA's to cover a career break.
Some of the benefits of being part of our team include:
- Friendly and pleasant hospital in wonderful rural area.
- Fantastic quality of life
- Good clinical environment and state of the art equipment
- Excellent clinical experience
For more information please contact Mr Hamza Katali - Clinical Director 01432 355444.
Main duties of the job
This post is to cover for planned absence within the team and to ensure consultant led provision of obstetric and gynaecological services in Hereford and to support with the following :
- Provide clinical leadership and lead by example
- Develop and implement standards of obstetric & gynaecological practice and have a major role in developing specific pathways, guidelines and risk management
- Train and educate staff in a multidisciplinary team
- Ensure effective teamwork
- Bring experience to clinical diagnosis and opinion
- Audit the effectiveness of practice and modify it as required.
- Work in conjunction with the nurses, midwives, administration team, managers and colleagues.
There may be times when a session will be used flexibly to cover another session, such as hot week to allow another colleague to undertake certain duties.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the job description or personal specification please do see attached document.
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 Obstetrics & Gynaecology with Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed from November 2026 - November 2027). The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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