# Locum Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wye Valley NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/b9778fdd-0e99-47b4-9579-1df924aa652a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/b9778fdd-0e99-47b4-9579-1df924aa652a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Wye Valley NHS Trust - **Location:** The County Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Obstetrics and Gynaecology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed from November 2026 - November 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA's) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T08:14:26.896Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hereford/Hereford/Wye_Valley_NHS_Trust/Obstetrics_Gynaecology/Obstetrics_Gynaecology-v8200041 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8200041?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Training **Essential** - Possesses training and education skills to teach junior medical, nursing and midwifery staff - Demonstrates Leadership qualities Provides learning opportunities within the clinical environment ### Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working in a demanding department and aptitude for delivering under pressure - Ability to work/operate unsupervised - Make senior level clinical decisions - A real desire and skill to ensure labour ward and other clinical areas are highly functioning **Desirable** - Training (and preferably accreditation) in another area of specialisation such as laparoscopy, ambulatory hysteroscopy, maternal medicine and/ or gynaecology scanning ### Clinical Governance **Desirable** - Training and interest in Clinical governance ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Acceptance that the post requires a strong service commitment ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Wide general gynaecological and obstetric training - Confidence in performing major gynaecology surgery and intermediate minimal access gynaecological surgery Management of high risk labour ward **Desirable** - Experience in Advanced minimal access surgery or total laparoscopic hysterectomy will be beneficial ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - MRCOG or equivalent - Full doctors GMC registration with Licence to Practise - Two appropriate ATSMs or Equivalence in Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Possesses training and education skills to teach junior medical, nursing and midwifery staff - Demonstrates Leadership qualities - Provides learning opportunities within the clinical environment **Desirable** - Candidates should ideally be on the Specialist Register ### Communication and Language Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication skills both oral and written - Ability to establish good working relationships with staff and be able to communicate well with patients. - Supportive and nurturing towards junior medical, midwifery and nursing workforce - Flexible - Team player - Acts with integrity **Desirable** - Willingness to seek timely assistance from colleagues and discuss clinical issues when appropriate ### Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours **Essential** - Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours ### Other Requirements Specific to the Role **Essential** - Physical fitness sufficient to carry out full range of duties safely and completely ### Management and Administrative Experience **Essential** - Good organisational skills and time management - Prepared to challenge/correct poor performance - Takes responsibility for personal and professional development ## Documents - [job description and ps (pdf, 750.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581598) ## 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.