# NHS Locum Consultant - Obstetrics & Gynaecology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nhs-locum-consultant-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/34483cef-d0fb-46f1-aa68-eb0653e7d8e5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nhs-locum-consultant-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/34483cef-d0fb-46f1-aa68-eb0653e7d8e5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Airedale NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Airedale General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Obstetrics and Gynaecology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata Per annum - **Contract type:** Locum: 12 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-16T13:01:30.092Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Steeton/Airedale_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Obstetrics_Gynaecology/Obstetrics_Gynaecology-v8268021 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8268021?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Our award-winning hospital is also in an award-winning location providing genuine opportunities for a great work-life balance. Yorkshire has recently been voted as the third best region in the world by Lonely Planet, and our local towns of Skipton and Ilkley have been voted as the best places to live in the UK by the Sunday Times, commending their top-class schools, great transport links. This is a dynamic department, and the successful applicant will be required to contribute to ongoing service development. We expect involvement in our existing quality improvement projects and also welcome ideas for new work streams. We strongly encourage leadership development. There is a trust leadership programme in place and study leave is encouraged for this. We also believe in maintaining work life balance. ### Main duties of the job The obstetrics and gynaecology medical workforce is currently comprised of 11 consultants and 1 associate specialists who provide essential patient led services. Airedale General Hospital work jointly with other local NHS providers in the region, including Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford District Care Trust, to help ensure we can deliver a patient led collaborative service and thereby promoting a culture of safety and improvement ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities CONSULTANTS JOB PLAN Job Planning will be based on a partnership approach. Consultants are asked to prepare a draft job plan which is then discussed and agreed with the Clinical Director and then presented to the Medical Scrutiny Committee for approval. Job plans will list all the NHS and any private duties of the consultant, the number of Programmed Activities for which the Consultant is contracted and paid, the consultant’s objectives and agreed supporting resources. The duties and responsibilities set out in a Job Plan will include, as appropriate: - Direct Clinical Care duties including on-call work - Supporting Professional Activities - Additional NHS responsibilities – determined against the agreed Trust tariff allocation - External duties The Trust’s strategy is to increase the use of its capital resources e.g. Theatre, Endoscopy and OPC to facilitate increased productivity and efficiencies which supports the growth of market share and business development. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Competent surgeon (ATSM/SITM etc in benign surgery/laparoscopic surgery or oncology) - Competent Obstetrician (ATSM/STIM in labour ward/pregnancy care) - Experience demonstrating potential ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based Consultant Post. - Evidence of thTraining in Colposcopy.e clinical skills required to fulfil the specialty - Full BSCCP accreditation ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Full GMC Registration - - MRCOG or equivalent - - Training & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT - - Entry onto the Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or within 6 months of CCT date at interview ### Teaching Skills **Desirable** - Experience in teaching - Participation in training & supervision of junior medical staff/medical students/staff from other disciplines ### Academic Research **Desirable** - Peer reviewed Publications - Peer reviewed Books/Book chapters - Higher qualification, MSc, MD ### Clinical Governance /Audit Management **Essential** - Evidence of general management training and skills appropriate for the post **Desirable** - Demonstrable experience of participation in regular clinical audit and the ability to effect change. - Demonstrable experience of working to the clinical governance agenda - Knowledge of organisational aspects of the NHS ## Documents - [links (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1669) - [ps & jd (pdf, 556.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10582709) - [ai statement (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2960) - [privacy notice (pdf, 70.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1621) - [probation policy (pdf, 323.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2588) - [applying for a job (pdf, 286.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3022) - [values & behaviours (pdf, 681.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1615) - [airedale welcome brochure (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2741) - [trust inclusion statement (pdf, 266.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2502) - [information for applicants (pdf, 285.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2587) - [airedale recruitment process guide (pdf, 142.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1885) ## 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.