Specialty Doctor in Gynaecology

Job summary

Applications are being sought to join our Obstetrics and Gynaecology medical team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.All Specialty Doctor appointments are made in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of service.

Applicants will have completed at least six years full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) and have at least 2 years of NHS experience at senior registrar level in a relevant specialty. Alternatively, applicants shall have the equivalent experience and competencies of this specialist training. You should also hold full GMC registration and have completed MRCOG prior to commencing the post.

The post holder will have the majority of their duties based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital but may be expected to undertake outpatient clinics and theatres in a variety of settings cross county.

All emergency work is carried out at WRH with the delivery suite also based here. Gynaecology outpatient clinics and Antenatal clinics run at the Kidderminster Treatment Centre, The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Evesham, Bromsgrove, Malvern and Tenbury.

At the AH we have developed a Womens Health Unit where we undertake the majority of ambulatory procedures.Day case and short stay intermediate surgical procedures are performed mainly at KTC and AH, with most complex surgery occurring at the main WRH site. We have also recently started performing robotic surgery in AH.

Main duties of the job

This is a whole time post based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

This post is suitable for a doctor who:

• Is wishing to continue to develop their general Obstetrics and Gynaecology skills
• Can independently run antenatal clinics, general gynaecology clinics, and theatre sessions, including caesarean section lists
• Has an interest in menopause and has completed, or is registered for, the Menopause ATSM or SITM.
• Is happy to supervise and assist Foundation and Junior doctors (GP trainees and ST1-2) in the admission of new patients
• Is able to assist and contribute to Gynaecology and antenatal clinics, participate in ward rounds, manage delivery suite, perform caesarean sections and assist in gynaecology theatre
• Can attend departmental meetings as required

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Details

• Date posted: 21 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: C9365-26-0652
• Job locations: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Nhs Trust, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Medical Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide an appropriate clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
• The post-holder will attend cross county and cross site meetings.
• To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trust's and departmental objectives.
• The post-holder will participate in the middle grade on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues in post.
• The Trust would expect a Specialty Doctor whilst undertaking non-resident on-call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The Specialty Doctor on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).