Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Job overview
Applications are invited for a Specialty Doctor post in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
This is a Permanent post.
The post is based in University Hospital of Wales (UHW) and University Hospital Llandough (UHL) sites. This post offers an excellent opportunity for gaining a broad experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a busy teaching hospital. The post is full time and we are supportive of less than fulltime working if required
Main duties of the job
Obstetrics: Two high‑volume antenatal units provide midwife‑ and obstetric‑led care, including general and specialist clinics such as maternal medicine, endocrinology, perinatal mental health, preterm birth, and multiple pregnancy. The service also delivers tertiary fetal medicine and combined obstetric cardiology and haematology clinics, receiving referrals from across South Wales. Around 5,000 births are managed annually across a consultant‑led labour ward and alongside midwifery‑led unit, supported by a Level 3 neonatal unit and tertiary paediatric surgery. The department has a strong multidisciplinary culture, monthly PROMPT training, and active governance and quality improvement programmes.
Gynaecology: A comprehensive and innovative service with strong academic links to Cardiff University. Specialist services include USC, fibroid, prolapse, vulval, gynae‑oncology, chronic pelvic pain, sub‑fertility, urogynaecology, and endometriosis (BSGE‑accredited). The department offers extensive outpatient procedures, emergency and early pregnancy care, advanced laparoscopic and oncology surgery, and a full Pregnancy Advisory Service. Strong MDT working supports training, research, and high‑quality patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post is based in University Hospital of Wales (UHW) and University Hospital Llandough (UHL) sites. This post offers an excellent opportunity for gaining a broad experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a busy teaching hospital. The post is full time and we are supportive of less than fulltime working if required. The post-holder will work across Obstetrics and Gynaecology including ante-natal clinics, labour ward, obstetric emergency stream, gynaecology clinics and emergency stream
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