# Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Preston Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18T11:40:47.249Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Obstetrics_Gynaecology/Obstetrics_Gynaecology-v8143830
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8143830?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are inviting applications for Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

This is a general obstetrics and gynaecology post with the opportunity to develop a special interest within gynaecology or obstetrics. We welcome candidates looking to progress towards completion of training via the portfolio pathway.

The post has elements of both obstetrics and gynaecology- without-patient clinics as well as sessions on the labour ward, theatre and emergency obstetrics and gynaecology. The trust would encourage development of a special interest to compliment the currently provided special interests.

We anticipate the successful candidate embraces all aspects of the speciality including surgery, audit, research, innovation and education.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will: -

- Play, in conjunction with consultant colleagues and management, an active role in the development and delivery of the service
- Ensure, in conjunction with colleagues and management that the Trust meets its performance targets
- Work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team whilst at the same time have scope for personal development
- Participate in audit and directorate meetings and other departmental meetings relevant to the speciality – for example: governance, clinical risk management and guideline groups.
- Provide direct input to patients; contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and lead the coordination of care for patients within Preston and Chorley Hospitals.
- Develop close links with clinical teams in other hospitals in the network..
- Undergo appraisal and job planning.

The Main duties of this role will contribute to the provision of:

- -On call as senior tier 2 doctor on call on a 1:9 basis, covering gynaecology and providing support to the junior tier 2 doctor covering obstetrics.
- - ANC
- - GOPD
- - ELCS lists
- - Gynaecology theatre
- - Out patient gynaecology procedures
- - Early pregnancy assessment unit

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

- What we can offer
- Job Plan/On-call Requirements
- The Team

### 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**

- Wide general experience of obstetrics and gynaecology to equivalent of ST6
- Obstetric skills to level of ST6

**Desirable**

- Experience in teaching undergraduate and post-graduate
- Gynaecological surgical skills including outpatient and ambulatory procedures
- Experience of a special interest related to obstetrics and gynaecology

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- Medical Degree
- MRCOG

**Desirable**

- Higher degree eg MD
- Educational qualification eg diploma in education.

## Documents

- [438_ms3281_jdps (pdf, 372.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10547707)
- [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464)
- [main recruitment pack 24 (pdf, 387.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2212)
- [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433)

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