Consultant Obstetrician with special interest in maternal medicine

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Consultant Obstetrician with special interest in maternal medicine

The closing date is 02 March 2026

A Consultant post has become available in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR). The post will be an Obstetrics with special interest in maternal medicine post with a requirement to participate in Obstetrics on call (total on call is 1:11 with addition of an obstetric hot week 1:12). We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team. A passion for obstetric services is essential.

Main duties of the job

The post will be an Obstetrics post with a requirement to participate in either Obstetric on call (total on call 1:11 with addition of an obstetric hot week 1:12). Day time obstetric commitments would include antenatal clinic and labour ward sessions.

The successful candidate will be job planned to support governance and teaching roles to support the running and development of the department.

About us

LTHTR is a teaching hospital serving a local population of 450,000 across Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble. The Trust has approximately 4,500 births annually and a level three neonatal unit. We provide Bluebell and Rainbow clinics plus services for high risk pregnancies having recently become the Maternal medicine Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria, and we are privileged to work closely with a nationally recognised, award winning team of midwives dedicated to improving the birth experience for all women. We offer all four choices for place of birth. There is midwifery led birth units at both Royal Preston Hospital and at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and a 12 bedded obstetric unit in Royal Preston Hospital.

In gynaecology we provide services in benign gynaecology, early pregnancy, endometriosis, urogynaecology, ambulatory, menopause, paediatric, endocrine disorders, vulval conditions and termination of pregnancy.

Preston is one of the four bases for Manchester university medical students. We provide academic and pastoral support to over 300 medical students in their clinical years 3, 4 and 5.

Job 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.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months)
• ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice
• Teaching Qualification e.g., PG Cert
• Medical leadership
• Maternal Medicine ATSM
• Advanced antenatal care ATSM

Experience and Skills

• Experience of working in NHS
• Ability to deal with all common obstetric and gynaecological emergency presentations
• Teaching Experience (undergraduate and postgraduate)
• Obstetric USS skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust