Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The closing date is 10 July 2026

A dedicated and experienced Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to provide high-quality care across antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and gynaecological services at Sunderland Hospital. Responsible for managing both elective and emergency obstetric and gynaecology cases, participating in labour ward cover, outpatient clinics, theatre sessions, ward rounds, and multidisciplinary team meetings.

Candidates must demonstrate strong clinical leadership with the ability to work effectively within a busy multidisciplinary team, including midwives, junior doctors, anaesthetists, neonatologists, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals. Maintain excellent communication skills and contribute positively to patient safety, service improvement, and teaching/training activities.

A flexible and hardworking clinician with the ability to adapt to changing service demands, rota requirements, and high pressure clinical environments. Committed to collaborative team working, delivering compassionate patient centred care, and supporting colleagues to ensure efficient and effective department functioning at all times.

Main duties of the job

• Key Skills and Attributes
• Excellent team working and interpersonal skills
• Flexible approach to clinical duties and rota coverage
• Hardworking, reliable, and able to work under pressure
• Strong decision making and organisational abilities
• Commitment to high standards of patient care and safety
• Experience in emergency obstetrics and general gynaecology
• Ability to supervise and support junior medical staff
• Holder of MRCOG, eligible for the GMC Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology within six months of interview
• Work on a 1:16 rota covering both Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Covers sessions including medium risk ANC, GOPD, Caesarean section lists, Day case Theatre, and possible Maternal medicine / Diabetes ANC
• Labour ward covered with a hot week rotation when the same consultant covers Monday to Friday 8 00 every day
• Weekends split Friday / Sunday and Saturday
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, good team worker, experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
• Direct involvement in delivery of NIHR portfolio clinical research trials highly desirable
• The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop other special interests based on service requirements

About us

We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to work as a team member to deliver the service contract and to contribute towards strategic planning and development within the Directorate.

The Directorate has a proud record of delivering the contract within budget and aims to maintain this position. The post-holder will be professionally responsible for their particular patient workload but will also be responsible for colleagues' patients while carrying out on call work.

The Directorate expects the post-holder to adhere to principles of practice as set by the GMC and comply with Trust Policies and Procedures.

Demonstrates strong clinical leadership with the ability to work effectively within a busy multidisciplinary team, including midwives, junior doctors, anaesthetists, neonatologists, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals. Maintains excellent communication skills and contributes positively to patient safety, service improvement, and teaching/training activities.

A flexible and hardworking clinician with the ability to adapt to changing service demands, rota requirements, and high pressure clinical environments. Committed to collaborative team working, delivering compassionate patient centred care, and supporting colleagues to ensure efficient and effective department functioning at all times.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
• ATSM advanced Labour ward or equivalent experience
• Further Higher Degree, MD or PhD
• Obstetric ATSM or SITM

Experience

• Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT, including ability to provide delivery suite cover and intrapartum care
• Ability to offer expert opinion on a wide range of emergency / routine cases in obstetrics and gynaecology
• Interest in Clinical Governance and Risk Management
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Evidence of commitment to teaching
• Experience in delivering training and education in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Qualification in medical education

Skills and Knowledge

• Clinical training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT, including ability to provide delivery suite cover and intrapartum care
• Ability to offer expert opinion on a wide range of emergency / routine cases in obstetrics and gynaecology
• Interest in Clinical Governance and Risk Management
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
• Involvement in quality and/or service improvement measures
• Ability to undertake multidisciplinary audit
• Demonstrate ability to undertake audit in specialty area
• Completed GCP training and been involved in NIHR portfolio clinical research
• Experience in delivering training and education in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals
• Involvement in relevant laboratory-based research
• Experience in non-NIHR clinical research

Personal Qualities

• Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• Supportive and tolerant
• Can demonstrate appropriate team and leadership skills
• Caring attitude to patients
• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC

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.

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