202571 - Locum Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

NHS Lothian

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.  

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in St Johns Hospital.

This post is a locum Consultant post in Obstetrics and Gynaecology based at St Johns Hospital, Livingston. It is available from November 2024.

The successful applicant should be able to contribute to both Obstetrics and Gynaecology and must be able to work flexibly to address service pressures and priorities as they arise in either area.

The post will include consultant sessions on labour ward, a hot week of ward cover and emergency gynaecology (may occur on either site) (1:10), obstetrics and gynaecology theatre sessions and outpatient clinics in obstetrics and gynaecology. The successful applicant should have interest in areas that complement those of the existing Consultant staff. The out of hours is non-resident on call for obstetrics and gynaecology at St Johns 1:10 with prospective cover.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

For an informal discussion please contact:

Dr Emma Doubal, Clinical Director, Obstetrics, Emma.doubal@nhs.scot

or

Dr Stuart Jack, Clinical Director for Gynaecology, stuart.jack@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. 

We cannot accept CVs as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted.  Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. 

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***