Locum Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Locum Consultant Obstetrics and Gynaecology - 12 months

NHS Lanarkshire - University Hospital Wishaw

An opportunity has arisen to work in one of the largest Womens Health Services in Scotland.  NHS Lanarkshire is seeking to a skilled and dynamic consultant to join our award-winning Obstetrics and Gynaecology team. We are conveniently located in central Scotland with ready access to Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as to the Highlands of Scotland and the Borders.

This vacancy is based at University Hospital Wishaw, which provides all inpatient obstetric and gynaecological care for the population of Lanarkshire.  Maternity day care services are also provided at University Hospitals Hairmyres and Monklands, and antenatal care is provided at a large number of community Health Centres throughout the county.  There are approximately 4,500 deliveries per year in the Maternity Unit and you will join a team of 18 Consultants.

The post has obstetrics and gynecology components.  The precise job plans will be tailored to the skills of the successful applicant. 

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Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr E Ferguson, Clinical Director and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist on , ext 5767.

For any application queries, please contact Nicole Hetherington Senior HR Assistant on  or via Medical.dentalSAS@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interview Date: TBC

In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential childrens setting/secure unit.

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information on the UK Border Agencys new points based system that now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

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