Job summary
- Main area
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Diana Fleming)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 396-2819-MS
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital NHS Fundation Trust
- Town
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 93666 - 126281 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Gynae & Obstetrics Special interest Gynae-oncology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
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Kingston & Richmond Hospital is a very busy and popular acute general hospital. We serve a population of about 320,000 in Kingston, Esher, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney and other parts of South West London. We provide a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare particularly in ‘patient-focused’ care and maternity services. Following an inspection of key services and the Trust’s leadership in spring 2018, the Care Quality Commission gave Kingston Hospital an ‘Outstanding’ rating for Overall Quality, Caring and Well-led and ‘Good‘ rating for Safety’, ‘Effectiveness’ and ‘Responsiveness’.
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Main duties of the job
We are looking to appoint a dynamic Locum Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician with an interest in gynae-oncology to complement our existing team. We have a busy outpatient gynaecology service offering the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic outpatient gynaecological services. This is a maternity cover post to support our gynae-oncology team. The gynae-oncology team includes two consultants, two clinical nurse specialists in gynae-oncology, and a dedicated administrative co-ordinator. The successful candidate will be expected to support the local MDT, alongside our substantive gynae-oncologist, gynaecology radiologist, histopathologist and MDT co-ordinator and be involved in the regional MDT.
Working for our organisation
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The area surrounding the hospital is one of the most attractive “green” areas in the outer London region, almost entirely surrounded by river, three Royal Parks and open countryside. It is 12 miles from the centre of London and 10 miles from Heathrow airport. There are good road and rail links with Central London and there is a large commuter population. |
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This post includes gynaecology clinic, gynaecology operating, colposcopy, and acute gynaecology cover. The post holder will also contribute to the well-established and busy Obstetric service with day-time labour ward cover and caesarean section lists. They will participate in the out of hours on call cover for both obstetrics and gynaecology. We are currently providing 98 hours of onsite delivery suite cover per week. |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
- CCT in O&G and on GMC’s Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration.
- ATSM gynae-oncology or equivalent ATSM in Colposcopy or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- MD/PhD
- ATSM Labour Ward Management
- Subspecialisation Gynae-oncology
- MOET or equivalent
- BSCCP Colposcopy Accreditation
Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Attended management training course.
- Able to communicate at a strategic and operational level
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of finance / budgets
Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable commitment and ability to teach and train undergraduates and junior doctors.
- Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement projects
- Experience in working in an MDT
Desirable criteria
- Completed ‘Train the Trainers’ course
- Demonstrate an interest in leadership of clinical audit
- Demonstrate commitment in research.
- First author research articles peer-reviewed journals
- Risk Management experience
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate appropriate changes in clinical practice and to work as part of a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability.
- Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance
- Adaptive skills to changing working procedures
- Enthusiastic
- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
- Experience in tertiary Gynae-oncology Centre
- Strong surgical expertise in both laparoscopic and open management of gynaecological pathology
Desirable criteria
- Experience in outpatient gynaecology procedures e.g gynaecology ultrasound scanning
- Experience of Robotic Surgery
Specific Additional Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience in developing obstetric and gynaecology guidelines
- Course in leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Database/computer skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Diana Fleming
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Gynaecology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8934 2389
- Additional information
To find out more or to arrange an informal visit please contact Ms Diana Fleming, Clinical lead Gynaecology.
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