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Main area
Obstetrics
Grade
Consultant
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
265-7680410-FAM
Employer
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northampton General
Town
Northampton
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/03/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust logo

Locum Consultant Obstetricians

Consultant

Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity for 2 locum Consultant Obstetricians to join the existing team of 12 Obstetricians.  These are fixed term locum contracts but work is ongoing to secure substantive posts in the future.

 

It is essential that the post-holder should hold the MRCOG (UK) or an equivalent qualification and be on the GMC specialist register or will obtain a relevant CCT/CESR(CP) within 6 months of interview.

Main duties of the job

Consultant Obstetrician with special interest in Medical Education and RCOG College Tutor role

The successful candidates will work clinically as a full time Obstetrician with a job plan that focusses on labour ward, elective caesarean section lists and antenatal clinic work.  The job plan will need to be flexible to allow robust cover for current rota gaps.

The department is happy to consider candidates with any Obstetric special interest.  The job plans below are indicative.  Final job plans may change depending on service need but will be agreed with successful candidates.

Working for our organisation

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

 

Being a large DGH with a proud history, we are big enough to get interesting cases, but small enough to care, coach and develop. With over 200 consultants, a similar number of trainees and approximately 60 (with existing plans to expand to 80+) medical undergraduates throughout the year, NGH provides comprehensive care and extensive training opportunities.

 

With this in mind, we have built a state of the art emergency assessment unit (Nye Bevan building) and are developing new ways of working to streamline in-patient care and optimize working with our partners.

 

We are a clinically led organization with most of senior management coming from nursing and medical roles. This offers great opportunities to get involved with all levels of care from departmental to the wider picture of the hospital as a whole.

NGH has an excellent social centre with a large library, gym with swimming pool and the Cripps Education Centre where lunch and snacks are available in one of our restaurants away from the main hospital. Frequent educational sessions run in the Centre for all levels of staff and it serves as an oasis from the clinical areas.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about job descriptions and main responsibilities.

 

 

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration
  • MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
Desirable criteria
  • MD, PhD or other higher degree
  • Education / Medical Education Qualification (preferably at Masters level)
  • Obstetric Care ATSM
  • Ultrasound training
  • Completion of Specialty Training (CST or equivalent) or within 6 months of achieving it in relevant specialty

Teaching, Audit, Quality Improvement

Essential criteria
  • Experience of Teaching Junior Staff
  • Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement
  • Experience of Undergraduate Teaching
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in Curriculum development and delivery

Management Experience

Essential criteria
  • Effective Team worker, valuing the experience and contributing
  • Demonstrable Team Leadership skills and experience
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change

Academic Achievement and Research

Desirable criteria
  • Publications in recognised Medicine / Medical Education Journals or Presentations at National Level
  • Research experience relating to quality improvement

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mrs Sue Lloyd
Job title
Clinical Director, Obstetric Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01604 523193
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