Job summary
- Main area
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 423-8039140
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant - Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Consultant
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Please read the attached AI statement prior to submitting any application
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the dynamic Obstetrics &
Gynaecology team at Airedale General Hospital, a forward-thinking
Trust with ambitious plans for the future. We are particularly keen to
attract a candidate with a special interest in uro-gynaecology, offering a
fantastic opportunity to further develop and shape this service within a
supportive and progressive department.
Main duties of the job
Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the
highest standard of care.
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways
and clinical guidelines.
• Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, out
patients and the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues,
other departments and primary care.
• Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior
medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of
the multi-disciplinary.
• Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to
measure clinical performance and enable meaningful
benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of
responsibility.
• Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of
services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure
and ensure the highest standards are maintained.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of this job vacancy, please see attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration
- • MRCOG or equivalent
- • Training & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
- • Entry onto the Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or within 6 months of CCT date at interview
Experience
Essential criteria
- Competent surgeon (ATSM/SITM urogynae and vaginal surgergy)
- Competent obstetrician (ATSM/STIM in labour ward/pregnancy care)
- Experience demonstrating potential ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based consultant post
- Evidence of the clinical skills required to fulfil the specialty
Desirable criteria
- Experience in laparoscopic uro-gynaecology
Clinical governance/Audit Management
Essential criteria
- Evidence of general management training and skills appropriate for the post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Miss Sumita Bhuiya
- Job title
- Clinical Director - Obs & Gynae
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535292226
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