Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

A Locum Consultant post has become available in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTH), to cover maternity leave. The post will be for a fixed-term, one year Locum Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with an interest in Early Pregnancy, participating in obstetric on call and hot week rotas.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team. A passion for maternity and early pregnancy care is essential.

Day time obstetric commitments would include antenatal clinic, labour ward sessions, obstetric hot week and caesarean section surgical lists, alongside dedicated early pregnancy and acute gynaecology scan lists and early pregnancy unit support. Additionally, Obstetric on calls are an essential requirement of this post.

The successful candidate will be job planned to support governance and teaching roles to support the running and development of the department.

LTHTR is a teaching hospital serving a local population of 450,000 across Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble. The Trust has approximately 4,500 births annually and a level three neonatal unit.

We provide Bluebell and Rainbow clinics plus services for high-risk pregnancies having recently become the Maternal medicine Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria, We are privileged to work closely with a nationally recognised, award winning team of midwives dedicated to improving the birth experience for all women. We offer all four choices for place of birth.

There is midwifery led birth units at both Royal Preston Hospital and at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and a 12 bedded obstetric unit in Royal Preston Hospital.

In gynaecology we provide services in benign gynaecology, early pregnancy, endometriosis, urogynaecology, ambulatory, menopause, paediatric, endocrine disorders, vulval conditions and termination of pregnancy.

Preston is one of the four bases for Manchester university medical students. We provide academic and pastoral support to over 350 medical students in their clinical years 3, 4 and 5.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Murphy Job title: Clinical Director Obstetrics & Gynaecology Email address: lauren.murphy@LTHTR.nhs.uk