Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Locum Consultant | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

This is a locum consultant post to join a team other Consultants in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. The appointee will be involved in the delivery of general gynaecology services including out-patient clinics and surgical sessions

This is a maternity cover post, modified to address increasing demand of a growing gynaecology service.

The post is intended to deal with an increase demand in out-patient and elective activities.This is a general gynaecologist/obstetrician post with 10 PAs per week. The clinical sessions will include weekly General Gynaecology/Rapid Access clinics and provision of community gynaecology clinic sessions. The successful colleague will take part in the on-call rota delivering emergency care in acute obstetrics and gynaecology.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.