Speciality Doctor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speciality Doctor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology post (ST6 or abovelevel)withintheObstetricsandGynaecologySpecialtyatLancashireTeachingHospitals NHS Foundation Trust.The post is a 6-month fixed term contract.

Lancashire Teaching Hospital is a largeteaching hospital closely linked with the University of Manchester. The successfulcandidate will contribute to the on-call rota for both Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Thepost is ideal for candidates who wish to gain experience and training in the specialty, who are considering or working towards the portfolio pathway (formerly CESR) to specialist registration.

The main duties of the role include:

- - Working within the delivery suite to provide input to the routine and the emergency workload at second on-call level. You will be expected to have adequate experience to enable you to work competently at the ST6+ level.

- -Undertake elective Caesarean Sections.

- -To work within the Ante-natal clinics, Maternity Triage as well as maternity, antenatal and postnatal wards.

- -To assist in the provision of an Emergency Gynaecology Service as a second on-call level.

- -To work within the Gynaecology clinics and wards. To assist Gynaecological surgery

LTHTR is a teaching hospital serving a local population of 450,000 across Greater Preston,Chorley and South Ribble. The Trust has approximately 4,700 births annually and a levelthreeneonatalunit.

We are privileged to work closely with a nationally recognised, award winning team ofmidwives dedicated to improving the birth experience for all women. We offer all four choicesfor place of birth. There are midwifery led birth units at both Royal Preston Hospital and atChorley & South Ribble Hospital and a 12 bedded central delivery unit in Royal PrestonHospital.

Lancashire Teaching Hospital will be one of three centres in the Northwest which have beenaccredited as a hub of the maternal medicine network.

In Gynaecology we provide services in benign Gynaecology, early pregnancy, endometriosis,urogynaecology, ambulatory, menopause, paediatric, endocrine disorders, vulval conditionsandterminationofpregnancy.

WealsoprovidetertiarygynecologicaloncologyservicesforLancashireandSouthCumbria with a specialist team of gynaecology oncologists.

Wewouldliketoprovidethesuccessfulcandidatewithsupportanddevelopmentopportunities for their career progression. Post holders will receive support for their clinicalandpersonaldevelopment.