Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The closing date is 29 March 2026

This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 8 months fixed term post available, post will be 80% LTFT (32 hours per week) with an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Due to the short-term nature of the role/service demand, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC and have existing right to live and work in the UK at the time of application. Candidates who are not GMC registered or do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through shortlisting stage.

Ideally, applicants must have at least 2 years UK experience of working on a Tier 2 rota.

Any applicants without this essential criteria will be rejected. MRCOG desirable.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team of 19 Consultants within the directorate who currently provide services for General Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Feto-maternal Medicine, Urogynaecology, Menstrual disorders, Menopause, Subfertility, Outpatient hysteroscopy, Colposcopy and Gynaecological Oncology. The directorate is supported by 6 SAS Doctors (2 Associate specialists and 4 Specialty doctor), 8 Specialty Trainees ST3+ and 13 Junior Doctors (3 O&G ST 1&2, 7 GPSTs and 3 F2).

The Obstetrics & Gynaecology Directorate is based at Whiston hospital with some outpatient services and day surgery at St Helens Hospital. Outpatient hysteroscopy/PMB, colposcopy and urodynamics clinics are at St Helens hospital.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

• Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
• Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
• Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
• Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Proposed Interview date: Late April (TBC)

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of application
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCOG or equivalent medical qualification
• Further Higher Degree CCT/CESR or equivalent

Experience

• Completed 4 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent if part time) at least 2 of which shall be in a specialty training programme in the specialty
• Experience of a broad range of medical/surgical specialties
• Experience of Obstetrics & Gynaecology as a speciality trainee or has equivalent experience and competencies
• Participated on/experience of 2nd/3rd on call in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Evidence of achievements of ST1/ST2 competencies or equivalent relevant to Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Evidence of competence to manage Obstetrics & Gynaecology emergencies through continuous work based assessments, portfolio evidence, including log book documentation, if appropriate
• Experience & ability to manage junior medical staff
• Knowledge, understanding and experience in audit management
• RCOG ATSM or Equivalent and demonstrable experience including that relating to a special interest, Intermediate US skills module, LW ATSM, ATSM in acute gynaecology, advanced antennal practice, ambulatory gynaecology, colposcopy or similar

Skills

• Ability to work in a team
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Publications in preferred journals
• Ability to teach clinical skills to Junior Doctors

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust