Job Description

We're seeking dynamic professionals to join our Obstetrics and Gynaecology team at East and NorthHertfordshire NHS Trust. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our mission to provide exceptionalmedical services.We are dedicated to helping you advance your career with numerous opportunities to enhance yourskills in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. In our collaborative environment, you'll work closely with asupportive team committed to delivering high standards of care. Based at Lister Hospital inStevenage, you'll benefit from our convenient proximity to both London and Cambridge.
Main duties of the job
This role is for a Middle Grade Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. It is a full-time, fixed-termappointment for 12 months, with a 1:14 middle grade rota covering Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
The role includes:

• Gynaecology theatre sessions
• Specialist Gynaecological clinics
• Participation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology emergency care
• To participate in the department's teaching, audit, and educational activities
• Day to day running of the emergency Gynaecology, labour ward, obstetric wards, antenatal clinics

About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Details
Date posted
19 November 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
65,048 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
361-M&D-7602520
Job locations
Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
• MRCOG part 2 or qualification of an equivalent level

Desirable

• Postgraduate academic degree
• College Fellowship

Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of audit

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrate an interest in, commitment to and have broad experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
• Recognition of and ability to undertake the initial management of an acutely ill patient.
• Demonstrate aptitude for practical skills e.g., handeye co-ordination, dexterity, visuospatial awareness

Desirable

• NHS experience

Fitness to Practice
Essential

• Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs.
• Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Skills
Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues

Desirable

• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience in organising educational activities.

Other requirements
Essential

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our trust values every day

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
• MRCOG part 2 or qualification of an equivalent level

Desirable

• Postgraduate academic degree
• College Fellowship

Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of audit

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrate an interest in, commitment to and have broad experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
• Recognition of and ability to undertake the initial management of an acutely ill patient.
• Demonstrate aptitude for practical skills e.g., handeye co-ordination, dexterity, visuospatial awareness

Desirable

• NHS experience

Fitness to Practice
Essential

• Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs.
• Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Skills
Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues

Desirable

• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience in organising educational activities.

Other requirements
Essential

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our trust values every day

Skills Required