Job Description

We are looking to appoint a new Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. You will join a team working closely alongside our Consultants and otherSpecialty Doctors.The post comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs), which could be modified for a candidate preferring towork 10 PAs or less than full time.
Main duties of the job

• Day to day running of the labour ward, obstetric wards andgynaecology wards.
• Regular gynaecology theatre sessions with the teamconsultant
• Running of the ante-natal and gynaecological clinics toparticipate in the department's teaching, audit, andeducational activities
• Daily ward rounds, inpatient and outpatient management ofpatients, operating lists and on call.

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
24 June 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
59,175 to 95,400 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
361-R2R-2481
Job locations
Lister Hospital
Corey MIlls Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential

• Shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council.
• MRCOG part 1 or qualification of an equivalent level
• MRCOG part 2

Experience
Essential

• Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or Shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
• Demonstrate an interest in, commitment to and have broad experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice

Desirable

• Understanding of core research principles, methodology and ethics
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidencebased practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives

Skills
Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
• Ability to effectively teach clinical skills

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Other requirements
Essential

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs

Person Specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential

• Shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council.
• MRCOG part 1 or qualification of an equivalent level
• MRCOG part 2

Experience
Essential

• Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or Shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
• Demonstrate an interest in, commitment to and have broad experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice

Desirable

• Understanding of core research principles, methodology and ethics
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidencebased practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives

Skills
Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
• Ability to effectively teach clinical skills

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Other requirements
Essential

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs