Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
This post is to commence 6 August 2025 until 4 August 2026.
The successful candidate will participate in the registrar on call rota, covering both gynaecology and obstetrics. This will include delivery suite cover and acute gynaecology and early pregnancy. We operate a 1 in 8 on call rota including nights and weekends.
Day time activities include antenatal clinics, general gynaecology clinics and rapid access. In addition there will be opportunities to cover theatre, outpatient hysteroscopy and specialist clinics such as urogynaecology, fetal medicine and endometriosis.
Candidates require GMC registration at time of application and previous paid NHS experience. Experience in obstetrics and gynaecology is essential. Successful candidates will be passionate about women's health and keen to develop further skills including caesarean section, operative vaginal delivery and laparoscopy.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor to join our dynamic team of resident and trust grade doctors.
We hope this will be a good opportunity to work in a busy, tertiary unit. Giving the candidate unique experiences in oncology, endometriosis, urogynaecology and fetal medicine.
This role will support the tier 2 rota, allowing all doctors to participate in educational sessions and rotate into specialist areas.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Hannah Gamblin via email at Hannah.gamblin@nhs.net.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical: Participate in on call cover on a 1 in 8 rolling basis (covering delivery suite, antenatal and postnatal wards, early pregnancy and acute gynaecology). Support day time activities including clinics, day case procedures and theatres. There will also be many opportunities to engage in departmental audit, teaching and risk management. You will be allocated an educational and clinical supervisor and have the opportunity to engage in collecting portfolio evidence and develop skills in your area of interest.
Administrative: Participate in audit, quality improvement Be responsible for writing clinic letters, chasing admin for the on call team and maintain flow of discharge letters
Research:
We have several NIHR studies for you to be involved in
Teaching: We are a large teaching hospital and expect candidates to engage in delivering teaching to peers and medical students both bedside and didactic.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical: Participate in on call cover on a 1 in 8 rolling basis (covering delivery suite, antenatal and postnatal wards, early pregnancy and acute gynaecology). Support day time activities including clinics, day case procedures and theatres. There will also be many opportunities to engage in departmental audit, teaching and risk management. You will be allocated an educational and clinical supervisor and have the opportunity to engage in collecting portfolio evidence and develop skills in your area of interest.
Administrative: Participate in audit, quality improvement Be responsible for writing clinic letters, chasing admin for the on call team and maintain flow of discharge letters
Research:
We have several NIHR studies for you to be involved in
Teaching: We are a large teaching hospital and expect candidates to engage in delivering teaching to peers and medical students both bedside and didactic.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
Desirable
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous paid NHS experience
- Good history & examination skills
- Carry out basic caesarean section independently
- Can safely undertake speculum examination and antenatal checks
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis
- Able to order appropriate investigations
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- Competent at instrumental delivery
- Able to safely run labour ward with consultant support
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
Desirable
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous paid NHS experience
- Good history & examination skills
- Carry out basic caesarean section independently
- Can safely undertake speculum examination and antenatal checks
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis
- Able to order appropriate investigations
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- Competent at instrumental delivery
- Able to safely run labour ward with consultant support
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to run a service and participate in management process
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
