Job summary
- Main area
- Obstetrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 223-MLC2153
- Employer
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Princess Royal Hospital
- Town
- Telford
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Consultant Obstetrician
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust are looking to appoint a Locum Obstetric Consultant to join 27 other Obstetric and Gynaecology Consultants in our busy secondary care Trust.
Main duties of the job
• Antenatal clinics.
• Caesarean section lists.
• Resident Labour Ward Days and Nights with a Tier 2 & Tier 1 doctor.
• Flexible sessions will depend on your skills and abilities.
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
Working for our organisation
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
We also provide services such as consultant-led outreach clinics at the Wrekin Community Clinic, Telford, the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen and the Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Whitchurch Community Hospitals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.
For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:
• 8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
• 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) – includes Risk, CPD, audit, teaching and research.
The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRCOG or equivalent qualification
- Advanced Labour Ward Practice ATSM (or equivalent experience)
Desirable criteria
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or be with 6 months of CCT/CESR
Entry Criteria
Essential criteria
- Evidence of achievement of competencies in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice.
- Ability to perform independent practice in: All obstetric skills required to manage a labour ward i.e., Complex C/Sections, Instrumental delivery, 3/4th degree repairs, MROP, CTG interpretation
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Andrew Sizer
- Job title
- Divisional Medical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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