Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

Job description

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

Two consultant posts available:

1. With a specialist interest in Fetal Medicine

2. With a specialist interest in Rapid Access Gynaecology & Minimal Access Surgery (MAS)

We are looking for 2 proactive, motivated, forward thinking and dynamic individuals to join our Consultant team. These are substantive posts based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital and the successful applicants will provide cover for both obstetrics and gynaecology.

Specialist Interest in Fetal Medicine - The successful candidate will be expected to provide specialist fetal medicine input for our obstetric patients. The post will also include a gynaecology component to maintain skills across both obstetrics and gynaecology. On-call commitments provide cover for both obstetrics and gynaecology. The department would welcome a candidate with a specialist interest in fetal medicine scanning and multiple pregnancy who would like to maintain a commitment to gynaecology and work in a friendly, welcoming district general hospital

Specialist Interest in Rapid Access Gynaecology & Minimal Access Surgery (MAS) - The department would welcome a candidate committed to both Obstetrics and Gynaecology with a specialist interest in rapid access gynaecology and excellent minimal access surgical skills. This is a new post developed to support the 2 week wait pathway as well as address the long waiting times in general gynaecology and endometriosis. The post is available to start in April 2027.

Main duties of the job

All applicants should have completed the Labour Ward ATSM module and further ATSMs as relevant to the advertised post.

Applicants are expected to have been awarded CCT (or be within 6 months of award of CCT at the time of interview) and be on the GMC Specialist Register.

Working for our organisation

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

Both posts are advertised as full-time posts attracting 10PAs. The successful candidates will be based primarily at our Winchester site (The Royal County Hampshire Hospital), although all staff are expected to work across sites if the need arises and sessions may well be in Winchester, Basingstoke and Andover. There is a 1 in 9 non-resident on-call commitment providing cover for both Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Both posts will be interviewed on the 26th of January 2027. Ahead of this, prospective candidates are encouraged to contact the following for further information/discussion regarding this post:

Mrs Renee Behrens, Clinical Director via 01962 824684 or [email protected]

Mrs Kirsty Revell, Labour ward lead via 01962824684 or