About this role
Job summary
Job title:
Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Hours:
10 PAs full time / pro-rata hours available for part-time working
Responsible to:
Divisional Director of Women's Health and Paediatrics Division
Specialty Lead for Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Accountable to:
Group Chief Executive
Professionally accountable to:
Chief Medical Officer
Base:
Your main base will be Ashford/St Peter's Hospital. You may be required to work at any other Trust site from time to time, or any other location where the Trust provides services.
INTERVIEWS FOR THIS POST WILL BE HELD IN PERSON ON 22nd October 2026.
Main duties of the job
Deliver Clinical, Educational, Managerial Services of the highest professional standard at Consultant Level to the Department
Work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high quality well-led service for patients of Ashford & St Peter's, including the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management of patients, in accordance with Trust policies and practices.
Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.
The Consultant team will provide comprehensive senior clinical cover to the Department.
Assessment of in-patients as Consultant of the Week model
Provide consultant cover in ward rounds, multi-disciplinary team meetings, clinics, theatre time,
Consultant cover time required, Consultants will be expected to review all potential admissions and develop rapid assessment triage strategies to ensure early investigations and disposition of patients is achieved.
Any changes will be by negotiation and will be reflected in the job plans of the team.
Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate.
Undertake any other duties appropriate for a consultant.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement On-site Nurseries On-site staff cafes On-site parking Support in career development Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org
Job description Job responsibilities
The Job Plan is based on 8.5 PAs of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) which will be organised on a 16 -week rota.. The rota allows for Consultants to alternate working on busy and less busy days in order to equalise workloads.
This is an indicative weekly timetable for the current staffing of Obs and Gynae consultants. A specific job plan will be agreed between the appointed consultant and to meet the needs of the service. The Job Plan will be reviewed annually.
This is a replacement post.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Full GMC Registration. MRCOG (or equivalent) Evidence of training, experience and independent practice in both Obstetrics & Gynaecology. CCT or eligible within six months of interview date and can demonstrate evidence that they are expected to achieve CCT within 6 months.
Experience Essential
Evidence of thorough, broad training in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ability to independently manage a high risk labour ward Ability to: oTake full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients oPerform appropriate surgery for emergency gynaecology oIndependently manage women with complications in pregnancy
Desirable
Leading a change or innovation in the workplace with a multi-disciplinary team
Skills Essential
Highly skilled in the management and treatment of patients admitted to the specialty Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work constructively in a multidisciplinary team, be flexible and responsive to the needs of colleagues
Desirable
Evidence of ability to continuously improve patient and staff experience
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Ashford and St Peters Hospital
Guildford Road
Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)