Job summary
Applications are invited to apply for the above post in the Gynaecology Department at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The department is seeking a capable and motivated doctor who enjoys working in a tertiary referral service and wishes to effect change and improve care for patients within this service

The postholder will join an existing team of 18 NHS gynaecologists who together provide both a local gynaecology service to the population of Oxford and a highly specialist tertiary service in urogynaecology, reproductive medicine, endometriosis and Gynae-oncology. This post is a Trust wide position and may involve clinical sessions at the Horton Hospital in Banbury and the John Radcliffe Hospital sites, as well as the community based Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) in Rosehill, Oxford.

The aim of this post is to better align capacity with demand in general gynaecology and to provide additional consultant capacity in the urgent care service as well as high quality gynaecological ultrasound. The post also offers general and specialist clinics, and regular operating lists. Applications from candidates willing to participate in the termination service will be particularly welcome.

Main duties of the job
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust provides gynaecology services across three sites (John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, Horton Hospital Banbury and the Churchill Hospital, Oxford). The successful applicant will work across all sites. The post holder will be expected to undertake a combination of general gynaecology and specialist clinics. It is anticipated that the specialist clinics will be undertaken in Rosehill Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit

The post-holder will be expected to undertake theatre lists (the majority of the surgery undertaken is minimal access) at the John Radcliffe hospital.

The post holder will manage in-patients at the John Radcliffe Hospital and undertake gynaecology on-call duties of no more frequent than 1:10 paid at a Band A supplement. Competency should be maintained in diagnostic laparoscopy, management of miscarriage and ectopic for out of hours work.

Essential Qualifications

• Primary medical qualification
• MBBS/MBCHB
• MRCOG/FRCOG
• CCT or equivalent (or be within 6 months of CCT at the time of application)
• SITM in Early Pregnancy and acute gynaecology or equivalent.

Desirable Qualifications

• Higher medical degree
• SITM in Gynaecological Care
• ATSM or equivalent demonstrating competency in laparoscopic surgery
• Fellowship or advanced qualifications in Ultrasound.

Essential Experience

• Evidence of advanced skills in early pregnancy and gynaecological Ultrasound
• Commitment to developing specialist acute gynaecology and early pregnancy care
• Experience managing and treating patients with benign gynaecological conditions
• Experience managing and treating emergency gynaecology cases.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients in a tertiary setting
• Evidence of experience working within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of minimally invasive treatment for benign gynaecological disease

Desirable Experience

• Evidence of having worked at consultant level in a teaching hospital.
• Willingness to contribute to the medically complex TOP service

Essential Professional

• Evidence of involvement with project leadership within Gynaecology
• Evidence of having implemented change within the clinical setting
• Evidence of authorship of clinical guidelines at a local or national level.
• Effective administrative and time management skills.
• Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities

Desirable Professional

• Management qualification.
• Training in clinical management
• Evidence of ability to teach practical skills e.g. ultrasound or laparoscopy

Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year 3% on call banding supplement at Band A

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Closing date
01 December 2026

Employer details
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website.