Consultant Gynaecological Oncology Surgeon

Job summary

The successful candidate will join the existing Gynaecological Oncology surgical team and will have an important role in the continued development and leadership of the service.

The post is particularly suited to an enthusiastic and ambitious clinician who wishes to develop their clinical, leadership, educational or service-development interests within a supportive specialist environment.

The job plan will be predominantly dedicated to the care of patients with gynaecological cancer and will be designed with a degree of flexibility to accommodate the successful candidate's individual career aspirations and areas of interest.

Main duties of the job

The job plan will be predominantly dedicated to the care of patients with gynaecological cancer and will be designed with a degree of flexibility to accommodate the successful candidate's individual career aspirations and areas of interest.

The anticipated job plan will include:

• A minimum of two dedicated theatre sessions per week
• One specialist Gynaecological Oncology clinic
• One MDT session
• Colposcopy activity
• Participation in the general gynaecology on-call rota
• Opportunities to contribute to service development, leadership, education and quality improvement

The successful candidate will be expected to take an active and visible leadership role within the Gynaecological Oncology service and MDT. Previous experience in service leadership or MDT organisation would be advantageous, although applications from candidates with the appropriate skills, enthusiasm and leadership potential are encouraged.

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.