A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
A Consultant post has become available in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR). The post will be an Obstetrics with special interest in maternal medicine post with a requirement to participate in Obstetrics on call (total on call is 1:11 with addition of an obstetric hot week 1:12). We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team. A passion for obstetric services is essential.
The post will be an Obstetrics post with a requirement to participate in either Obstetric on call (total on call is 1:11 with addition of a obstetric hot week 1:12).
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team. A passion for Obstetric services is essential, experience in maternal medicine specialist services and particularly obstetric haematology would be ideal.
Day time obstetric commitments would include antenatal clinic and labour ward sessions.
The successful candidate will be job planned to support governance and teaching roles to support the running and development of the department.
LTHTR is a teaching hospital serving a local population of 450,000 across Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble. The Trust has approximately 4,500 births annually and a level three neonatal unit. We provide Bluebell and Rainbow clinics plus services for high-risk pregnancies having recently become the Maternal medicine Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria, We are privileged to work closely with a nationally recognised, award winning team of midwives dedicated to improving the birth experience for all women. We offer all four choices for place of birth. There is midwifery led birth units at both Royal Preston Hospital and at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and a 12 bedded obstetric unit in Royal Preston Hospital.
In gynaecology we provide services in benign gynaecology, early pregnancy, endometriosis, urogynaecology, ambulatory, menopause, paediatric, endocrine disorders, vulval conditions and termination of pregnancy.
Preston is one of the four bases for Manchester university medical students. We provide academic and pastoral support to over 300 medical students in their clinical years 3, 4 and 5.
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026