A Vacancy at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Applications are invited for a substantive 10 PA Consultant post in Gynaecology with special interest in Endometriosis. The successful applicant will join a friendly, motivated and dynamic department.
The Lancashire Women & Newborn Centre is aBSGEAccredited Endometriosis Centre. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our multidisciplinary team. The post includes access to robotic operating theatres and, if the successful candidate did not already have those skills, there will be opportunity to develop robotic operative skills as part of the role.
The successful candidate will join 28 other substantive Obstetric and Gynaecology consultants at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The post will be based at Burnley General Hospital, although this may be subject to change.
The applicant should have the appropriate training and experience to fulfil the requirements of this post. The role will include general gynaecology clinics. There will be no obstetrics in the role.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide inpatient and outpatient care to patients.
The appointment offers exciting opportunities for those with a specific interest in endometriosis including regular joint operating sessions with colorectal colleagues. Competency in emergency gynaecological operating is an expectation of the postholder.
The exact programme activity allocation will be subject to agreement with the Clinical Director; an indicative Job Plan is included. The remaining PA’s reflect supporting professional activities. These may include teaching, audit, research and CPD.
National Terms and Conditions of Employment apply to this post.
Responsibilities
* To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
* To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
* To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
* To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Division’s services plans
* To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Family Care Division or the Trust
Qualifications
Clinical training and experience in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT. Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
The Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre includes 5 operating theatres, a consultant-led maternity unit, midwife-led birthing centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level 3), general, emergency, and specialist gynaecology services. There is also a stand‑alone midwife-led birthing unit off the Hospital site in Blackburn.
We have received excellent feedback from medical students, foundation year doctors and specialty trainees. The department has a strong commitment to training, and in 2019 the team was recognized as the top training unit in the country for the obstetrics training it provides to trainee doctors, also rated very highly for professional development (5th nationally), general gynaecology training (15th) and overall recommendation (7th).
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
* Martin Maher
* Clinical Director
* Email: Martin.maher@elht.nhs.uk
* Phone: 01282 803197
This advert closes on Monday 24 Nov 2025
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