Locum Community Consultant Gynaecologist
The closing date is 06 April 2026
The Women's Health Hub Consultant will provide consultant-level clinical leadership and specialist care within the community-based gynaecology service at the Ivy Centre, St Leonard's Hospital. The role supports the delivery of non-urgent and low-complexity gynaecological care closer to home for residents of City and Hackney, working within an integrated hub and spoke model alongside GPwSIs, advanced practitioners and the wider multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will contribute to improving access to community gynaecology services, reducing demand on secondary care pathways, and ensuring patients receive timely assessment and management within an outpatient setting. The role includes delivering outpatient clinics, triage and specialist consultations, supporting the development of specialist interest services, and contributing to clinical governance and service development.
Clinical supervision of trainees and other clinicians will be provided within routine clinical sessions and multidisciplinary team meetings. The post holder will also support advice and guidance to primary care colleagues where required and contribute to the continued development of integrated women's health services across the local system.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Deliver consultant-led outpatient clinics within the Women's Health Hub, including general and specialist gynaecology clinics.
* Provide clinical triage of referrals and manage follow-up or paper clinics to support timely patient pathways.
* Deliver special interest services aligned with service needs, such as menopause, reproductive endocrinology, menstrual health, complex contraception or adolescent gynaecology.
* Provide clinical supervision and support to trainees, GPwSIs and other clinicians within clinical sessions and multidisciplinary team meetings.
* Participate in the Women's Health Hub MDT, contributing to collaborative decision-making and patient management.
* Support the development of community gynaecology pathways and work collaboratively with secondary care services to ensure appropriate patient flow between services.
* Provide clinical advice and support to primary care colleagues, including GPwSIs and primary care network teams where required.
* Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement, audit and service development activities within the Women's Health Hub.
* Work closely with the clinical lead and senior management team to support service performance, patient access and waiting time improvement initiatives.
* Participate in teaching and training activities for junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals where appropriate.
About us
Homerton Healthcare is a high-performing NHS Foundation Trust committed to delivering safe, compassionate, and effective care through innovation and strong community partnerships. Located in East London, the Trust provides a full range of acute and specialist services and is recognised for its inclusive culture, excellent training opportunities, and commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development.
Please view attached job description and person specification for the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* On GMC's specialist register or a Specialist Registrar who is within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register by date of interview
* Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD, PhD)
Relevant experience in specialty/subspecialty
* Clinical training in gynaecology
* Demonstrated ability to independently manage routine benign gynaecology with confidence and competence
* Ultrasound SITM
* Adolescent gynaecology SITM
Clinical skills
* Face to face and virtual consultation
* IUD insertion and complex removals
* Basic gynaecological procedures including pipelle biopsy, cervical polyp removal
* Ultrasound scanning
Leadership & Professionalism
* Ability to participate in the strategic development of the Women's Health services
* Flexible approach to cover needs of the service
* Understanding the need for and practicing accurate and prompt medical record keeping
* Familiar with current national initiatives particularly in relation to women's health
* Awareness of the business targets of the service and an understanding of the Consultant role within these
* Understanding the need for and practicing accurate activity recording and clinical coding
* Leading on a project or a change programme
Teaching & training
* Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
* HEE accredited educational supervisors' course
* Experience of educational supervision, teaching skills
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.
£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
293-Consultant-396
Job locations
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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