Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Obstetrician – Special interest in Maternal/Fetal Medicine
The closing date is 19 May 2026.
Main duties of the job
The post is an Obstetrics post with a requirement to participate in on‑call duties (total on call 1:11 with an obstetric hot week 1:12). Day‑time commitments include antenatal clinic and labour ward sessions.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
About us
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 are midwifery‑led birth units at both Royal Preston Hospital and at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and a 12‑bed 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.
Qualifications
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months)
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice
- Teaching Qualification e.g., PG Cert
- Medical leadership
- Maternal Medicine ATSM
- Advanced antenatal care ATSM
Experience and Skills
- Experience of working in NHS
- Ability to deal with all common obstetric and gynaecological emergency presentations
- Teaching Experience (undergraduate and postgraduate)
- Obstetric USS 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.
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Consultant Obstetrician – Special interest in Maternal/Fetal Medicine
The closing date is 19 May 2026.
Main duties of the job
The post is an Obstetrics post with a requirement to participate in on‑call duties (total on call 1:11 with an obstetric hot week 1:12). Day‑time commitments include antenatal clinic and labour ward sessions.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
About us
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 are midwifery‑led birth units at both Royal Preston Hospital and at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and a 12‑bed 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.
Qualifications
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months)
- ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice
- Teaching Qualification e.g., PG Cert
- Medical leadership
- Maternal Medicine ATSM
- Advanced antenatal care ATSM
Experience and Skills
- Experience of working in NHS
- Ability to deal with all common obstetric and gynaecological emergency presentations
- Teaching Experience (undergraduate and postgraduate)
- Obstetric USS 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.
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