Locum Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Overview

The post-holder will join the ambulatory gynaecology and early pregnancy team, supporting the department's strategic transition towards a predominantly ambulatory model of gynaecological care. The service delivers rapid‑access, patient‑centred pathways designed to avoid unnecessary admission, streamline diagnosis and provide definitive management at first attendance wherever possible. The department has a strong ethos of innovation, efficiency and multidisciplinary collaboration and continues to expand its one‑stop diagnostic and treatment pathways across acute and elective gynaecology.

The successful candidate will play a central role in the delivery and development of ambulatory services, working across the Elizabeth Suite (early pregnancy and acute gynaecology), the Ambulatory Gynaecology Suite (outpatient hysteroscopy and minor procedures), one‑stop benign gynaecology scan clinics and Urgent Suspected Cancer (USC/2WW) scan clinics. The expectation is that the appointee will work closely with consultant colleagues, specialist nurses and sonographers to deliver timely assessment, investigation and treatment in a single visit wherever feasible.

The post-holder will be expected to deliver exceptional patient care within the department and provide a high‑quality service in conjunction with consultant colleagues, residents and advanced clinical practitioners. The successful candidate will maintain continuous responsibility for patients under their care, ensuring safe decision‑making and appropriate escalation within acute gynaecology and early pregnancy pathways.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—plus our award‑winning clinics across North West London and beyond. We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers. We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds, deliver a baby every 50 minutes, operate on a patient every 16 minutes, do 50 imaging procedures each hour, and serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life.

Our values:
Our PROUD values demonstrate to staff, patients and the public the standards of care and experience they should expect from our services:
Putting patients first, responsive to patients and staff, open and honest, unfailingly kind, determined to develop.