LED Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology provides maternity and gynaecology service to the Oxford region and is responsible for over 7,000 deliveries per year. It is also a tertiary referral centre for district general hospitals in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, and an approved training centre for Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Gynaecological Oncology, Uro‑gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, with close links to the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford.

The Delivery Suite is covered at all times by three tiers of specialist trainees: ST1‑2 (or GP trainee or Foundation doctor), ST3‑5 and ST6‑7. During office hours the senior tier (ST6‑7) is covered by a Consultant Obstetrician. Neonatologists, obstetric anaesthetists, junior and middle‑grade obstetricians are available at all times. All obstetric consultants maintain an active Delivery Suite role. There is a large Tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that works closely with the High‑Risk Pregnancy Service.

• Delivery Suite and elective caesarean section lists
• Urgent gynaecology, including early pregnancy clinic
• Inpatient gynaecology ward rounds
• Gynaecology theatres (including elective and urgent gynaecology lists)
• Obstetric ward rounds (antenatal and postnatal) and Maternity Assessment Unit cover
• General antenatal and gynaecology clinics
• Pre‑operative assessment clinic
• Out‑of‑hours on‑call duties

During on‑call, the post holder is resident in the John Radcliffe Hospital or Churchill Hospital. On‑call duties are part of a 17‑cell rolling rota. Each 17‑week cycle includes five weekend daytime on‑call, one weekend night on‑call, one set of four week nights and some twilight shifts. The rota is EWTD compliant, with numerous rest (zero‑hour) days.

Normal daytime duty hours are 0800‑1730; twilight duty hours are 1730‑2030; weekend daytime on‑call is 0800‑2030; night on‑call is 2000‑0830.

The appointee will be based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, with some shifts at the Churchill Cancer Centre. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts, providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.