Specialty Doctor - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
| Posting date: | 05 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £61,542.00 to £99,216.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £61542.00 - £99216.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 November 2025 |
| Location: | Walsall, WS2 9PS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9407-25-0403 |
Summary
Facilities comprise of a 13-bedded inpatient facility on Ward 23. We have a Gynaecology Assessment Unit (GAU) where an ultrasound scan machine is available for emergency patients. Procedures such as manual vacuum aspiration, incision and drainage of Bartholins abscess with Words catheter are available. Early Pregnancy Assessment service is available from Monday to Friday. Gynaecology theatre suite comprises of two operating theatres (12 and 14) complete with anaesthetic and recovery areas and is situated within the new build. We perform minimal access surgery, open surgery, urogynaecological procedures and hysteroscopic procedures in theatre. A Gynaecology outpatients unit is situated within the new hospital building. Specialty clinics (ambulatory, colposcopy, one-stop and urodynamics) and general outpatient clinics are sited within this facility. Specialist interests include oncology, colposcopy, urogynaecology, subfertility, postmenopausal bleeding (one-stop) and hysteroscopic procedures OBSTETRICS The Maternity Wing houses maternity triage unit, delivery suite, antenatal and postnatal ward, transitional care, neonatal unit and medical and midwifery management offices. Antenatal Clinic and Fetal Assessment Unit (FAU) are situated within the new building. Special interest clinics include joint diabetic clinic, epilepsy, haematology, HIV, twins and VBAC clinic. There is a full range of modern equipment with 10 ultrasound-scan sessions. CTG monitoring, including computerised CTG, is available on FAU, maternity triage, delivery suite and antenatal wards. Antenatal care is provided under consultant led care, midwifery led care and shared care. Delivery can be offered at the Midwifery-Led Unit (MLU) or delivery suite depending on risk assessment. MLU is half a mile from the main hospital and is run by dedicated MLU midwives. On delivery suite, there are nine delivery rooms, four bedded bay for induction of labour, two bereavements rooms, two maternity theatres and recovery areas. Delivery rooms consist of low technology delivery room, high risk delivery rooms, room for enhanced maternity care and a twin delivery room/ back up theatre. There are two maternity wards - 20 bed Primrose ward and 12 bed Foxglove ward. Elective Caesarean Sections are performed on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Theatre 14. Detailed scans and procedures such as amniocentesis are performed in fetal medicine suite.