Job Description

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust seeks to appoint a Consultant Gynaecologist to join its dynamic and ambitious team. This is a replacement consultant post that seeks to enhance the provision of specialist Gynaecology Oncology care at the Hospital. The post holder will be registered as holding CCT including gynaecology oncology on the GMC register or be within six months of achieving this . The role involves weekly gynaecology oncology outpatient clinics, operating, rapid access PMB and colposcopy sessions as well as MDT sessions.

The remit of the post holder is to join the current team of three gynaecological oncologists (one of whom is part time) with support from clinical nurse specialists and a sub-speciality trainee. The post holder would be expected to be competent in open, laparoscopic and vaginal surgery for gynaecological malignancy and have proven and extensive acute gynaecology experience.

The successful candidate will be joining a wider group of 25 consultants providing general and specialised obstetrics and gynaecology services to the population of East Hampshire and neighbouring areas. The post will be based at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. The job plan will initially be based on ten programmed activities and will include participation in the gynaecology on-call rota on a 1:7 basis (medium intensity).

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has 5 DaVinci surgical robots and a well-established cross speciality surgical robotic program. Gynaecology Oncology is actively involved in this programme and the new appointee would be invited to help further develop the programme if desires.

The department also provides clinical support for St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester, and for ovarian cancer surgery for Reading Hospital. Multidisciplinary team meetings occur weekly with fortnightly inter-disciplinary meeting between colorectal and urology surgeons and specialised bowel radiology.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• On the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of receiving CCT in Gynaecology Oncology
• MRCOG or equivalent approved by PMETB

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Completion of RCOG subspecialty in Gynaecological Oncology or equivalent.
• Candidate must demonstrate extensive skills and experience in the laparoscopic and open surgical management of Gynaecology Oncology and acute gynaecological emergencies.
• BSCCP accredited Colposcopist or completed indirect supervised cases and eligible for the OSCE examination

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Knowledge, Clinical and Technical skills to provide a Consultant Service in Gynaecology Oncology

Desirable

• Gynaecological ultrasound

Knowledge

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of a safe service
• Commitment to accept a share of management in the Department
• Engagement in resource management
• Evidence of achieving change from effective clinical audit.
• Experience of developing clinical pathways, guidelines and policies
• Experience and training in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Training in basic research technique and evaluation
• Ability to critically review research

Personal Attributes

• Ability to function successfully under stress and to accept responsibility.
• Good communication skills
• Flexible approach to working patterns, ability to cope with change
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Leadership qualities
• Ability and willingness to share clinical knowledge and difficulties with colleagues

Other

• Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026