Job Description
Job summary
At CHEC, we are committed to delivering outstanding community healthcare services that improve patient outcomes and reduce waiting times. We are seeking experienced Consultant Gynaecologists and Locum Consultant Gynaecologists to support the delivery of our Community Gynaecology Service.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a high-quality, patient-centred service, providing expert assessment, investigation and management of women with a range of benign gynaecological conditions in a community setting.
Working autonomously within your approved scope of practice and clinical privileges, you will play a key role in delivering accessible, evidence-based care while ensuring patients requiring urgent investigation or secondary care input are appropriately identified and referred.
Main duties of the job
As a Consultant Gynaecologist, you will independently assess, investigate and manage patients referred into the CHEC Community Gynaecology Service.
You will provide expert clinical care within agreed service specifications while supporting timely diagnosis, treatment and onward referral where required. Working within your approved clinical scope and privileges, you will help ensure patients receive safe, effective and evidence-based care closer to home.
Conditions You Will Manage
You will assess and manage a variety of community gynaecology presentations, including:
Amenorrhoea and menstrual irregularities
Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia)
Intermenstrual bleeding
Post-coital bleeding
Dysmenorrhoea
Menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Premenstrual disorders
Vaginal and vulval symptoms within service scope
Other benign gynaecological conditions included within commissioned pathways
You will also be responsible for recognising patients who require urgent investigation, suspected cancer referral, or secondary care management in line with NICE guidance and local pathways.
Job description
Key Responsibilities
Undertake comprehensive gynaecological assessments and clinical decision-making.
Diagnose and manage patients within the CHEC Community Gynaecology Service specification.
Formulate appropriate management plans and treatment pathways.
Request and interpret relevant investigations.
Identify red-flag symptoms and arrange appropriate escalation where necessary.
Make onward referrals to secondary care and specialist services as required.
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical documentation.
Complete clinic letters, referrals and associated administration within agreed timescales.
Work in accordance with CHEC policies, clinical governance standards and service protocols.
Participate in quality improvement, audit and governance activities where appropriate.