The Leadership Team at The Homerton Fertility Centre are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Locum Consultant to join the experienced Fertility team at, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We welcome applicants w h o are wi t h i n 6 m o n t h s o f be i n g ad mi t t e d to t h e G M C’ s s pe c i a li st r eg i s t e r b y d a t e o f i n t e r v i e w.

The Homerton Fertility Centre offers comprehensive assisted conception services, has contracts with 9 CCGs in the Northeast London Area and North Central London, and performs around 900 fresh IVF/ICSI cycles and 600 FERs annually,

The successful candidate will join a service which provides fertility, Gynecology and Obstetric services for a diverse population from across East Central London.

The post holder is expected to be trained in all aspects of assisted reproduction with level 3 skills in laparoscopic surgery They are expected to run independent clinics, scanning sessions, egg collection procedure, HSG, Hycosy, all aspects of the fertility related operative procedures. The post holder should be well versed to undertake male fertility associated consultations. The post holder will also lead the donor conception pathway and be responsible for the gender reassignment patients

The post holder is expected to understand the regulations associated with the assisted conception clinic in the UK and will ideally have an experience of the HFEA inspection process, and or CQC or other regulatory / professional inspection frameworks.

The Trust has a turnover of more than £270m and performs consistently well against national performance targets. We continue to make steady progress towards our strategic aims and the strengthening of our financial position.

Homerton Fertility Unit caters for the 9 surrounding Clinical commissioning groups. It accepts approximately 2000 new patient referrals/ year and does close to 750 IVF cycles/ year. The centre provides comprehensive fertility services to the neighbouring population and works closely with gynaecology, obstetrics and endometriosis centre in the hospital. The centre also has very good relationship with the primary and secondary care partners.

The candidate is required to take the educational, supervisory and mentoring role for the junior doctors and the nursing colleagues in the department.

The successful candidate will be able to motivate and inspire their colleagues as we continue to implement new working processes within Fertility.

This post is full time (10 PAs) with a rostered weekend and bank holiday working commitment. The post holder will be expected to work the hours on site within the fertility unit.

In line with the service’s business plan and Trust financial controls there is a possibility of a substantive post becoming available end of 2025

Please view job description and person specification for full details of the role.