Head of Department, Obstetrics & Gynaecology

About the role

The Head of Department, Obstetrics & Gynaecology provides strategic, clinical and administrative leadership for the department, ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred care across outpatient, inpatient, maternity and referral services. The role maintains high clinical standards, oversees medical staff and departmental operations, strengthens clinical governance and improves maternal and perinatal outcomes. It reports to the Chief Medical Officer / Head of Clinical Services.

Key responsibilities

• Establish, implement and monitor clinical protocols, patient-safety standards, audit programmes and quality assurance processes.
• Oversee complex obstetric and gynaecological cases, provide senior clinical decisions and manage referrals.
• Coordinate medical staffing, duty rotas, outpatient clinics, ward cover, labour ward services and theatre schedules.
• Supervise, mentor and appraise consultants, senior medical officers, medical officers and trainees.
• Monitor maternal, perinatal and other clinical outcomes and lead clinical audits, morbidity and mortality reviews and incident investigations.
• Ensure compliance with MDCN registration and licensing, professional standards and accreditation requirements.
• Work with nursing, midwifery, paediatrics, neonatal, anaesthesia, pharmacy, laboratory and radiology, and contribute to budgeting, resource allocation and equipment planning.
• Support clinical documentation, coding, reporting and HMO claims, and promote patient experience and respectful maternity care.

Required profile

• MBBS or MBChB from a recognised institution, completed housemanship/internship and NYSC (or valid exemption).
• Recognised postgraduate specialist fellowship in Obstetrics & Gynaecology; FMCOG, FWACS or equivalent.
• Full MDCN registration and a valid annual practising licence for the year of appointment.
• Minimum of seven years of post-fellowship specialist experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
• Proven experience leading a clinical department or unit and supervising consultants and trainees.
• Desirable: additional subspecialty training, membership of professional associations, and experience in a multispecialty or public-sector hospital.

Required skills

• Specialist knowledge of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and excellent clinical judgement in complex, high-risk cases.
• Leadership, people management and conflict resolution.
• Understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, audit, risk management and healthcare regulations.
• Competence in clinical documentation, coding, reporting and performance monitoring.

Candidates apply by sending their CV and professional credentials to the employer's recruitment contact, with the job title in the subject line; only those meeting the specialist qualifications, registration and experience criteria will be shortlisted.