Consultant in Obstetrics Bereavement Lead

Employer Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Gloucester Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 25/03/2026

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Due to planned expansion of obstetric consultants we have the exciting opportunity for a substantive fulltime consultant post, within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology services at GHNHSFT.

Any candidate who is unable to work full time will still be considered. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content can be discussed. Job share applicants also welcome.

The post holder will deliver obstetric care, with a designated special interest in bereavement care. As Obstetric Lead for Bereavement Care, they will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate care for women experiencing perinatal loss through the Rainbow Clinic. Responsibilities include service development, updating clinical guidance, and implementing national recommendations. The role also includes acting as Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT) Lead, co-chairing PMRT meetings and attending Child Death Review Panels in collaboration with neonatal colleagues and the perinatal governance team.

The post holder will have the opportunity to contribute to the surgical termination of pregnancy service within the fetal medicine department and support the Birth Outside Guidance service alongside a consultant colleague and the consultant midwife, developing individualised care plans for women choosing options outside standard guidelines.

Duties include participation in the on-call rota, provision of overnight and weekend cover, teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students.

Integral to the responsibilities of this post are the following objectives:

• To ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same task
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To work in accordance with our trust’s procedures and operating policies
• To support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Women and Children Division and our Trust
• To work within the framework…