Consultant in Obstetrics Bereavement Lead

Job Summary

Due to planned expansion of obstetric consultants we have the exciting opportunity for a substantive full‑time consultant post, within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology services at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT). Any candidate who is unable to work full time will still be considered. If such a person is appointed, the job content can be modified and job‑share applicants are 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, and 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 of team decisions
• To take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community, both NHS and social services
• To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

• Full GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent
• Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
• Fetal Medicine SITM or ATSM in High‑Risk Pregnancy (or equivalent)

• Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Evidence of participation in Audit, Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement projects
• Ability to manage risk

• Clinical training and experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
• Recent experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent)
• Ability to lead emergency Obstetrics services in and out of hours

• Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
• Ability to work under stress
• Compassionate, trauma‑informed communication skills, written and verbal
• Ability to work in a multi‑professional team

• SITM in abortion Care (or equivalent)
• Post‑graduate qualification in Leadership and Management

• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals

• Experience of caring for women who have experienced a perinatal loss

• Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
• Ability to work under stress
• Compassionate, trauma‑informed communication skills, written and verbal
• Ability to work in a multi‑professional team

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions is required.

Applications from seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

• Date posted: 12 February 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade:
  Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full-time
• Reference number: 318-26-CONSOBSBERLEAD

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Road
Gloucester
GL1 3NN

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Road
Gloucester
GL1 3NN

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