Consultant Obstetrician; Special Interest in Fetal Medicine

Consultant Obstetrician (Special Interest in Fetal Medicine)

The closing date is 11 March 2026

We are looking for a highly motivated obstetrician with an interest in intrapartum care and high-risk obstetrics. The appointee will be joining a team of obstetricians with special interests in all aspects of complex maternity care. The new appointee will have a regular fetal medicine list and will also contribute towards cover for the Delivery Suite, Maternity Assessment Unit, Day Unit and antenatal / postnatal inpatients.

Support and mentoring will be provided in all aspects of work. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop (further) special interest skills and / or work in specialist clinics alongside the high‑risk obstetric team.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We are looking for a highly motivated obstetrician with a special interest in fetal medicine and high risk obstetrics. The appointee will be joining a team of 12 other obstetricians with special interests in all aspects of complex maternity care. We are looking for an individual with the clinical skills and enthusiasm necessary to join and make a significant contribution to this team.

Clinical & Managerial

• Provide expert opinions on patients with a wide range of complex obstetric problems, taking independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
• Provide consultant-based dedicated sessions (including elective Caesarean section lists) on the Delivery Suite in a flexible manner to ensure prospective cover at times of colleagues absences providing expert opinions on patients with a wide range of intrapartum complications, as expected in a tertiary unit.
• Deliver outpatient antenatal clinical care as well as contributing to ward rounds for antenatal and postnatal inpatients.
• Provide medical support to the workload in the Maternity Assessment Unit as well as contributing expertise in out‑patient management.
• Participate in the departmental (obstetric only) on‑call rota. The unit will provide 98‑hour cover. To do so the on‑call rota will be a maximum of 1 in 10 but we are making appointments to further reduce this to 1 in 12 – with a 24‑hour pattern (resident 8 am to 10 pm including weekends, and on‑call from 10 pm overnight), and there will be no duties the following day.
  
  It is expected there will be a flexible approach to delivering the 98‑hour cover to DS.
• To undertake clinical duties in such a way that meets with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
• Undergo Continued Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
• Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. Objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 42‑week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays.
• Participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, including audit projects, the formulation of guidelines and full involvement with risk management meetings and processes.
• Provide a major contribution to the work necessary for NHSLA / CNST assessments.
• Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.
• Contribute to the general organisation and running of the Obstetric and Gynaecological services within the Trust, working in collaboration with other colleagues.
• It is a condition of employment that, so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must:
• be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control;
• attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control; include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal / professional development;
• take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure…