Locum Consultant in O&G special interest in Maternal Medicine

Locum Consultant in O&G with special interest in Maternal Medicine

The closing date is 26 January 2026

Applications are invited for a 6 PA Locum Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with a special interest in Maternal Medicine.

This post offers an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to work within an established team of 32 Consultants at the Trust.

This is a fixed term post for 12 months for a consultant with a special interest in Maternal Medicine primarily based at the St Helier site with Labour ward on call.

The role is multi‑site for all activities; there will be requirements to work at St Helier Hospital. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting maternal medicine. In addition, they will provide consultant‑led Labour Ward on the St Helier Site.

The Trust has a consistent 7‑day working on the labour ward and cross‑site working for all members of staff.

The new Consultant will also have shared workload in supervision and training junior doctors in the Labour Ward, antenatal/postnatal and emergency care.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000‑strong workforce.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role.

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/post graduates
• Experience of supervising junior doctors
• Experience of teaching Lay groups and other staff groups
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

• Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient
• Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence
• Work as one team — communicate, collaborate and share
• Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening

• Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
• Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST or equivalent
• Appropriate higher medical qualification e.g. MRCOG or equivalent
• ATSM in labour ward practice
• Research experience

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
• Expertise in managing complex gynaecology cases in an MDT environment.
• Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on‑call rota for the specialty
• Experience in gynaecology scanning

• Audit/Research
• Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT
• Supervision of post graduate trainees
• Personal time management skills
• Clinical Governance
• Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

• Ability to contribute to change management
• Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
• Ability to critically review research
• Publications in peer reviewed journals

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.

• Ability to work in a multi‑disciplinary team
• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient‑centred service
• Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
• Good interpersonal skills
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels
• Willingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service

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

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearplus London Weighting