Consultant in O&G – Special interest Maternal Medicine-High Risk Obs
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area Obstetrics and Gynaecology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: Will form part of the 1:16 on call rota Category A on call at 3% intensity/frequency Hours Full time – 10 sessions per week (Will form part of the 1:16 on call rota Category A on call at 3% intensity/frequency) Job ref 197-AA8224
Site University Hospital Lewisham Town Lewisham Salary £109,725 – £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
We are inviting applications for a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a specialist interest in Maternal Medicine/High Risk Obstetrics.
Ideally, we are looking for an individual with highly developed skills in Maternal medicine and High risk Obstetrics with the drive and ambition to enhance and develop the existing service. The successful candidate should also be able to assist the department and other consultant colleagues in managing Maternal medicine cases and high risk pregnancy cases and be able to work in a multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will also have a commitment to general obstetrics and gynaecology.
This is a new substantive post and creates the opportunity to further develop the rapid access and cancer services offered according to the applicant’s special interests and to work closely with our existing team of consultants providing services to a multi-ethnic and diverse local population within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Bexley and London Borough of Lewisham.
Main duties of the job
Please see full job description but role covers:
- Antenatal clinics
- High Risk Antenatal Clinics
- Maternal medicine clinics
- Post natal review clinics
- Labour ward duties
- Antenatal/Postnatal ward rounds
- Gynecology theatres
- On-call rota
- 1: 4 weekdays(ROC- 17:00-22:00; NROC- 22:00-08:00)
- 1:16 Hot week 08:00-17:00hrs (Gynae)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidates will initially be on a 10 PA contract which will be reviewed after 3 months in post and then annually. On call and emergency duties will be fulfilled in priority to elective work. The indicative timetable is shown below, but these may be subject to slight variation depending on the special interests of the successful candidates. All job plans are offered in line with the Trust policy on consultant job planning. Job plans are set electronically and SPA time is calculated at 1.5 PAs for core requirements such as mandatory training, appraisal, audit, governance work etc. Clinical administration will be allocated on the basis of 25% of the clinical time available.
We will work with you to shape the ideal job plan upon successful appointment.
The post holder will directly supervise junior medical staff on the Labour ward to help them improve their obstetric skills during the LW presence and provide clinical training of junior medical staff during other clinical sessions.
The consultant on duty for labour ward will not cover services on another site or do private practice. The consultant will not be on duty for the labour ward whilst being timetabled for other clinical duties, such as gynaecology clinics.
Each consultant has access to a desk and secretarial support.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (or equivalent)
- Must be on the GMC Specialist register or within six months of anticipated receipt at time of interview
- RCOG ATSM to support service requirement:
- ATSM Maternal medicine or High-Risk Obstetrics
- ATSM or equivalent in Advanced Labour ward practice
- Additional RCOG ATSM to support service requirements eg: ATSM Hysteroscopy ATSM Antenatal care ATSM Fertility ATSM medical teaching
- MD/PhD in Maternal medicine/High risk obstetrics
Clinical Experience
- Experience in managing high risk obstetrics clinics independently
- Experience in running maternal medicine clinics
- Experience in running gynaecology clinics
- Experience in doing caesarean sections independently.
- Experience in actively participating in Maternity MDTs, Labour ward forum, Morbidity and mortality meetings
- Experience in high-risk obstetrics and able to run labour ward and on-call acute gynaecology independently
- Able to take ownership and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to integrate within, motivate and provide professional leadership in a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrate an ability for self-reflective learning
- Special interest to complement existing departmental skills
Clinical Audit
- Active Audit interest and participation in departmental audit program
- Understanding of NHS systems and audit processes
- Evidence of service improvement projects an auditsEvidence of involvement and/or experience in risk processes such as incident reviews and patient safety systems
Teaching Experience
- Experience and interest in under-graduate and post-graduate teaching programs
- Experience of teaching in formal and informal settings
- Knowledge and experience of delivery of RCOG training programme
- An understanding of current issues in medical education and training
- Evidence of interest and experience in supporting trainees
- Previous experience in trainee supervision
- Presentations at National or International meetings
- Medical education experience or qualification
Management & Administrative Experience
- Understands the management structure of the NHS Evidence of risk management
- Attendance at management/leadership course
- Understanding of how consultant behaviours and actions impact on the broader team
Research Experience
- Evidence of participation in primary or secondary research
- Publication of clinical research
Other Attributes
- Effective communicator – verbal and written
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and form effective working relationships
- Demonstrates leadership and organisational skills
- Live within 30 mins of post or willing to relocate
- Has experience of committee work and prepared to undertake committee work
- Leadership experience within specialty
IT Skills
- Ability to use Microsoft office packages, e.g. MS Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint.
- Ability to use patient information systems
Please note: Information provided during recruitment and pre‑employment checks must be accurate. Misrepresentation may be investigated as fraud and could lead to withdrawal from the process, professional sanctions, or criminal action.
Please note: that sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route is subject to Trust allocation and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approval.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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