Consultant Obs & Gynae (interest in Benign Gynae & Early Pregnancy)

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Obstetrics and Gynaecology team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a specialist interest in Early Pregnancy and Maternal Medicine.

Based primarily at Peterborough City Hospital, you will become part of a dynamic and supportive consultant team delivering high-quality care to a diverse and growing population. The role offers the opportunity to develop your specialist interests while contributing to a busy general obstetrics and gynaecology service, with involvement in early pregnancy, emergency gynaecology and maternal medicine.

If you are looking for a role that combines clinical excellence, leadership opportunities and the chance to shape and develop services within a growing Trust, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with an interest in Early Pregnancy and Maternal Medicine, you will provide high-quality, consultant-led care across obstetrics and gynaecology services, supporting women throughout their pregnancy and gynaecological journey.

You will lead specialist early pregnancy services, contribute to maternal medicine pathways, and maintain a broad general obstetrics and gynaecology practice, including emergency and on-call care. The role includes opportunities to develop specialist interests, provide leadership within the department, and contribute to service improvement, clinical governance, teaching, training and research.

You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, supporting junior doctors, midwives and allied health professionals while helping to deliver safe, compassionate and evidence-based care for our diverse patient population.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS (or equivalent)
  • MRCOG or equivalent
  • ATSM / SITM in Benign Gynaecology
  • CCT and/or inclusion on the Specialist Register of GMC or within six months of the Appointments Advisory Committee
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Labour Ward ATSM or equivalence or ‘grandfathering’

Desirable

  • ATSM / SITM in Hysteroscopy or equivalence or grandfathering
  • ATSM / SITM in Early Pregnancy and Emergency Gynaecology

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience in MDT team working, practice and providing leadership
  • Recent active involvement in practical intrapartum obstetrics
  • Able to perform outpatient hysteroscopy and Gynaecology / Early Pregnancy scanning
  • Broad experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Able to perform laparoscopic surgery for ectopic pregnancy

Desirable

  • Teaching at post- and undergraduate levels

Other

Essential

  • Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives dignity, privacy, integrity, cultural and religious beliefs
  • Fluent in verbal and written English
  • Ability to remain calm and work effectively in pressure situations
  • Good previous attendance record
  • Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post

Academic Achievements

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate successful participation in audit

Desirable

  • Evidence of Attendance and presentation at national or international Obstetric and gyne meetings
  • Evidence of completed and published research

Key Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Effective written (including record keeping) and verbal communication skills with patients and staff
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to use tact, diplomacy, negotiation and persuasion as well as authority
  • Ability to organize and prioritize own workload and participate in learning
  • Co-ordinate work with other consultants
  • Enthusiasm about Obstetrics, Early Pregnancy and improving capabilities and patient services within this area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job 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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 18 August 2026

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