Locum Consultant in Obstetrics: Sponsorship Available

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant in High Risk Obstetrics. This post is for a fixed term for the period of 6 months where the successful applicant would join a team of 15 consultant obstetricians to provide antenatal care, high risk intrapartum care and postnatal care.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust are now working in partnership as the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.

All future senior medical and dental appointments will be expected to work in collaboration across the Group and, irrespective of initial job description and job plan, be willing to work on more than one hospital site, dependent on service needs. Service location may change as our future models of care are developed by our clinically led networks through our acute clinical strategy. Some of the clinical procedures or services the appointee will be expected to deliver may be based at sites other than their primary site of employment.

Main duties of the job

The post is suited to a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who has completed their training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The successful applicant would join a team of 15 consultant Obstetricians (13.6 WTE) delivering high risk antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. This post covers general antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal obstetric care, and consultant labour ward presence will be covered by 14 consultants with resident cover for approximately 100 hours per week. There is separate consultant on call cover for gynaecology.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration with licence to practice
  • PLAB or equivalent
  • MRCOG or equivalent

Desirable

  • Post-graduate degree (MD, PhD)
  • ATSM Advanced Labour Ward Practice
  • ATSM Advanced antenatal practice
  • ATSM Labour ward lead

Clinical Training and Experience

Essential

  • Extensive obstetric experience able to perform all roles in the JD
  • Experience dealing with complex antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care
  • Overseas applicants to show equivalent to the 7 years training period in the NHS required for the specialty

Desirable

  • Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest
  • Experience in obstetric training e.g. MOET or PPROMPT instructor
  • Experience in risk management with demonstration of involvement in investigations of Obstetric Incidents

Knowledge

Essential

  • Exhibits and has references confirming progressive acquisition of knowledge specific to career goals.

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Is willing, able and has the skill to collate and record information and communicate in writing with other professionals.

Desirable

  • Previous responsibility for service improvement projects

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 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.