Consultant Obstetrician-SI in Fetal Medicine £12,000 Welcome bonus: Sponsorship Available

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join our team of enthusiastic, motivated and committed Consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, contributing towards enhancing maternal safety within our unit.

The post is a new role following successful allocation of national funding following the Ockenden bid process. The successful candidate will have a strong obstetric focus, and be able to demonstrate experience and interest in fetal medicine and high risk obstetrics. A complementary interest in maternal medicine would also be of advantage and lend support to the existing consultant body in their provision of obstetric services

Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (Portfolio Pathway) and must be on the Specialist Register.

Our Enhanced Welcome package includes £12,000 bonus and relocation costs to thank you for choosing to work at our Trust and to help with your new journey with ESNEFT.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:o Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant-led service with the highest standard of careo Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelineso Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, out-patients and the Obstetric & Gynaecology Departmento Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary careo Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinaryo Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibilityo Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintainedo Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviour are demonstratedo Ensure that junior doctors training confirms to College requirementso Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust’s agree policy

Person Specification

interview

Essential

  • Full registration with the General Medical Council
  • MRCOG or equivalent
  • Training & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
  • Entry onto the Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or within 6 months of CCT date at interview
  • ATSM in Fetal medicine
  • ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Practice or equivalent

Desirable

  • Higher degree
  • MOET/ALSO or equivalent training
  • PROMPT trained and faculty
  • Subspecialist training in Fetal Maternal Medicine or equivalent
  • ATSM in Antenatal Care/ High Risk Pregnancy or equivalent

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: 9 October 2026

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