(**)Consultant O&G with SI in High-Risk Pregnancy/Perinatal MH Service: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 113,565 to 150,569 £ / Year

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are seeking a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a special interest in High-Risk Pregnancy and Perinatal Mental Health Services

This is a combined Obstetric and Gynaecology post where you will be expected to develop services within their specialised area working in close collaboration with other consultants and be expected to cover labour ward on a rotational basis along with ante-natal and general gynaecology clinics, elective and emergency theatres.

As part of our continued quality improvement journey and supporting our ambitions to deliver outstanding care, we are making significant investment within our Obstetrician and Gynaecology Consultant workforce.

This is an exciting time to join the Trust and help shape the maternity care which we provide for our communities and support in delivering our comprehensive maternity improvement programme.

We are investing in Midwives across our services, which includes strategies for international midwifery recruitment.

Our maternity services work in collaboration with King’s College London to deliver specialist Fetal Medicine services at Southend and Basildon and our Gynaecology Oncology Centre at Southend continues to build strategic and collaborative links with our tertiary network centres across the East of England.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to continue and develop the Perinatal Mental Health Service and provide expertise for High-Risk pregnancy clinics, working in close collaboration with other consultants. The post holder will be expected to be actively involved in the clinical governance aspects of the directorate and the trust including risk management and CNST.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or Equivalent
  • Completed MRCOG or equivalent
  • CCT in Obstetrics & Gynaecology or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration
  • SITM in Perinatal Mental Health and/or proven experience/ training in Perinatal Mental Health

Desirable

  • SITM Paediatric and adolescent Gynaecology
  • Experience in running antenatal clinic with complex patients

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty.
  • Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems
  • Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team
  • Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision

Desirable

  • Experience of organising and developing a service
  • Experience in running antenatal clinic for women with high BMI

Teaching, Research and Audit Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff ability to teach clinical skills
  • Knowledge of the principles of research/audit and ability to interpret and apply clinical research
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

Desirable

  • Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research

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: 12 November 2026

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