Consultant Obs & Gyn interest in Fetal Medicine £12,000 Welcome bonus

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Ipswich is seeking a dedicated Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to enhance maternal safety. This role requires a strong obstetric focus and interest in fetal medicine. The successful candidate will work collaboratively to deliver high-quality patient care and support the development of clinical practices. A generous welcome bonus of £12,000 is offered.

Benefits

£12,000 Welcome Bonus

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be on the Specialist Register.

Responsibilities

• Provide a Consultant-led service with the highest standard of care.
• Develop care pathways and clinical guidelines.
• Collaborate with colleagues across departments.

Education

CCT or equivalent (CESR)

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

This post is for Ipswich With £12,000 Welcome Bonus.

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.

The consultant’s role will initially be developed in collaboration with the Clinical Lead for the Obstetric and Gynaecology Department.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
• Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, out-patients and the Obstetric & Gynecology Department
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary care
• Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• 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 responsibility
• 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 maintained
• 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 demonstrated
• Ensure that junior doctors training conforms to College requirements
• Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust’s agreed policy
• Mentoring is offered to new and current consultant employees of the Trust

Qualifications

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

About ESNEFT

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Application information

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025.