Consultant Obstetrician

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leicester seeks a Consultant Obstetrician to deliver antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care for over 10,000 births annually. The successful candidate will manage patient care, work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to audit and educational activities. Candidates must have completed specialty training or be close to completion, hold MB BS or equivalent qualifications, and have full GMC registration. This position offers the opportunity to influence high-quality maternal care and work within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Completed specialty training or within 6 months of completion.
• Commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Experience in and commitment to medical audit.

Responsibilities

• Undertake managerial duties associated with patient care.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
• Participate in revalidation and mandatory training.

Skills

Advanced Labour Ward Management

RCOG ATSM in High risk pregnancy

Teaching ability

Management experience

Audit and quality improvement

Education

MB BS or Equivalent

Full GMC Registration

MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration

Relevant CCT or equivalent

Job description

Consultant Obstetrician

The closing date is 06 January 2026

UHL provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for over 10,000 births per year across two Delivery Suites and two co-located Birth Centres. Our service includes one Level 3 neonatal unit at Leicester Royal Infirmary and one Level 1 unit at Leicester General Hospital. In addition to providing care for the families of Leicestershire, we are a major tertiary referral centre providing comprehensive Fetal and Maternal Medicine services across the East Midlands. As a surgical, cardiac, and genetic referral centre, UHL delivers specialist multidisciplinary care for pregnancies complicated by fetal or maternal medical conditions, as well as for women at high risk of massive haemorrhage. UHL is recognised as the regional host for abnormally invasive placenta service (AIP).

Consultants are encouraged to have a specialist service in obstetrics as well as standard setting in all aspects of care. Joint working with anaesthesia, haematology, endocrinology, renal medicine and cardiology is well established, and we host the regional Maternal Medicine Network.

The Maternal Medicine Centre provides care for women with complex medical needs from both the local population and referring hospitals. It hosts highly specialised weekly clinics covering diabetes, hypertension, haematology, cardiology, nephrology, HIV, perinatal mental health, drug misuse and preterm birth prevention.

Main duties of the job

Job Plan

The job plan will be subject to annual review, with any revisions sought by mutual agreement but it is expected that the successful candidate will work with the CMG management team to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice with processes and governance to match - this may require new and flexible ways of working in the future.

The job plan runs over a nine week period and consists of 2 types of working week:

Hot Week Delivery Suite Cover

Core job plan

The Consultants work in teams. The teams provide prospective cover for clinics, MAU and elective Caesarean section lists. Therefore there has to be a degree of flexibility for these sessions.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be required to undertake managerial duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of their Clinical Department. They will have an understanding of the wider health agenda and modern NHS.

The successful candidate will be required to work in a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors

It is expected that most consultants within the Trust will have 2 PAs for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA).

1.5 PAs are allocated as a minimum to all consultants for SPA in order to support the requirements of revalidation, which include activities such as participating in audit, CPD and mandatory training.

In addition, 0.25 PA will be allocated for Educational Supervisors per supervisee and 0.25 PA for education/teaching

Candidates should have completed specialty training or be within 6 months of completion of training. We welcome informal approaches from interested candidates, who may contact the Joint Head of Service for Obstetrics Dr Penny McParland, on 0116 258 7770

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• MRCOG or appropriate specialist registration
• Relevant CCT or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC).
• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.

Experience &Clinical Skills

• ATSM in Advanced Labour Ward Management.
• RCOG ATSM in High risk pregnancy or Obstetric medicine

Management

• Awareness of Service Development issues
• Evidence of management and administration experience
• Management training on an accredited course

Motivation

• Personal integrity and reliability.
• Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non-medical staff.
• Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided.

Teaching

• Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
• Post graduate qualification or ATSM in medical education
• Appraisal and assessment skills

Audit/Quality Improvement

• Experience in and commitment to medical audit
• Completion of formal courses in audit
• Published audit

Research

• Understanding and interest in research.
• Evidence of recent research and development activity
• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the speciality

Equality & Diversity

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
• To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding.
• Highly Developed Emotional Intelligence
• High standard of presentation both written and verbal
• Demonstrable track record of successful change management
• Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment

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.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Depending on experience