Consultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology - High Risk pregnancies

Job summaryConsultant Obstetrics & Gynaecology (with a special interest in High Risk pregnancies and Resident on Call)This post has arisen due to consultant expansion in the department. The post will enable us to maintain an adequate level of gynaecology activity against the background of a need for consultant cover of the labour ward and adequate supervision of the junior doctors required with the current curriculum. The post holder will be required to work in a hybrid rota including resident on call for obstetrics and gynaecology at the Women and Children's Hospital The on-call rotas are being reviewed with the planned consultant expansion, and it is highly likely the on-call element would change with further proposed expansion. The post holder will participate in the resident consultant on-call rota for Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Women and Children's Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary. Consultant expansion is underway, and the on-call model is evolving towards a sustainable structure with dedicated resident obstetric consultant cover supported by separate consultant on-call provision for gynaecology.The post holder will be expected to contribute towards supporting specialist services including High-risk Pregnancy care, maternal medicine, preterm birth prevention clinics and appropriate SITM training would be desirable to be able to contribute to these.Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will be actively involved in teaching, training, clinical governance, and service development. This includes supervision of junior medical staff, contribution to departmental education programmes, and opportunities to engage in research and academic collaboration through established links with Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull, and Health Education England Yorkshire and Humber.The posts will be based at the Women's and Children's Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary, but the post holder will be expected to provide services across both main hospital sites as required. The post holder may also be required to contribute to the Termination of Pregnancy service if they do not have a conscientious objection to providing this service. About usThe Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over 1.3 billion.Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.DetailsDate posted28 July 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary 113,565 to 150,569 a year PA PR ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number356-26-8183929Job locationsHull Royal InfirmaryAnlaby RoadHullHU1 3DRUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Job description Job responsibilitiesFor further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.Person Specification Professional Registration EssentialoFull Registration with the GMCoGMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months) Qualifications and Training EssentialoMRCOG (UK)or appropriate specialist registration*oRelevant CCT or equivalentoMust be expecting to receive CCT within the next six months to be eligible for interview.All other candidates must already be on the GMC Specialist Register.DesirableoPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhDoPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training Clinical Experience EssentialoAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute Obstetric and Gynaecological conditionsoAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patientsDesirableRelevant ATSM's/SITM'sSatisfactory ARCP's during training yearsPrior consultant level experiencePrior consultant level experience Management and Administration Experience EssentialoAbility to manage and lead teamsoAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unitoAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workloadDesirableoAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery Teaching, Audit and Research EssentialoExperience of supervising junior medical staffoCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical studentsoEvidence of participation in auditoAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patientsDesirableoEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing auditoExperience of teaching/ training in clinical coursesoOriginal peer-reviewed research publications Personal Attributes EssentialoGood leadership skillsoAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs,Midwives, nurses and other agenciesoEnthusiasm and ability to work under pressureoGood organisational and management skillsoSupportive and tolerantoAbility to work within a multidisciplinary teamoCaring attitude to patientsoPrepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospitalDesirableoAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines Person Specification Professional Registration EssentialoFull Registration with the GMCoGMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months) Qualifications and Training EssentialoMRCOG (UK)or appropriate specialist registration*oRelevant CCT or equivalentoMust be expecting to receive CCT within the next six months to be eligible for interview.All other candidates must already be on the GMC Specialist Register.DesirableoPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhDoPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training Clinical Experience EssentialoAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute Obstetric and Gynaecological conditionsoAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patientsDesirableRelevant ATSM's/SITM'sSatisfactory ARCP's during training yearsPrior consultant level experiencePrior consultant level experience Management and Administration Experience EssentialoAbility to manage and lead teamsoAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unitoAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workloadDesirableoAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery Teaching, Audit and Research EssentialoExperience of supervising junior medical staffoCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical studentsoEvidence of participation in auditoAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patientsDesirableoEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing auditoExperience of teaching/ training in clinical coursesoOriginal peer-reviewed research publications Personal Attributes EssentialoGood leadership skillsoAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs,Midwives, nurses and other agenciesoEnthusiasm and ability to work under pressureoGood organisational and management skillsoSupportive and tolerantoAbility to work within a multidisciplinary teamoCaring attitude to patientsoPrepared to live within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospitalDesirableoAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplinesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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).Employer detailsEmployer nameHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustAddressHull Royal InfirmaryAnlaby RoadHullHU1 3DRUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustAddressHull Royal InfirmaryAnlaby RoadHullHU1 3DRUnited KingdomEmployer's website