Job summary
Exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded team. Consultant Obstetrician post with an interest in Safeguarding. You will be part of a team of 32 Consultants. The unit was rated as Good by the CQC in March 2025.
The post-holder will be required to provide a full range of obstetric skills - managing the Labour Ward, Antenatal clinics, Section Lists, & Maternity Assessment Unit in collaboration with existing consultants & within the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will have a weekly Fetal Medicine list.
The department has recently re-structured to ensure all consultants are contributing equally across the fetal medicine, fetal growth, preterm birth & rainbow clinics. The department will provide FM scan lists to Shrewsbury and Telford population in Princess Royal Hospital Site one day a week.
There are regular local & West Midlands regional meetings, MDT with cardiology team. The post holder must have an ATSM/SITM in Fetal Medicine/Prenatal Diagnosis & Advanced Labour ward or equivalent.
The applicant will participate in the trust leadership programmes &participate in scan training of the Resident doctor tier. There are opportunities to grow into leading a service with adequate support.
Clinical Duties will be across the Royal Stoke & County Hospital Sites. On-call is 1:16 weekday & 1:7.7 weekend obstetric on-call. (Weekends are Split to align presence & on-call on a Friday & Sunday sequence, followed by a Saturday sequence)
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be required to provide the full range of obstetric skills which are based around Fetal Medicine, such as managing the Labour Ward, Antenatal clinics, Section Lists, and Maternity Assessment Unit in collaboration with existing consultants and within the multi-disciplinary team. The post will have 2 sessions per week of Fetal Medicine scanning.
The fetal department has recently re-structured to ensure all consultants are contributing equally across the fetal medicine, fetal growth, preterm birth and rainbow clinics. The Fetal Medicine department will provide FM scan lists to Shrewsbury and Telford population in Princess Royal Hospital Site one day a week
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
The Directorate has a budget of £27 million and employs approximately 347 WTE staff.
The Maternity Centre at the Royal Stoke currently has approximately 6,800 deliveries per annum with an adjacent regional tertiary referral centre level 3 Neonatal Unit, dedicated Feto-maternal Unit and Early Pregnancy Unit.
There is a dedicated Women's Health Centre located at the County Site which houses a Midwife Birth Centre, Ante Natal, Post Natal and gynaecological clinics as well as a diagnostic ambulatory unit.
The Directorate provides elective and emergency inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory care for women of North Staffordshire and surrounding areas who are referred with either Gynaecological problems or are pregnant.
Gynaecology inpatients at the RSUH are managed on a female Gynaecology and Urology ward with the majority of patients seen as outpatients in the Surgical Clinic within the main hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed description of the job, please refer to the Job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed description of the job, please refer to the Job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification - CCT or equivalent
- ATSM/SITM- advanced Labour ward / High risk antenatal
- ATSM/SITM Fetal Medicine/Prenatal Diagnosis or equivalent
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of date of the AAC
Desirable
- Safeguarding level 3 or above
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team.
- Willing to participate in audit programmes
- Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure, and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work flexibly
Desirable
- Experience of Obstetric Governance
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and supervision
- Experience of clinical supervision and mentorship
- Experience in research including recruitment to clinical trials
Clinical Experience and Training
Essential
- Approaching independence with complex obstetric care, complex obstetric operating. Labour ward ATSM.
- Ability to work within acute care team to promote planning and safety
- Application of civility as a cornerstone of safe care
Desirable
- Presentations / Posters / QI to define interest and evidence in intrapartum care
Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working:
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team.
- Attendance at MDT meetings
- Evidence of team leadership
Management, personal attributes
Essential
- Evidence and experience of QI project / Audit / Change initiative
- Understanding and application of diverse care needs of patients
- Good communication and prioritisation skills
- A collegiate approach to care
- Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Residence within 20 miles of base (return to base within 30 minutes if required) To be accessible by telephone for on call duties
Desirable
- Leadership training Insight / Disc profiling
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCOG or appropriate specialist qualification - CCT or equivalent
- ATSM/SITM- advanced Labour ward / High risk antenatal
- ATSM/SITM Fetal Medicine/Prenatal Diagnosis or equivalent
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of date of the AAC
Desirable
- Safeguarding level 3 or above
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications:
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team.
- Willing to participate in audit programmes
- Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure, and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work flexibly
Desirable
- Experience of Obstetric Governance
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and supervision
- Experience of clinical supervision and mentorship
- Experience in research including recruitment to clinical trials
Clinical Experience and Training
Essential
- Approaching independence with complex obstetric care, complex obstetric operating. Labour ward ATSM.
- Ability to work within acute care team to promote planning and safety
- Application of civility as a cornerstone of safe care
Desirable
- Presentations / Posters / QI to define interest and evidence in intrapartum care
Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working:
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team.
- Attendance at MDT meetings
- Evidence of team leadership
Management, personal attributes
Essential
- Evidence and experience of QI project / Audit / Change initiative
- Understanding and application of diverse care needs of patients
- Good communication and prioritisation skills
- A collegiate approach to care
- Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Residence within 20 miles of base (return to base within 30 minutes if required) To be accessible by telephone for on call duties
Desirable
- Leadership training Insight / Disc profiling
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
