Job summary
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Consultant in Obstetrics with a special interest in maternal medicine. This substantive role will strengthen high-risk antenatal care, elective caesarean cover, and postnatal services. The post supports clinical leadership, CNST engagement, training, and governance. The appointee will join a dynamic team serving a diverse, high-acuity population.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead in high-risk obstetrics, with a focus on maternal medicine and preterm birth. Duties include elective cesarean lists, postnatal debriefs, out-of-hours gynaecology cover, and MDT participation. The role supports training, PROMPT delivery, clinical governance, service development, and maternity safety initiatives. Participation in teaching, audit, and improving patient pathways is expected.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the city and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people's and children's services across medical and surgical specialties.
The Trust have earned a reputation for the quality of training offered and are recognised as one of the top recruiters to high quality research studies in the UK with particular interest in neonatal, sexual health and respiratory medicine. We are also recognised as innovators in embracing methods and systems that promise better and safer patient care.
The number of staff directly employed by the Trust in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) was at over 3,800 FTE in 2020/21. Excluded from these figures are pre- and postgraduate health care practitioners who were placed for training, bank and agency employees, staff holding honorary contracts and contracted auxiliary services personnel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Provide specialist care in high-risk obstetrics, with a focus on maternal medicine and preterm birth.
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Participate in and lead elective caesarean section lists and postnatal debrief sessions.
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Cover out-of-hours gynaecology emergencies, maintaining competencies in laparotomy, diagnostic laparoscopy, and early pregnancy care.
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Engage in multidisciplinary team meetings (e.g., perinatal, maternity risk, fetal medicine) and contribute to case discussions and learning.
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Participate in and lead clinical governance activities, including risk management, complaint resolution, and implementation of improvements.
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Take an active role in the training and supervision of junior doctors, midwives, and multidisciplinary staff.
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Join the PROMPT training faculty and deliver mandatory maternity safety training sessions.
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Support and oversee fetal wellbeing and CTG training, ensuring staff competency and compliance with national standards.
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Collaborate with Practice Development Midwives on training delivery and support maternity incentive scheme goals.
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Lead or contribute to audit and quality improvement projects within the department.
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Act as Maternity Safety Champion, promoting a culture of transparency, learning, and safety across the service.
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Work closely with senior leadership to influence pathway redesign, service development, and waiting time improvements.
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Support the rollout of digital systems like BadgerNet and contribute to accurate, high-quality EPR documentation.
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Participate in Trust-wide education and clinical webinars, and contribute to public-facing communication (e.g., website, social media, patient leaflets).
Please see job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Provide specialist care in high-risk obstetrics, with a focus on maternal medicine and preterm birth.
-
Participate in and lead elective caesarean section lists and postnatal debrief sessions.
-
Cover out-of-hours gynaecology emergencies, maintaining competencies in laparotomy, diagnostic laparoscopy, and early pregnancy care.
-
Engage in multidisciplinary team meetings (e.g., perinatal, maternity risk, fetal medicine) and contribute to case discussions and learning.
-
Participate in and lead clinical governance activities, including risk management, complaint resolution, and implementation of improvements.
-
Take an active role in the training and supervision of junior doctors, midwives, and multidisciplinary staff.
-
Join the PROMPT training faculty and deliver mandatory maternity safety training sessions.
-
Support and oversee fetal wellbeing and CTG training, ensuring staff competency and compliance with national standards.
-
Collaborate with Practice Development Midwives on training delivery and support maternity incentive scheme goals.
-
Lead or contribute to audit and quality improvement projects within the department.
-
Act as Maternity Safety Champion, promoting a culture of transparency, learning, and safety across the service.
-
Work closely with senior leadership to influence pathway redesign, service development, and waiting time improvements.
-
Support the rollout of digital systems like BadgerNet and contribute to accurate, high-quality EPR documentation.
-
Participate in Trust-wide education and clinical webinars, and contribute to public-facing communication (e.g., website, social media, patient leaflets).
Please see job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCOG or equivalent post- graduate qualification
- On GMC's specialist register or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC Specialist register
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD, PhD)
- Subspecialty Training
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training in high-risk obstetrics
- Clinical training in the prevention of preterm births including ultrasound skills to measure cervical lengths
Desirable
Clinical skills
Essential
- Delivery Suite skills in a high risk setting
- Able to deal with Emergency Gynaecology cases
Leadership & Professionalism
Essential
- Ability to participate in the strategic development of the Women's Health services
- Ability to lead teams and change processes
- Understanding the need for and practicing accurate and prompt medical record keeping and the completing of patient follow up actions.
Desirable
- Familiar with current national initiatives particularly in relation to women's health
Teaching & training
Essential
- PROMPT faculty trained
- Experience in CTG teaching/fetal welfare
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Evidence of contribution to effective quality improvement and clinical risk management
- Awareness of the quality management systems in fertility.
Research
Essential
- Understanding of principles and application of clinical research
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English.
Management skills
Essential
- Awareness of the business targets of the service and an understanding of the Consultant role within these Understanding the need for and practicing accurate activity recording and clinical coding
- Manage own workload - self-starter, work with autonomy, able to prioritise and also to know when to escalate concerns and ask for help.
- SOP review and writing Complaint management
- Establishing and maintaining audits
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCOG or equivalent post- graduate qualification
- On GMC's specialist register or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC Specialist register
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD, PhD)
- Subspecialty Training
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training in high-risk obstetrics
- Clinical training in the prevention of preterm births including ultrasound skills to measure cervical lengths
Desirable
Clinical skills
Essential
- Delivery Suite skills in a high risk setting
- Able to deal with Emergency Gynaecology cases
Leadership & Professionalism
Essential
- Ability to participate in the strategic development of the Women's Health services
- Ability to lead teams and change processes
- Understanding the need for and practicing accurate and prompt medical record keeping and the completing of patient follow up actions.
Desirable
- Familiar with current national initiatives particularly in relation to women's health
Teaching & training
Essential
- PROMPT faculty trained
- Experience in CTG teaching/fetal welfare
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Evidence of contribution to effective quality improvement and clinical risk management
- Awareness of the quality management systems in fertility.
Research
Essential
- Understanding of principles and application of clinical research
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English.
Management skills
Essential
- Awareness of the business targets of the service and an understanding of the Consultant role within these Understanding the need for and practicing accurate activity recording and clinical coding
- Manage own workload - self-starter, work with autonomy, able to prioritise and also to know when to escalate concerns and ask for help.
- SOP review and writing Complaint management
- Establishing and maintaining audits
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).
