Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Obstetrics with an Interest in Diabetes

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Job summary

Due to retirements within the team we have the exciting opportunity for a substantive fulltime (10 PA) consultant post, within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology services at Gloucestershire Hospitals Trusts.

Any candidate who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full time will still be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content can be discussed on a personal basis. Job share applicants are also welcome.

The post-holder will provide expert clinical care for birthing people with diabetes, gestational diabetes and other endocrine disorders. They will work alongside a multiprofessional team and lead on the development of the diabetes service. This post-holder will play an integral role in the maternity clinical governance team as Clinical Effectiveness Obstetric lead, providing clinical leadership and strategic direction for the committee.

They will provide on call support overnight, and on weekends, together with appropriate teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students. They will be expected to work closely with the multi-professional team to provide a high-quality obstetrics service.

Main duties of the job

Integral to the responsibilities of this post are the following objectives:

To ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service

To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same task

To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate

To work in accordance with our trust's procedures and operating policies

To support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Women and Children Division and our Trust

To work within the framework of team decisions

To take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community both NHS and social services

To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

The Women & Children's Division are well established and are focused on continued service improvement.

The teams are based at Gloucester Royal Hospital with outpatient activity taking place and at Cheltenham General and Gloucester Royal hospitals.

Details

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-25-CONSOBSDIA

Job locations

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Thank you for showing interest in this position.

If you would like to find out further information regarding this role, please review the attached job description which outlines the role in greater detail.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Thank you for showing interest in this position.

If you would like to find out further information regarding this role, please review the attached job description which outlines the role in greater detail.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCOG
  • Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
  • ATSM Maternal medicine or equivalent

Desirable

  • Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to specialty
  • SITM in Maternal Medicine
  • Post-graduate qualification in leadership and management

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Clinical training and experience in Obstetrics equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
  • Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
  • Demonstrate ability to work as a member of multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to lead emergency obstetric services in and out of hours

Desirable

  • Experience in performing growth scans

Motivation and attitude

Essential

  • Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships.
  • Enthusiasm for teaching and training of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to provide a role model and to inspire and develop junior medical, midwifery and nursing staff.
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of the directorate and to balance individual requirements against those of the directorate and the Trust as a whole.
  • Evidence of self-motivation and ability to organise own CME and CPD needs.
  • To attend outlying hospitals as required and ability to fulfil travelling requirements associated with the post
  • Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on call commitments for obstetrics
  • To stay within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the base hospital (GRH) when on call.

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Honesty and reliability
  • Ability to work under stress
  • Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
  • Ability to work under stress
  • Communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to work in multi-professional team
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
  • Enquiring, critical approach to work
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, communities and other agencies

Research and Publications

Essential

  • Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable

  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals
  • MD or equivalent

Information Technology

Essential

  • IT skills: Word processing, excel database, literature searching

Leadership and Management

Essential

  • Experience in interpreting national guidance and recommendations and translating this into local practice.
  • Experience in leading a busy delivery suite
  • Evidence of participation in Audit, Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement project

Quality Management

Essential

  • Ability to manage risk
  • Ability to manage change
  • Ability to deal with complaints
  • Commitment to CPD / CME
  • Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal

Teaching

Essential

  • Ability to teach clinical and operative skills

Desirable

  • Involvement in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCOG
  • Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
  • ATSM Maternal medicine or equivalent

Desirable

  • Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to specialty
  • SITM in Maternal Medicine
  • Post-graduate qualification in leadership and management

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Clinical training and experience in Obstetrics equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
  • Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
  • Demonstrate ability to work as a member of multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to lead emergency obstetric services in and out of hours

Desirable

  • Experience in performing growth scans

Motivation and attitude

Essential

  • Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships.
  • Enthusiasm for teaching and training of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to provide a role model and to inspire and develop junior medical, midwifery and nursing staff.
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of the directorate and to balance individual requirements against those of the directorate and the Trust as a whole.
  • Evidence of self-motivation and ability to organise own CME and CPD needs.
  • To attend outlying hospitals as required and ability to fulfil travelling requirements associated with the post
  • Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on call commitments for obstetrics
  • To stay within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the base hospital (GRH) when on call.

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Honesty and reliability
  • Ability to work under stress
  • Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
  • Ability to work under stress
  • Communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to work in multi-professional team
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
  • Enquiring, critical approach to work
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, communities and other agencies

Research and Publications

Essential

  • Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable

  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals
  • MD or equivalent

Information Technology

Essential

  • IT skills: Word processing, excel database, literature searching

Leadership and Management

Essential

  • Experience in interpreting national guidance and recommendations and translating this into local practice.
  • Experience in leading a busy delivery suite
  • Evidence of participation in Audit, Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement project

Quality Management

Essential

  • Ability to manage risk
  • Ability to manage change
  • Ability to deal with complaints
  • Commitment to CPD / CME
  • Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal

Teaching

Essential

  • Ability to teach clinical and operative skills

Desirable

  • Involvement in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN


Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN


Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Specialty Director

Christine Edwards

christine.edwards10@nhs.net

03004223222

Details

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-25-CONSOBSDIA

Job locations

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN


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