Overview
In this role you will lead fetal medicine initiatives within a three-site NHS obstetrics service. You will work as part of a seasoned consultant team to deliver high-quality, governance-driven care and expand fetal medicine capacity. The role combines clinical leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, and participation in training and audits to meet national standards. This is an opportunity to shape a regional fetal medicine program while supporting junior colleagues.
Pay / Benefits
- flexible working
- Timewise accreditation
Responsibilities
- Lead fetal medicine and obstetric governance, developing local services aligned with regional and national guidance
- Deliver clinical sessions across three hospital sites and selected community settings
- Coordinate with MDTs and governance teams to ensure QA standards, guidelines, audits and incident management
- Provide expert obstetric care and independent fetal medicine ultrasound assessments
- Support EDI; contribute to on-call rotas and acute obstetric services
- Engage in regular meetings, postgraduate activities, and continuing medical education
- Support junior colleagues in elective and emergency settings and contribute to teaching and supervision
- Contribute to service development and expansion of GP/hub services as plans evolve
- Ensure obstetric service delivery is patient-centred, timely, and integrated with other acute care services
- Participate in quality improvement, clinical audits, and revalidation processes
- Attend multi-disciplinary meetings and maintain professional registration and competencies
Key requirements
- UK CCT in Obstetrics & Gynecology or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
- Entry on Specialist Register in Obstetrics & Gyngaeology (or expected within 6 months)
- Ability to provide independent fetal medicine ultrasound and expert clinical opinion
- Contribution to obstetric on-call rota and acute obstetric care
- Experience in teaching, supervision, and audit management
- Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams across multiple sites
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and GMC revalidation
- Effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues
- Teamwork and collaborative spirit
- Critical, enquiring approach to practice
- Fetal medicine ultrasound capability and list management
- Obstetric governance and QA processes
- Clinical audits and guideline implementation
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