Locum Consultant in Fetal Medicine
| Posting date: | 25 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 December 2025 |
| Location: | Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9275-25-0507 |
Summary
The aims of the post are to complement the high-quality Fetal Medicine clinical care currently offered, to provide support to the existing substantive Fetal Medicine sub-specialist and to support service development. The remit of the post-holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing care for women attending the Fetal Medicine and Maternity services. In addition to routine Fetal Medicine Clinics, there are a series of high-risk antenatal clinics focussing on management of women at risk for preterm deliveries, those at risk of placental disorders, hypertension in pregnancy and those with multiple pregnancies. There will be an opportunity to take a lead on one these specialist clinics and develop care pathways and services not just for the hospital but regionally in the Kent and Medway Local Maternity System. The Fetal and Obstetric Medicine Unit is an active academic and research unit and is the largest recruiter to National NIHR portfolio studies. There are several national and international research studies successfully completed and currently running and there will be an opportunity to participate in ongoing research and develop new studies. The job description will include Fetal Medicine and Obstetric commitments; there is no expectation to contribute to the on-call rota for the delivery suite. The post will attract 10 programmed activities according to the new consultant contract. Prospective candidates are welcome to contact the Clinical Lead for Fetal and Obstetric Medicine Unit, Professor Akolekar (ranjit.akolekar@nhs.net or 01634825110) for informal enquires.