Consultant in General Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 June 2026 |
| Location: | Luton, LU4 0DZ |
| Company: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7962902/418-M-OG-375 |
Summary
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic substantive Consultant with general Obstetrics & Gynaecology interests to add to the existing number of substantive consultants. This post is an integral part of the quality care in our high activity obstetric unit, supporting resident Obstetricians, midwives and operational team in real time clinical decision making and ensuring robust care in all areas of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Expectations:
· Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the care of all patients presenting to the hospital
· To share with colleagues, the management of Obstetric and Gynaecological patients requiring admission
· Teaching and training of intermediate grade and junior medical staff, nursing staff and medical students
· To undertake duties as defined within the agreed job plan
· To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit
· To have responsibility for and actively participate in continuing professional development (CPD)
· To participate in on-call rota providing specialist and timely advice
This is a substantive post with general Obstetrics & Gynaecologist interest so the post holders are expected to:
• Be responsible for the provision of acute Obstetrics and Gynaecology services within Luton & Dunstable Hospital
· Provide acute services in the following areas of clinical care including Triage & Day Assessment Unit when on delivery suite duties.
· Provide antenatal clinic services running a general or special interest clinic dependant on the skills and expertise of the candidate.
· Provide acute gynaecology services, when needed, to help meet clinical operational standards
· Provide caesarean section list, at least once a month and according to the needs of the service, teaching and training the Specialty Registrars and other resident doctors.
· Strive to continuously develop services for obstetrics that are of a consistent high quality for the whole of the patient pathway.
· Provide optimum care, which is based on best clinical practise, in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for pregnant women.
· So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the appointee undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues
· Consultants should not be on duty for the labour ward whilst being timetabled for other clinical duties, such as antenatal or gynaecology clinicsdoing private practice
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Team Support and Training:
· Provide on-the-floor support to resident doctors, midwives, nurses.
· Identify and escalate training needs observed during acute care and support the learning environment.
· Ensuring compliance with statutory training and local training compliance e.g. Fetal Monitoring and PROMPT.
· Work collaboratively with the Clinical Education supervisor for training needs.
Strategic and Service Development:
· Engage in and lead on audits, research and quality improvement projects.
· Collate thematic service issues to develop service improvements.
The appointee will be based at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital, but may be asked to work on the Bedford Hospital site when clinical demands requires it) and run gynaecology clinics, hysteroscopy clinics and labour wards. We are happy to supportthe appointee with special interest sessions.
This advert closes on Sunday 17 May 2026