# Consultant in General Obstetrics & Gynaecology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-general-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/a987bcf3-7a7a-4dd4-bb12-41cf527914ab - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-general-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/a987bcf3-7a7a-4dd4-bb12-41cf527914ab.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Luton and Dunstable University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Obstetrics and Gynaecology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T16:44:51.312Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bedfordshire/Luton/Bedfordshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Obstetrics_Gynaecology/Obstetrics_Gynaecology-v8318377 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8318377?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ldh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview relationships. The Trust has University Hospital status with UCL and the Royal Free, which provides an opportunity to strengthen our teaching and R&D programme, and brings a more academic environment to the hospital. This department is fully committed to teaching and training both undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors. We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic substantive Consultant with general Obstetrics & Gynaecology interests, to add to the existing number of substantive Consultants at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital. This post is an integral part of the quality care in our high activity obstetric unit, supporting Obstetricians, midwives and operational team in real time clinical decision making and ensuring robust care in all areas of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. This post will be part of a friendly, dynamic and enthusiastic team of Consultants delivering safe and effective care for Obstetrics and Gynaecology patients from Bedfordshire and Luton. The Hospital has always been renowned for its friendly atmosphere and good working Luton and Dunstable Hospital is located within easy access to central London and the Midlands. London Luton Airport is within fifteen minutes’ drive from the hospital. Rural areas include attractive villages and towns nearby including St Albans and Harpenden, which have excellent schools. ### Main duties of the job 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 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities * 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 clinics doing private practice Closing Date: 25th October Assessment date: TBC November 2026 Interview Date: 20th November 2026 ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students - Understands learner centred teaching **Desirable** - Has attended Teaching the Teachers or similar course ### Registration **Essential** - Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice (GMC licence to practice is mandatory - ATSM (SITM) Benign Gynaecology Registration Clinical Experience before employment commences) - Specialist Registration in Obstetrics & Gynaecology or eligibility to enter it within 6 months from the time of the interview - Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register: - CCT (or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) - CESR - portfolio pathway (must be on Specialist Register at time of applying) ### Qualification **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent qualification - MRCOG or equivalent - ATSM (SITM) in Advanced Labour ward practice or equivalent. **Desirable** - A post graduate qualification MSc, MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research - ATSM (SITM) Benign Gynaecology - ATSM Subfertility and reproductive medicine ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Comprehensive knowledge and experience in High Risk Obstetrics and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems. - Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering a service without direct supervision - Obstetrics & Gynaecological Surgery including minimal access surgery **Desirable** - Experience of Maternal Medicine / Risk & Governance - High risk Obstetric care in a Tertiary Unit ### Clinical Effectiveness **Essential** - Understanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD - Experience of guideline appraisal - Participation in relevant local audits - Ability to interpret and apply clinical research - An interest which improves the Obstetrics and Gynaecology pathway in all aspects **Desirable** - Participation in relevant national audits ### Personal Skils & Circumstances **Essential** - Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi disciplinary basis with all levels of staff - Able to organise and prioritise workload - Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances - Leadership Skills - Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national leve - Possess an enquiring and critical approach to work - Ability to present effectively to an audience, using variety of methods and to respond to questions - Residence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 742.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10639668) - [jd & ps (pdf, 742.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10639667) - [staff benefits (png, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2879) - [staff diversity network (pdf, 140.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2866) - [information for disabled applicants (pdf, 98.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2870) - [job description & peron specification (pdf, 742.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10639669) - [disclosure & barring information and recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 78.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1456) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.