Consultant in Maternal Medicine and Gynaecology


Location
Gillingham, England
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 Per annum/pro rata
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
24 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
20 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

16 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Good Leadership skills

  • Skills

    Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and patients

  • Skills

    Good organisational skills.

  • Skills

    Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

  • Skills

    Commitment to continuing medical education.

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge about risk management and clinical governance

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of appraising performance & dealing with poor performance

  • Knowledge

    Experience of teaching junior medical staff.

  • Knowledge

    Evidence of involvement in teaching and education

  • Experience

    Experience in running a high risk/busy antennal clinics

  • Experience

    Ability to work independently in clinics, theatres and on-call

  • Experience

    Experience in Gynaecological surgery

  • Qualifications

    Full GMC registration with license to practice

  • Qualifications

    MRCOG or equivalent qualification

  • Qualifications

    On the specialist register or within six months of having CCT at the time of AAC

  • Qualifications

    ATSM in maternal medicine

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    ATSM in benign gynaecology surgery

Job overview

Consultant in Maternal Medicine and Gynaecology

Division: Women and Children's Division

Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum/pro rata

Interview date -15th January 2027

*One of your referees should be the Medical Director / Chief Medical Officer of your most recent NHS employer (or their nominated deputy), or equivalent for applicants from outside of the NHS.

For applicants from outside of the NHS, referees to validate a period of three consecutive years of employment.

For internal candidates, your referees should be your Clinical Director and Clinical Lead.

For applicants who are still in a training post, or have completed training within the past year and have not worked in a non-training NHS role since then, a reference from EACH of your two most recent Educational Supervisors.

We are recruiting for a Consultant in Maternal Medicine and Gynaecology who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

This post is for a substantive Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to support the existing team of consultants. The successful candidate will provide General Obstetric and gynaecology service and support the maternal medicine and general gynaecology service at Medway Hospital.

This will be signed off by the Chief Executive officer and will be effective from commencement of the appointment. The job plan will be reviewed annually following the Appraisal meeting and prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Category A on call rota:

  • The candidate is expected to contribute to on-call Obstetric Rota. 2.2 PA for on-call cover 1:20 weekdays and 1:20 weekends (resident on-call (08:30-22:00)
  • Predictable Weekdays 1.0PA, Weekends 0.2PAs Weekdays non-predictable 0.2 PAs Weekend non-predictable 0.2 PAs .
  • The job plan will attract an extra 5% on-call supplement (Category A).
  • On-site resident on-call from 08:30-2130. Off-site on-call from 21:30 till next morning (24 hours in total). There is no prospective cover.Therefore, you need to swap your on-call if you wish to take it as annual leave.

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.

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This advert is for Consultant in Maternal Medicine and Gynaecology with Medway NHS Foundation Trust in Gillingham, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum/pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Nov 2026.

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