Job overview
The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital is a busy district general hospital close to the Kent coast and surrounded by countryside. We have 3000 deliveries per year. The labour ward has 8 delivery rooms and a dedicated obstetric emergency theatre which is present on the labour ward.
The Trust hosts medical students on attachment from GKT, UCL and Imperial Medical Schools and became a University Hospital linked to GKT in 2009.
From September 2020, we started to host an intake of medical students from the new Kent and Medway medical school which is based in East Kent.
Main duties of the job
The job plan will contain 10 Programmed Activities per week consisting of 8 direct clinical care PA’s and 2 supporting professional activity PA’s. The precise length of Programmed Activities may vary from week to week around the average assessment set out in the Job Plan.
There will be a Friday on call with out of hours frequency will occur every fourth week (Category A at 8%) with weekend frequency being 1:7 (Category A at 5%) as well as regular antenatal clinics, gynae clinics, operating lists and triage cover. These will either be stand alone or alongside another consultant. There will be timetabled theatre sessions for the planned caesarean birth lists.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.
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*Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change. *
Person specification
Clinical governance
Essential
- Experience of Audit
- Understanding of clinical incident reporting & risk management
- Evidence of participation in annual appraisal
Skills and experience
Essential
- Proven track record in high risk obstetrics and high risk caesarean sections
- Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
Desirable
- Experience in conducting Maternal Medicine/ Joint diabetic ANC
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- CCT or equivalent in obstetrics and gynaecology
- ATSM advanced labour ward practice
- Further ATSM in either obstetrics or gynaecology
- MRCOG part 2/3
Desirable
- ATSM in Maternal Medicine
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This advert is for Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynae (interest in High-Risk Obstetrics) with East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Canterbury, South East, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Jul 2026.
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