# Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/5628f948-5740-4de3-b21c-7e08f1ac89ab - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/5628f948-5740-4de3-b21c-7e08f1ac89ab.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Luton - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Obstetrics and Gynaecology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 (per annum) - **Contract type:** 6 months (6 months fixed term) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T07:33:35.173Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bedfordshire/Bedford/Bedfordshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Obstetrics_Gynaecology/Obstetrics_Gynaecology-v8159746 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8159746?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ldh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen for an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant, which is part of the newly merged Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a 4 month fixed term post. The successful candidate will be working in close association with the current team of 13 consultants to provide comprehensive obstetrics and gynaecology services, which include 74.5 hours of consultant presence on the delivery suite as well as gynaecology clinics and day surgery theatre sessions. The department also currently provides services for Urogynaecology, subfertility and gynaecology oncology. The population served by this hospital is approximately 270,000. The Bedford Unit of the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a comprehensive gynaecological and obstetric care to the local community as part of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care System (ICS).  The population of over 970,000 of this care system is younger than England as a whole, with 19.7 per cent aged 0-14 years and just 6.2 per cent aged 75+. ### Main duties of the job The appointee will work closely with the existing Consultants to provide a full range of obstetric and gynaecological services appropriate to a District General Hospital.  It is anticipated that the candidate will provide a high standard of general obstetrics and gynaecological and urogynaecology care and audit lead. The Consultant will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate. They will take part in a ‘hot week’ and on call Rota and 1:10 weekend on-call and may at some time in the future be required to be resident on call within the limits of the Consultant contract (2003). The unit provides 74.5 hours Consultant presence on Labour Ward by means of a “Hot Week” from 08:00 - 17:00 hours with a further presence till 20:30 hours if “On –Call”. In addition we would expect the successful candidate to contribute to other aspects of the management of the department, including audit, teaching, incident investigation and medical management. As a merged Trust there may be a requirement in the future to work across both sites. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for indicative timetable,  further  information about this role and working at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Leadership Skills - Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment **Desirable** - Has attended Teaching the Teachers or similar course ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD - Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance. **Desirable** - Participation in relevant national audits ### Experience **Essential** - Labour ward ATSM or equivalent - Ability to perform Gynaecology surgery independently - Able to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work and delivering service without direct supervision - Experience of guideline appraisal **Desirable** - ATSM in Benign abdominal surgery: open and laparoscopic and/or subfertility and reproductive healthb - RCOG ATSM to compliment the skills of the department and the duties of the post ### Registration **Essential** - Full GMC Registration (GMC Licence to Practice is mandatory before employment commences) - Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) or CESR (must be on Specialist Register at time of applying) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Medical Degree - MRCOG **Desirable** - MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research ## Documents - [staff benefits (png, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2879) - [bedford hospital site map (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2871) - [functional requirements (pdf, 144.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10460378) - [staff diversity network (pdf, 140.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2866) - [locum consultant o&g jd and ps (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10460380) - [locum consultant o&g jd and ps (pdf, 648.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10460379) - [information for disabled applicants (pdf, 98.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2870) - [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.