# Consultant Obstetrician: IntraPartum Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-obstetrician-intrapartum-lead/d9242acc-3498-4ba7-9074-801f7aef91bc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-obstetrician-intrapartum-lead/d9242acc-3498-4ba7-9074-801f7aef91bc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's 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 (Includes On Call Rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T09:10:58.020Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Obstetrics/Obstetrics-v8207544 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8207544?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to be part of our Obstetric services. The appointed individual will join the obstetric consultant on-call team and contribute to the delivery of high-quality care for women with complex pregnancies. This post would suit an experienced obstetrician who would like to move up to the challenge of a London teaching hospital, or an enthusiastic resident who has just gained or is within sight of their CCST. The post holder will be expected to act as obstetric advisor to our labour ward, working closely with lead midwives and other relevant stakeholders, as well as facilitating the engagement of the wider professional team. Delivering skills and drills training will also be part of this role. The appointee will also have dedicated time to be lead obstetrician for operative delivery, which will include administrative support for coordinating the programme of care for women delivered by elective caesarean section. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will have strong general obstetric skills appropriate for practice in a London teaching hospital and be confident working independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The consultant should contribute to the smooth running of the clinical services in the department of Obstetrics. They should ensure that good working relationships are maintained between all staff within these areas. They will have the responsibility of IPC Lead and be required to maintain continuous clinical and quality audit within the department, investigate patient complaints quickly and address issues that arise as a result of this process. They should ensure accurate and clear records are kept and comply with the Data Protection Act and should be an active member of the risk management team. They should facilitate departmental meetings and meetings related to the ongoing review and evaluation of the clinical service. They are expected to establish, maintain and update the clinical service policies and protocols, and ensure that any changes are evidence based and made after consultation with the members of the department. Please see main JD and PS ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Able to act at consultant level when on-call **Desirable** - Relevant and ATSM modules - Skills in ambulatory gynae clinics ### Personal **Essential** - Organisational and IT skills - Ability to work in a team - Able to demonstrate leadership skills - Good interpersonal skills and a caring attitude to patients - Commitment to continuing medical education - An awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses **Desirable** - Demonstrate a range of ideas for further research within specialist areas ### Experience **Essential** - Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT - Evidence of experience in gynaecological surgery including emergency laparoscopic surgery - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients - Evidence of developing evidence-based services in obstetrics and gynaecology eg audit, guidelines or service development. **Desirable** - Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience. - Evidence of undertaking quality improvement work - Evidence of initiating research and training programmes ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Full registration the General Medical Council (GMC) or eligible for full registration if applying from abroad - Currently on the specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 3 months of the closing date - MRCOG or equivalent qualification - Core training in Obs & Gynae - Outpatient hysteroscopy skillset **Desirable** - An MD or PhD - Publications ## Documents - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) - [consultant in obstetrics ipc lead (pdf, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10514389) ## 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.