Location
King's Lynn, England
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
18 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 6 months (.)
Posted Date
28 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

9 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge

    Exhibits and has references confirming progressive acquisition of knowledge specific to career goals.

  • Qualifications

    MBBS or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    Full GMC registration with licence to practice

  • Qualifications

    PLAB or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    MRCOG or equivalent

  • Personal Attributes

    Is willing, able and has the skill to collate and record information and communicate in writing with other professionals.

  • Clinical Training and Experience

    Extensive obstetric experience able to perform all roles in the JD

  • Clinical Training and Experience

    Experience dealing with complex antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care

  • Clinical Training and Experience

    Overseas applicants to show equivalent to the 7 years training period in the NHS required for the specialty

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifications

    Post-graduate degree (MD, PhD)

  • Qualifications

    ATSM Advanced Labour Ward Practice

  • Qualifications

    ATSM Advanced antenatal practice

  • Qualifications

    ATSM Labour ward lead

  • Personal Attributes

    Previous responsibility for service improvement projects

  • Clinical Training and Experience

    Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest

  • Clinical Training and Experience

    Experience in obstetric training e.g. MOET or PPROMPT instructor

  • Clinical Training and Experience

    Experience in risk management with demonstration of involvement in investigations of Obstetric Incidents

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant in High Risk Obstetrics. This post is for a fixed term for the period of 6 months where the successful applicant would join a team of 15 consultant obstetricians to provide antenatal care, high risk intrapartum care and postnatal care.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust are now working in partnership as the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.

All future senior medical and dental appointments will be expected to work in collaboration across the Group and, irrespective of initial job description and job plan, be willing to work on more than one hospital site, dependent on service needs. Service location may change as our future models of care are developed by our clinically led networks through our acute clinical strategy. Some of the clinical procedures or services the appointee will be expected to deliver may be based at sites other than their primary site of employment.

Main duties of the job

The post is suited to a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who has completed their training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The successful applicant would join a team of 15 consultant Obstetricians (13.6 WTE) delivering high risk antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. This post covers general antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal obstetric care, and consultant labour ward presence will be covered by 14 consultants with resident cover for approximately 100 hours per week. There is separate consultant on call cover for gynaecology.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the ‘Job Description’ link for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

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 Locum Consultant in Obstetrics with Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in King's Lynn, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (.). The application deadline is 18 Sep 2026.

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