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Consultant Obstetrician-SI in Fetal Medicine £12,000 Welcome bonusNHS

Ipswich, IP4 5PD Permanent £113,565 to £150,569
Posted 22 September 2026 Closing date 9 October 2026
Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station (0.8 miles, direct) Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway) (35.7 miles, direct) Ipswich Hospital (0.1 miles, direct)

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join our team of enthusiastic, motivated and committed Consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, contributing towards enhancing maternal safety within our unit.

The post is a new role following successful allocation of national funding following the Ockenden bid process. The successful candidate will have a strong obstetric focus, and be able to demonstrate experience and interest in fetal medicine and high risk obstetrics. A complementary interest in maternal medicine would also be of advantage and lend support to the existing consultant body in their provision of obstetric services

Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (Portfolio Pathway) and must be on the Specialist Register.

Our Enhanced Welcome package includes £12,000 bonus and relocation costs to thank you for choosing to work at our Trust and to help with your new journey with ESNEFT.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:o Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant-led service with the highest standard of careo Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelineso Develop and maintain good working practices with wards, out-patients and the Obstetric & Gynaecology Departmento Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other departments and primary careo Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinaryo Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibilityo Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintainedo Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviour are demonstratedo Ensure that junior doctors training confirms to College requirementso Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust's agree policy

Job description

The key duties and responsibilities of the post will be: Clinical Leadership and administrative responsibility for the proper functioning of the Obstetric and Gynaecology Department Develop standards, procedures and robust systems in the department to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care from the point of entry into the department to admission or discharge from the department Supervision of the junior medical staff in the Unit who will have opportunity to learn on a one to one basis on both formal and informal rounds and also on ad hoc basis throughout the day Risk Management activity to ensure the safe and quality care of women and their families An active part in educational programmes for junior medical staff, including formal teaching sessions and clinical audits relevant to the needs of the Unit To teach and train staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate Maintain an up to date job plan and personal development plan Register and participate in the appropriate CPD scheme with the RCOG Issuing of advice to GPs on suitability of patients for admission to hospital

The consultants role will initially be developed in collaboration with the Clinical Lead for the Obstetric and Gynaecology Department.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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