Consultant in Obstetrics - Obstetric LeadNHS

Job summary

Could this be the leadership role that defines your career?

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an outstanding Consultant Obstetrician to lead and influence the future of maternity care across Exeter and North Devon.

At a time when maternity services are under significant national focus, this role offers an exciting opportunity to provide visible, compassionate and forward-looking obstetric leadership. As Obstetric/obs Lead, you will help shape a sustainable, high-quality model of care, support a positive safety culture, and work with multi-professional teams to deliver meaningful improvement for women, birthing people and families across Devon.

You will be supported as part of a senior leadership team committed to responding constructively to national learning, strengthening local services, reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for the communities we serve.

Alongside a rewarding career, you will enjoy an exceptional quality of life in Devon, with stunning coastlines, breath-taking national parks, vibrant cities, and welcoming market towns and villages right on your doorstep.

We offer an exceptional recruitment package, including funded visits to Devon, bespoke relocation support for you and your family, and a very significant financial recruitment and retention allowance of up to £50,000, with the level of award determined according to experience and individual circumstances.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Job description

Benefits

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 34 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.

Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter

Car lease schemes.

The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).

Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.