Job overview

Consultant Obstetrician

The Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) is seeking to appoint a dedicated and forward-thinking Consultant Obstetrician to join our dynamic and highly motivated team of 16 Consultants. This is a substantive 8 PA job with a 1 in 12 on call commitment, covering Obstetrics only. There may be a possibility to increase to a 10 PA job depending on future department retirements

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an energetic, innovative and cohesive department that provides comprehensive high risk Obstetric care. The Maternity unit has between 4500 to 4800 deliveries a year and has received an Outstanding rating in the last 2 CQC inspections. The maternity services consist of 2 midwifery led birthing units, based in Frome and Chippenham and the Consultant led unit within the Royal United Hospital, Bath. The neonatal intensive care unit provides Level 2 care. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality antenatal and intrapartum care with a specialist interest in maternal medicine and emergency obstetric antenatal care, as the lead for Triage.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to join the current maternal medicine team and lead for emergency obstetric antenatal care – Triage. They will provide a pre-conceptional counselling clinic for women with complex medical conditions and undertake elective caesarean sections lists. The on-call commitment will be Obstetric only. There will be opportunities to undertake extended educational roles, such as Lead for SHOs.

They will be required to cover for colleagues during periods of absence and will have continuing responsibility for patients in their care and the proper functioning of the department.

The successful candidate will work according to the terms and conditions of the national consultant contract.

The post will be based at the RUH and the holder will participate in audit and directorate meetings and undertake administrative duties as required by the Lead Clinicians for Obstetrics. There may be the requirement to travel to other hospitals within the region for outreach antenatal clinics in Frome, Chippenham and Trowbridge

A commitment to maintain professional expertise by attendance at meetings and courses is expected, and completion of diaries for CME is essential. It is also essential that you have an annual appraisal.

An interest in research and teaching is expected with participation in projects, courses, etc. to enhance the standing and role of the department and Trust.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.