Job overview

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant post in Obstetrics with special interest in High risk Obstetrics and Fetal medicine.  This is a fixed term locum post to meet department need with potential of extension as well as leading to a future substantive post.

With an increased requirement for consultant oversight for maternity risk assessment and acute care, the department has made significant improvements in its approach to high-risk Obstetrics and perinatal feto-maternal health. There is interest in further training as well as upskilling in subspecialist areas of obstetrics care.

Applicants are expected to have specialist training in fetal medicine and high risk Obstetrics either through ATSM/SITM route or equivalent such as PG certification. The candidates are expected to have experience in high-risk pregnancy care including specialist small baby clinic and enhanced antenatal care for women with previous pregnancy loss and still birth.

This job is most suitable for candidates with fetal medicine interest and it is a great opportunity to build on skills and experience. Applications are also welcome from candidates who have other skills/special interest in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, teaching and leadership which compliments the department’s need.

Main duties of the job

Main focus of this job is developing and maintaining fetal medicine, high risk obstetric services.

For those who wish to take up gynaecology component, appropriate clinics can be included within the job plan. Other specialist interest areas within Gynaecology may also be accommodated within the job plan (Ambulatory Gynaecology, abortion care, colposcopy, menopause care and urogynaecology).

Currently the department has 24 substantive consultants. Majority contribute to on call for both Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 4 consultants only contribute to obstetric on call and 2 for gynaecology.

The advertised post currently includes a non-resident on call element for Obstetrics.  There is a consultant on call for Obstetrics and another consultant on call for Gynaecology 24 hours a day 7 days a week. There will be an on-call commitment with this post which will include cover for Obstetrics and for acute Gynaecology (for those who take up gynaecology).

You will join the existing on call consultants on a 1:21 rota for labour ward cover. Currently we deliver 98 hours of resident on call for Obstetrics. The consultant presence on labour ward is delivered throughout the week, with a consultant resident on site between 08:00-22:00 each day. The on-call consultant provides the consultant labour ward cover from 1700-2200.  After 22:00, on call consultant cover is delivered on a non-resident basis. The  Gynaecology on call component of the post would be non-resident.

Working for our organisation

Our Outstanding Maternity Services transformation project (OMS) recognised the need for consultant oversight and continuity for the care of high risk mothers and babies. We also recognise the need for personalised care pathway for mothers with complex medical and social care need.  

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a female population of approximately 250,000 Approximately 50% of our women are from an ethnic background and mainly South Asian community.

Bradford is a busy and vibrant city located in the centre of the UK with easy access by car, train or air. The city has a wide variety of leisure and shopping facilities and a major new shopping and leisure outlet in the city centre has recently opened. There is a good range of affordable housing within the city and in the surrounding areas and many high performing schools and specialist academies in the area.

The city and is a short drive or steam train journey away from the famous Yorkshire Dales, home to the Bronte sisters, the Railway Children and Emmerdale and, more recently, Le Grand Depart in the Tour de France. An area of outstanding natural beauty with excellent cycling and walking available on the doorstep helps maintain a good quality of life.