Consultant in Maternal Medicine and Gynaecology in Kent

Job summaryConsultant in Maternal Medicine and GynaecologyDivision: Women and Children's DivisionSalary: 113,565 - 150,569 Per annum/pro rataInterview date -15th January 2027*One of your referees should be the Medical Director / Chief Medical Officer of your most recent NHS employer (or their nominated deputy), or equivalent for applicants from outside of the NHS. For applicants from outside of the NHS, referees to validate a period of three consecutive years of employment.For internal candidates, your referees should be your Clinical Director and Clinical Lead. For applicants who are still in a training post, or have completed training within the past year and have not worked in a non-training NHS role since then, a reference from EACH of your two most recent Educational Supervisors. We are recruiting for a Consultant in Maternal Medicine and Gynaecologywho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.Main duties of the jobThis post is for a substantive Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to support the existing team of consultants. The successful candidate will provide General Obstetric and gynaecology service and support the maternal medicine and general gynaecology service at Medway Hospital.This will be signed off by the Chief Executive officer and will be effective from commencement of the appointment. The job plan will be reviewed annually following the Appraisal meeting and prospective agreement that sets out a consultant's duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year.Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.About usHere at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.DetailsDate posted20 October 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary 113,565 to 150,569 a year Per annum/pro rata ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number275-2610CONS-MM&GYJob locationsMedway Maritime HospitalWindmill roadGillinghamME7 5NYUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilities- Category A on call rota: o The candidate is expected to contribute to on-call Obstetric Rota. 2.2 PA for on-call cover 1:20 weekdays and 1:20 weekends (resident on-call (08:30-22:00)o Predictable Weekdays 1.0PA, Weekends 0.2PAs Weekdays non-predictable 0.2 PAs Weekend non-predictable 0.2 PAs .o The job plan will attract an extra 5% on-call supplement (Category A).o On-site resident on-call from 08:30-2130. Off-site on-call from 21:30 till next morning (24 hours in total). There is no prospective cover.Therefore, you need to swap your on-call if you wish to take it as annual leave. Job description Job responsibilities- Category A on call rota: o The candidate is expected to contribute to on-call Obstetric Rota. 2.2 PA for on-call cover 1:20 weekdays and 1:20 weekends (resident on-call (08:30-22:00)o Predictable Weekdays 1.0PA, Weekends 0.2PAs Weekdays non-predictable 0.2 PAs Weekend non-predictable 0.2 PAs .o The job plan will attract an extra 5% on-call supplement (Category A).o On-site resident on-call from 08:30-2130. Off-site on-call from 21:30 till next morning (24 hours in total). There is no prospective cover.Therefore, you need to swap your on-call if you wish to take it as annual leave.Person Specification Qualifications EssentialFull GMC registration with license to practiceMRCOG or equivalent qualificationOn the specialist register or within six months of having CCT at the time of AACATSM in maternal medicine Knowledge EssentialKnowledge about risk management and clinical governanceKnowledge of appraising performance & dealing with poor performanceExperience of teaching junior medical staff.Evidence of involvement in teaching and education Experience EssentialExperience in running a high risk/busy antennal clinicsAbility to work independently in clinics, theatres and on-callExperience in Gynaecological surgeryDesirableATSM in benign gynaecology surgery Skills EssentialGood Leadership skillsAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues and patientsGood organisational skills.Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.Commitment to continuing medical education. Person Specification Qualifications EssentialFull GMC registration with license to practiceMRCOG or equivalent qualificationOn the specialist register or within six months of having CCT at the time of AACATSM in maternal medicine Knowledge EssentialKnowledge about risk management and clinical governanceKnowledge of appraising performance & dealing with poor performanceExperience of teaching junior medical staff.Evidence of involvement in teaching and education Experience EssentialExperience in running a high risk/busy antennal clinicsAbility to work independently in clinics, theatres and on-callExperience in Gynaecological surgeryDesirableATSM in benign gynaecology surgery Skills EssentialGood Leadership skillsAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues and patientsGood organisational skills.Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.Commitment to continuing medical education.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameMedway NHS Foundation TrustAddressMedway Maritime HospitalWindmill roadGillinghamME7 5NYUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameMedway NHS Foundation TrustAddressMedway Maritime HospitalWindmill roadGillinghamME7 5NYUnited KingdomEmployer's website