Job summary
- Main area
- Fetal Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (FT)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 275-1025LCONFM
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gillingham, Kent
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Fetal Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
Locum Consultant in Fetal Medicine
Division: Women Children & Young People
Care Group: Women's Care
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum/Pro rata
Interview Date: 26th November 2025
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
We are recruiting for a Locum Consultant in Fetal Medicine who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best 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 job
This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time NHS Consultant appointment at the Medway Fetal and Obstetric Medicine Centre at Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent to enhance the tertiary-level Fetal Medicine and high-risk Obstetric services.
This is a multidisciplinary Fetal and Obstetric Medicine Unit and includes sub-specialist consultants in Fetal Medicine, Obstetric Medicine, Fetal Cardiology, and Perinatal Genetics who are supported by neonatal medicine and surgical services.
Working for our organisation
Here 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The aims of the post are to complement the high-quality Fetal Medicine clinical care currently offered, to provide support to the existing substantive Fetal Medicine sub-specialist and to support service development.
The remit of the post-holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing care for women attending the Fetal Medicine and Maternity services.
In addition to routine Fetal Medicine Clinics, there are a series of high-risk antenatal clinics focussing on management of women at risk for preterm deliveries, those at risk of placental disorders, hypertension in pregnancy and those with multiple pregnancies.
There will be an opportunity to take a lead on one these specialist clinics and develop care pathways and services not just for the hospital but regionally in the Kent and Medway Local Maternity System.
The Fetal and Obstetric Medicine Unit is an active academic and research unit and is the largest recruiter to National NIHR portfolio studies.
There are several national and international research studies successfully completed and currently running and there will be an opportunity to participate in ongoing research and develop new studies.
The job description will include Fetal Medicine and Obstetric commitments; there is no expectation to contribute to the on-call rota for the delivery suite.
The post will attract 10 programmed activities according to the new consultant contract.
Prospective candidates are welcome to contact the Clinical Lead for Fetal and Obstetric Medicine Unit, Professor Akolekar ([email protected] or 01634825110) for informal enquires.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- - Full GMC registration with licence to practise
- - MRCOG or equivalent qualification
- - Sub-speciality training in Fetal Maternal Medicine (Desirable) OR
- - Diploma in Fetal Medicine OR
- - ATSM or SIPM in Fetal Care or Prenatal Diagnosis
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- - Experience in management of high-risk pregnancies and common Fetal Abnormalities
- - Independent in carrying out invasive procedures for prenatal diagnosis
- - Interest and experience in participating in research in Fetal Medicine and high-risk obstetrics
Experience
Essential criteria
- - Experience of performing common prenatal invasive procedures independently
- - Experience of managing high-risk obstetric antenatal clinics including placental disorders, hypertension and premature birth
- - Knowledge about risk management and clinical governance
- - Knowledge of appraising performance & dealing with poor performance
- - Experience of teaching junior medical staff.
- - Evidence of involvement in teaching and education
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Prof Ranjit Akolekar
- Job title
- Consultant in Fetal Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
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