Locum Consultant Obstetrician (Maternity Cover)

Locum Consultant Obstetrician (Maternity Cover)

The closing date is 10 November 2025

The Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Locum Consultant in Obstetrics with a Special Interest in Maternal Medicine to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team. This exciting post will strengthen consultant presence within the maternity service, contributing to a 98‑hour consultant presence on the Delivery Suite, enhancing high‑risk antenatal care, and improving access to postnatal reviews.

Working within a passionate and collaborative consultant body, you will care for a diverse and high‑risk population, supported by a Level 3 Neonatal Unit delivering from 22 weeks of gestation. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering safe, high‑quality maternity care, leading on areas of clinical expertise, and contributing to CNST, CQC, and governance frameworks. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure excellent standards of care, participate in training and supervision of junior staff, and support the ongoing development of the Women's and Neonatal Service.

This is a part‑time locum role (7.5 PAs / 30 hours per week), offering opportunities to contribute to clinical leadership, quality improvement, and service development within a supportive and progressive department.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will play a key role in delivering high‑quality, safe, and patient‑centred maternity care, with a focus on maternal medicine and the management of high‑risk pregnancies. Working within a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team, the postholder will contribute to the delivery suite rota, antenatal and postnatal care, and the ongoing development of the Women's and Neonatal Service.

Key responsibilities include :

• Provide consultant‑led care in obstetrics, with a particular focus on maternal medicine, contributing to antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal services.
• Contribute to the 98‑hour consultant presence on the Delivery Suite, ensuring safe and effective management of high‑risk and complex cases.
• Participate in the high‑risk antenatal clinic, providing expert input for women with medical comorbidities in pregnancy.
• Support the postnatal review service, ensuring timely follow‑up and continuity of care.
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Management Team, Clinical Leads, and multidisciplinary colleagues to support delivery of key performance indicators and service development goals.
• Contribute to clinical governance, CNST compliance, and quality improvement initiatives, including participation in audits, incident reviews, and regulatory processes (e.g., CQC, CNST).

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high‑performing, innovative Trust based in the vibrant and diverse borough of Hackney, East London. As an integrated hospital and community service, we are proud to provide safe, compassionate, and high‑quality care to our local population while offering a range of specialist services to patients from across London and beyond.

Homerton University Hospital has a rich history of clinical excellence and education, with strong links to Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, City University, and the University of East London. Our Trust has been a Foundation Trust since 2004, giving us the flexibility to innovate and shape services to meet the needs of our community.

The Women's and Neonatal Services Division is home to a busy Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, supported by a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, delivering approximately 6,000 babies per year. We are recognised for our multidisciplinary collaboration, strong governance culture, and commitment to training, research, and service improvement.

At Homerton, our values – Safe, Personal, Respectful, and Responsible – underpin everything we do. We are committed to staff wellbeing, professional development, and maintaining an open, supportive culture where everyone is encouraged to contribute and thrive.

Qualifications

Experience

Clinical Skills

Leadership and Management Skills

Management Skills

Attributes / skills

Clinical Governance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part‑time

Reference number

293‑Consultant‑384

Job locations

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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