Consultant, Obstetrician - Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Overview

Consultant Obstetrician Women’s Services - Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (RIE).

Simpsons Centre for Reproductive Health (SCRH) Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practice and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded.

Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Applications are welcome for the above permanent (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Hospital. This is a substantive consultant post in obstetrics. The post holder will join a forward looking and vibrant department and play an active role in general and high-risk obstetrics in this tertiary obstetric unit.

The department has a national and internally recognised academic department with a very active research programme and subspecialty clinical services. The post holder will have a range of opportunities to develop a special interest, which could include gynaecology sessions.

• The post holder will have a community-based locality antenatal caseload and will contribute to high-risk obstetric clinics.
• Contribute to the core provision of obstetric inpatient and outpatient care.
• Manage the tier 2 and 3 resident doctor rota.
• Participate in a consultant-led service on Labour Ward, Obstetrics wards, Obstetric Triage and Caesarean section lists.
• Engage in cross-site service development between the RIE and St John’s Hospital; sessions at St John’s may be possible as the service development is established.
• Contribute to quality improvement, patient safety, adverse event reviews, guidelines, complaints handling, departmental and undergraduate teaching as part of SPA time allocation.

All consultants must meet the following requirements:

• Full GMC Registration and license to practice; eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.
• Evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT for UK-trained applicants or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview.
• Portfolio Pathway (CESR) route doctors are eligible only after substantive appointment is awarded.
• Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

NHS Lothian has a commitment to developing a cross-site service, working patterns and pathways between the RIE and St John’s Hospital. The post may have sessions at St John’s as this service development is established. Quality improvement and patient safety are a priority, with a patient-centered, multidisciplinary review process developed.

All consultants contribute to adverse event reviews, guidelines, quality improvement, complaints, departmental and undergraduate teaching as part of their SPA time allocation.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

Closing Date 17/02/2026

For an informal discussion please contact:

Dr Emma Doubal, Clinical Director of Obstetrics, NHS Lothian,

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Dr Corinne Love, Associate Medical Director, NHS Lothian

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We cannot accept CVs as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

PLEASE NOTE:
We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early

Interview Date: 24/03/2026