We are looking to appoint a Consultant Obstetrician and Lead for Maternity Triage. The successful candidate will work as part of the consultant obstetric team, contributing to the provision of high-quality consultant-led maternity care across the service, including labour ward, maternity triage, inpatient ward areas and obstetric clinics. They will participate in the consultant obstetric on-call rota and play an active role in multidisciplinary working, clinical governance, service development, education and training within the department. The post holder will also provide clinical and operational leadership for the maternity triage service. This is a newly developed role following review of the service in response to increasing clinical demand and evolving national maternity safety recommendations. The post offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated Consultant Obstetrician to shape and develop the future maternity triage service, supporting innovation in urgent maternity care, service improvement, pathway development, and multidisciplinary collaboration within a supportive and forward-looking maternity department. There will also be opportunities to contribute to the development of ultrasound services within maternity triage, including one-stop scan appointments, cervical length measurement and resident doctor ultrasound training. All applicants should be fully registered with the General Medical Council, hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the date of interview. The successful candidate will work as part of the consultant obstetric team, contributing to the provision of high-quality consultant-led maternity care across the service, including labour ward, maternity triage, inpatient ward areas and obstetric clinics. They will participate in the consultant obstetric on-call rota and play an active role in multidisciplinary working, clinical governance, service development, education and training within the department. The Maternity Triage Lead will work closely with the Triage Matron, Labour Ward Lead and Clinical Lead for Obstetrics to support the strategic and operational development of maternity triage services, including patient flow, escalation pathways, workforce development, and alignment with national maternity safety recommendations. This will include supporting the ongoing use and refinement of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS) to promote standardised assessment, timely escalation and safe prioritisation of women attending maternity triage. Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is a very busy and popular acute general hospital. We serve a population of about 320,000 in Kingston, Esher, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney and other parts of South West London.KingstonHospitalis one of the largest employers in the region and employs over 3,700 staff across the widest range of careers. We are proud of our reputation as the largest single site District General Hospital in London. We provide a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare particularly in ‘patient-focused’ care and maternity services.Following an inspection of key services and the Trust’s leadership in spring 2018, the Care Quality Commission gave Kingston Hospital an ‘Outstanding’ rating for Overall Quality, Caring and Well-led and ‘Good‘ rating for Safety’, ‘Effectiveness’ and ‘Responsiveness’. The area surrounding the hospital is one of the most attractive “green” areas in the outer London region, almost entirely surrounded by river, three Royal Parks and open countryside. It is 12 miles from the centre of London and 10 miles from Heathrow airport. There are good road and rail links with Central London and there is a large commuter population. To find out more or to arrange an informal visit please contact Mr Adam Jakes Clinical Lead Obstetrics. AAC is 15-Jul-2026 TBC JD is with the Royal College This advert closes on Friday 26 Jun 2026