Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Job summary
Are you ready to shape your consultant career in a place where clinical excellence, innovation and quality of life come together?

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to join our brilliant, professional and welcoming team at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple, with close cross-site collaboration with colleagues at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

Whether you are embarking on your consultant career or looking for your next challenge, this is a rewarding opportunity to make a real impact.

We offer an exceptional recruitment package, including funded visits to Devon, bespoke relocation support for you and your family, and a very significant financial recruitment and retention allowance of up to £50,000, with the level of award determined according to experience and individual circumstances.

Please watch our careers video to learn about making a difference at the Royal Devon.

Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 185-360-14602

Job responsibilities
For more information on the job description, department and the Royal Devon, please see the attached Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecology information pack.

You will work across the full scope of obstetrics and gynaecology, including antenatal outpatient care, outpatient hysteroscopy and general gynaecology operating and labour ward, while helping services continue to evolve for patients and staff.

We actively welcome special interests and will support you to shape your job plan, develop clinical services, contribute to teaching, research and quality improvement, and explore innovations that make care safer, smarter and more responsive. Clinicians across the Trust are already working with developments such as Epic, ambient voice technology, virtual care, benign robotic surgery and surgical excellence, supported by investment in modern facilities including a new hybrid theatre and surgical hub.

In return, you will join one of the UK's largest integrated healthcare providers, serving more than 615,000 people across Devon, with strong senior clinical and executive support. You will also benefit from an enhanced recruitment package, including bespoke relocation package employment guidance for your family members and a very significant financial recruitment and retention allowance.

Alongside this exceptional professional opportunity, you'll enjoy everything Devon offers: dramatic coastlines, two national parks, vibrant communities, excellent schools and countless opportunities to recharge outside work.

Essential requirements

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• On, or within six months of entry to, the GMC Specialist Register for Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G)

We warmly welcome established consultants and senior trainees completing CCT or Portfolio Pathway.

Contact us
For a confidential discussion, please contact Emily Simpson at emily.simpson21@nhs.net or on 07958 931414.

As part of our enhanced recruitment package, we provide accommodation, travel and expenses for you and your family to visit, meet our Obs & Gynae team and explore everything the Royal Devon and the area have to offer.

Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.

Looking after you is important to us. We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.

You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.

You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK)
• Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

Certificate of sponsorship
Applications 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.

UK registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Application
Apply through our website.