RCOG - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Who we are

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is a medical charity that champions the provision of women’s healthcare in the UK and beyond. It is dedicated to encouraging the study and advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. It does this through postgraduate medical education and training and the publication of clinical guidelines and reports on aspects of the specialty and service provision.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) works to improve women’s health care across the world. Founded in 1929, we now have over 16,000 members worldwide and work with a range of partners both in the UK and globally to improve the standard of care delivered to women, encourage the study of obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) and advance the science and practice of O&G.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists supports the rights of women and girls across the world to access safe and high-quality healthcare, tackling maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Through support of various global initiatives, we seek to ensure that:

• Women’s health care is delivered with respect, dignity and compassion across the world;

• Every girl and every woman has the right to health and to do what she chooses with her body;

• Women's rights are preserved and all forms of violence against women globally.

Our culture and values

Our aim is ‘to set standards to improve women’s health and the clinical practice of obstetrics and gynaecology in the British Isles and across the world’.

We encourage the study, and advance the science and practice, of obstetrics and gynaecology.

We value innovation, high standards, inclusiveness, trust and openness.

Our charitable objectives are to ‘encourage the study, and advance the science and practice, of obstetrics and gynaecology’.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer, fostering a culture and workplace where all of our staff can thrive and be their authentic selves. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We aim to achieve a workforce that is diverse in age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, race, religious belief, sexual orientation, social background and any other forms of identity.

We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy on our careers site.

We have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee that reports to our board alongside a working group made up of staff across RCOG including the people team and our executive leadership team. Both the committee and working group lead on recommendations for improvements as part of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and action plan.