Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Gynaecology and Early Pregnancy
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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Applications are invited from committed and enthusiastic doctors for the above post. The postholder will support the Obstetrics and Gynaecology service at St Mary's, supported by consultants, and be able to gain experience some of the many specialist services that are offered. This post is ideal for those trainees who have been working in the speciality for several years (including post CCT holders) who now wish to gain experience in early pregnancy and acute gynaecology scanning. There will be scope to develop interest and experience in specialist areas of gynaecology provided at St Marys Hospital. The post holder will be part of the team who are responsible for delivering the multidisciplinary simulation training for the maternity department. It will be a good opportunity for those with an interest in medical education to formalise their teaching experience and underpin it with theoretical course such as a diploma in clinical education. The post holder will be expected to undertake audit and will join in the education programme of the department as well as contributing to the full shift on-call rota which is EWTD compliant (1:9).
Main duties of the job
A typical weekly timetable will be as follows with an out of hours commitment to general obstetrics & gynaecology which is 1B compliant (usually a 1:9 rota with a split week on call) there is flexibility for this.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Gynaecology Emergency
MDT Simulation training
Emergency Gynaecology room /LW
Emergency Gynaecology /LW
ANC/Gynae clinic
PM
Gynaecology Emergency
MDT Simulation training
GER MDT
Special Interest
Audit/ PGE/
Working for our organisation
We provide acute and specialist health care in North West London for around a million people annually. We have five hospitals - Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea, St Mary's and The Western Eye - as well as a growing number of community services.
With Imperial College London, we are a designated academic health science centre, supporting rapid translation of research and excellence in education. We seek to ensure our care is not only clinically outstanding but also as kind and thoughtful as possible. We want to play our full part in helping people live their lives to the fullest.
St Mary's Hospital, Paddington is the major acute hospital for north west London. It is has a maternity centre with consultant and midwife-led services. The hospital provides care across a wide range of specialities and runs one of four major trauma centres in London, as well as a 24/7 A&E department. Our clinical strategy requires a major redevelopment of the St Mary's site to bring together more of our urgent and emergency care services in state-of-the art facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Attributes/skills
Essential
Desirable
Measurement
Qualifications
Higher qualifications
GMC registered/ licensed Medical Practitioner
MRCOG
CV
Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty
Experience or aptitude for clinical activity appropriate to job description
Previous experience of gynaecology USS.
Teaching qualification
Application/interview
Clinical skills
Appropriate to job description
Research & teaching experience
Previous experience of ultrasound scanning
Application/interview
Audit
Evidence of audit
Application/interview
Academic achievements including research/publications
Knowledge of research principles
Previous presentations (local or national), publications
Application/interview
Language
Candidates are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
Application/interview
Physical requirements
Meets professional health requirements
Pre-employment health screening
Occupational health Interview
Communication Skills
Excellent written and spoken communications, ability to build rapport, work with others, persuade and negotiate
Interview
Patient Focused
Skills
Empathy, understanding,
listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
Interview, references
Reliability
Punctuality, attendance, sense of responsibility
Interview, references
Flexibility
Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances
Interview, references
Probity
Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical dilemmas.
Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust values of respect, care, innovation, pride and achievement.
Physical requirements
Occupational health clearance for the role specified
Occupational health Interview
Team Work
Ability to work well with colleagues and motivate team members
Interview, references
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current GMC registration and Licenced Practitioner
Language
Essential criteria
- Candidates are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
Academic achievements including research/publications
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of research principles
Desirable criteria
- Previous presentations (local or national), publications
Audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of audit
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
- Appropriate to job description
Desirable criteria
- Teaching experience Research experience
Relevant experience in specialty/sub specialty
Essential criteria
- Experience or aptitude for clinical activity appropriate to job description
Desirable criteria
- Previous obstetrics and Gynaecology experience in scanning
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 672.3KB)
- Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 240.6KB)
- Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
- Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)