Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Obstetric Medicine

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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

Imperial College Healthcare (ICHT) NHS Trust wishes to recruit an Obstetrics and Gynaecology registrar with an interest in obstetric medicine to one year fellowship at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital. This is a post in a tertiary unit and is available from October 2025. The duties of this post will be delivered at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital.

Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital is part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS trust and was awarded Outstanding by the CQC at its last inspection. The obstetric medicine service at QCCH has an international reputation and receives referrals from all over the UK. We are looking for a highly motivated and caring individual to work within our excellent team. The successful candidate would work under the supervision of the consultant obstetricians and maternal medicine specialists, consultant obstetric physicians and specialist midwives. There are two general obstetric medicine clinics per week, as well as specialist haematology, neurology, renal and pre-pregnancy clinics. The fellow would gain experience in the management of both acute and chronic medical diseases in pregnancy. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who has already commenced training in O&G but wishes to gain specific experience in Obstetric Medicine at this internationally renowned tertiary unit whilst maintaining and developing obstetric skills by participating in an on call rot

Main duties of the job

This is a 12 month position at registrar level, ideally suited to a candidate who is interested in developing their skills in obstetric medicine within an internationally renowned centre.

The post also includes an out of hours on call component at registrar level for both obstetrics and gynecology to participate in a 1 in 10 on call rota. The hospital is covered at night by an obstetric consultant (resident until 11pm then from home thereafter), a non resident Gynaecology consultant, a Senior Registrar (Specialist trainee 6/7), Registrar (Specialist Trainee 3-5) and SHOs (Specialist trainee 1/2).

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

One registrar level post involving on call for both Obstetrics and Gynecology. The hospital is covered at night by a consultant (resident until 11pm then from home thereafter), a Senior Registrar (Specialist trainee 6/7), Registrar (Specialist Trainee 3-5) and SHOs (Specialist trainee 1/2).

Duties and responsibilities:

The successful candidate would work under the supervision of the consultant obstetricians and maternal medicine specialists, consultant obstetric physicians and specialist midwives. There are two general obstetric medicine clinics per week, as well as specialist haematology, neurology, renal and pre-pregnancy clinics. The fellow would gain experience in the management of both acute and chronic medical diseases in pregnancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Completion of ST2 with an outcome 1 at ARCP
• MRCOG Part 1

Desirable criteria

• MRCOG Part 2 and 3

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty

Essential criteria

• Ability to provide complete details of employment history
• Minimum 12 months UK NHS experience at registrar level in O&G

Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• Clinical Knowledge & Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems. Capacity for excellent clinical & diagnostic skills & judgement.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritise clinical need & to look at the social context of medical problems.
• Demonstrates clear understanding of obstetric practice in the UK

Desirable criteria

• Personal Attributes: Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. manual dexterity
• Completion of relevant courses, e.g. Basic Surgical Skills Course

Audit

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit and potential to contribute to development in O&G
• Evidence of active participation in audit

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of interest and experience in participating in audit

Academic achievements including research/publications

Essential criteria

• Research Skills: Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit & research and potential to contribute to development in O&G

Desirable criteria

• Research: Evidence of interest and experience in participating in research Evidence of active participation in audit
• Teaching: Evidence of interest and experience in teaching

Language

Essential criteria

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: a) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or b) have the following scores in the academic international English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6. However, if applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence

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).

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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, 536.3KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 232.6KB)
• About Post (PDF, 400.6KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)