Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Job overview

This an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and well-motivated doctor to join our busy unit with interest in developing gynaecological oncology skills and aptitude.

There is the opportunity to support the candidate gain experience in the Royal College of O&G core curriculum along with Gynaecological oncology SITM. Educational and Clinical supervision will be provided, and the candidate will be encouraged to engage with the eportfolio to document training competencies. In addition to clinical experience, there is the opportunity to develop teaching skills due to the close links to King's College London School of Medicine. Further opportunities will include participation in clinical governance processes, patient tracking list management, Gynaecological oncology MDTs and presentation of audit projects.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to participate fully in the department with opportunity to attend Gynaecological Oncology specialist clinics and gain additional skills while working closely with gynaecological oncology team. These opportunities include:
• Rapid access clinics
• Priority gynaceology clinics
• Transvaginal scan
• Outpatient hysteroscopy clinic
• Colposcopy clinic
• Vulval clinics
• Theatre sessions with oncology team.
• Leading gynaecology MDT
• Audit and Research opportunities

The appointment is a full-time post on permanent contract.

The opportunities for teaching and training will be the same as for the other Specialist Registrars within the Department. Applicants should have MBBS, MRCOG Part 3 completed and be registered with the GMC along with significant experience in NHS.

The successful candidate will participate in the 1:8 full shift rota providing cover for both Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a three-tier system. The night on-call team comprises an SHO , two registrars and a Consultant. The consultant is resident from 0800 - 2200 to support high-quality care and outstanding training opportunities.

This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to develop skills in gynaecological oncology within NHS system.

Working for our organisation

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see main job description

What We're Looking For:

• A motivated Specialty Doctor or experienced clinician working toward CESR.
• A team player with a passion for both clinical excellence and personal development.
• GMC registered (or eligible) and committed to progressing within the NHS as per criteria above.
• Good communicator with team player

We believe your ambition should be matched by a supportive environment - and that's exactly what we offer. Join a team where your growth is not only encouraged but actively invested in.

Person specification

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of NHS hospital medicine
• Shows an understanding of clinical governance, patient safety and corporate risk

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Has full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable criteria

• MRCOG Part 1 (UK) or equivalent
• Completion of multiprofessional training in emergencies e.g. Prompt

Other Attributes

Essential criteria

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good presentation skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Enquiring, critical approach to work.

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.

As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women's staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.

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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

• JD- SCF - Gynaecology Oncology with Obstetrics & Gynaecology July 25 (PDF, 448.4KB)
• PS (DOCX, 15.3KB)
• Working at LGT (PDF, 4.2MB)
• Visa and Certificate of Sponsorship Information for Applicants (PDF, 3.8MB)
• Candidate Guidance on the use of AI (PDF, 3.8MB)
• Candidates Guidance on Applying (PDF, 175.2KB)
• Candidates Guidance on Applying (PDF, 175.2KB)
• Candidate Guidance on the use of AI (PDF, 3.8MB)