Senior Clinical Fellow, Reproductive Medicine & Fertility

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

Job overview

A progressive opportunity has arisen for a senior clinical fellow in Fertility within the department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Salisbury NHSFT. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the fertility team with the opportunity to train in all aspects of fertility. Salisbury Fertility Centre is an HFEA registered Assisted Conception unit that offers a full range of assisted conception. The post would be ideal for someone wishing to gain experience in assisted conception techniques. The unit is recognised for training in management of the infertile couple and in assisted conception by the British Fertility Society.

Main duties of the job

The post is aimed at a senior, highly skilled and motivated applicant and offers an exciting opportunity to undertake training in sub-specialty while maintaining general Obstetrics & Gynaecology skills - the post requires some service provision including being part of a 1:8 out of hours on call rota for Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

This post is initially for 6 months but there may be opportunity to extend for longer depending on the needs of the department.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHSFT O&G department is a forward thinking department with an active outpatient hysteroscopy service offering diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy. It also boasts an active gynaeoncology MDT, a regional multidisciplinary vulval skin service, a new menopause service and undertakes complex laparoscopic procedures, including TLH.

Salisbury fertility centre is a dedicated, self-contained unit, located within the hospital. It is an HFEA licensed centre providing assisted conception to both private and NHS patients covering a large geographical area of Wiltshire, Dorset, West Hampshire and military bases. The service is led by two experienced consultants, supported by a highly qualified team of embryologists and specialist nurses.

Salisbury District Hospital is a medium sized district general with approximately 470 beds and 2500 deliveries per year. The post requires some service provision, including being part of a full-shift rota 1:7 out of hours with consultant support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Equivalent of ST4+ level of training as per the RCOG matrix
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in Obstetrics and Gynaecology within the NHS. Evidence of experience in Fertility within the NHS and to demonstrate ambition to pursue this subspecialty (3)
• Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems: demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach (3)
• Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice (3)
• experience in fertility and evidence of career intentions in fertility (3)

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

Find us on social media, we're on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn - search for SDHRecruitment or Salisbury District Hospital.

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

• Candidate Information Pack (PDF, 512.3KB)
• Our City Our Hospital (PDF, 617.5KB)
• Facts about Salisbury (PDF, 214.5KB)