IVF Clinical Fellow

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Reproductive Medicine for a 1-year position. Responsibilities include supporting outpatient consultations, egg collection procedures, and participating in daily clinical meetings. Candidates must be GMC registered with relevant experience in the UK and appropriate qualifications. This position offers excellent research opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice with GMC registration.
• Experience in teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates.
• Knowledge of clinical audit principles.

Responsibilities

• Support outpatient consultations and invasive procedures.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Provide high quality care in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

Skills

Clinical expertise in Reproductive Medicine

IT Skills and computer literacy

Teaching and training

Experience of working in the UK

Education

MD/PHD

Appropriate Royal College Membership

Job description

ICHT seeks to appoint to two 1 year Clinical Fellow in Reproductive Medicine. The positions will provide specialist Reproductive Medicine care and IVF at The Wolfson Fertility Centre at Hammersmith Hospital. The main day to day duties will involve supporting the outpatient consultations, investigative and treatment scans, supporting the egg collection procedures and taking part in the daily results meetings. There will be learning opportunities in cycle management.

He/she will also have reached at least ST6+ through their specialist training and be registered with the GMC with a license to practice. It is desirable to also hold the relevant Royal College membership, and have prior experience of working the UK.

For further information please contact: Consultant Gynaecologist & Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine

[e-mail] or Mr Sotirios Saravelos, Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the provision of both outpatient and inpatient pathways. They will split their time between the support of outpatient consultations, both investigative and treatment ultrasound sonography, day case egg collection procedures and supporting cycle management. They will also attend daily results meetings with the rest of the multi-disciplinary team and ensure the appropriate governance over the HFEA regulated IVF care within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust infertility service via their accurate and timely documentation of clinical care.

One role will involve supporting the on call rota, which offers a 1:6 frequency within the Wolfson Fertility Centre.

About us

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.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

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.

Job responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration with a license to practice

To help deliver a professional, caring and effective programme of Reproductive Medicine

To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post

To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities

To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views

To broaden experience in all aspects of Reproductive Medicine

Participate in clinical audit and clinical effectiveness within the Womens and Childrens Directorate

Research, Teaching and Training

Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance

To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions in the field of assisted conception as required by the /Clinical Director

Performance Management

To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled procedures and DNA rates

Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates

Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team

Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Excellent research opportunities are available throughout the Trust and with Imperial College. As The Trust supports and has facilitated a large number of Honorary Academic appointments with Imperial College Faculty of Medicine an Honorary Academic Appointment with Imperial College Faculty of Medicine will be offered if research and/or teaching is undertaken.

The post holder will be expected and supported to develop research initiatives, appropriate to previous experience and complementary to those programmes that exist within the wider research framework of the Directorate and Trust and will be expected to contribute to national database collection and recruit to national trials.

A number of funding opportunities are available from the Biomedical Research Centre, the Trust Research Committee and from NIHR. In addition there are opportunities for research funding from the Medical Research Council, BBSRC, the Welcome Trust and other medical charities.

Person Specification

• On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice
• Appropriate Royal College Membership
• MD/PHD

Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty

• Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty
• IT Skills and computer literacy

Teaching and training

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit

Language

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Knowledge/skills/Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty

• Appropriate to job description - scanning and experience in the assessment and management of the infertile patient
• IT Skills and computer literacy
• UK experience in an IVF unit
• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Depending on experience£44,170 - £67,610 per annum plus London Weighting +1B banding