Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology - FTC

Whittington NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for a full-time, 12-month FTC. This role involves various duties including antenatal care, outpatient treatment, and participation in specialist clinics, with opportunities for teaching and training.

Benefits

Attractive benefits for staff

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• GMC Registration required.
• Experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology is essential.
• Knowledge of NHS systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care of patients.
• Participate in on-call rota at junior Registrar level.
• Involved in outpatient and inpatient diagnosis and treatment.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Communication

Teamwork

Education

MBBS

MRCOG Part 2

Job description

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Job overview

Applications are invited for the position of Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

The appointee will be expected to participate fully in the department with opportunity to attend specialist clinics and gain additional skills. These opportunities include:

• Advanced Antenatal Practice including growth scans and obstetric scanning
• Fetal Medicine
• Colposcopy
• Vulval Disease
• Urogynaecology
• Fertility
• Specialist endometriosis/Laparoscopy
• Menopause
• Hysteroscopy
• Early Pregnancy Care and Gynaecological Ultrasound
• Medical Education
• Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement

The applicant will also be expected to cover the on-call rota at a junior Registrar level working within a team to provide safe clinical care.

The appointment is a full-time post for 12 Months FTC.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Whittington Health which is an Integrated Care Organisation (ICO). We aim to offer high quality care to our patients and service users in this speciality.

The opportunities for teaching and training will be the same as for the other Specialist Registrars within the Department. Applicants should have MBBS, MCROG Part 2 and be registered with the GMC.

Please note this post will close once enough applications are received.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will undertake general duties in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. These will vary according to the individual timetable and seniority of the doctor concerned. In general however, the post holder will be involved in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care of obstetric patients and outpatient and inpatient diagnosis and treatment of gynaecology patients.

Please see job description and person specification attached for more information relating to the main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description

Working for our organisation

The Whittington Hospital has a reputation as one of the safest hospitals in England. As an integrated care organisation, providing both hospital and community services, we offer a range of development opportunities along with attractive benefits to staff at all levels of our organisation.

Our aim is to provide outstanding care. Care that is better coordinated, in the right place and designed around individual patient's needs. This means we can bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients' experience.

We also have a highly regarded educational role, teaching more than 600 undergraduate medical students, nurses and therapists each year and providing a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professionals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointee will undertake general duties in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. These will vary according to the individual timetable and seniority of the doctor concerned. In general however, the post holder will be involved in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care of obstetric patients and outpatient and inpatient diagnosis and treatment of gynaecology patients.

Please see job description and person specification attached for more information relating to the main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS

Skills

Essential criteria

• GMC Registration
• MRCOG Part 2

Desirable criteria

• CCT

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working in NHS/Equivalent
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of how the NHS system works

Professional Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Desirable criteria

• Completed relevant research resulting in publications.

Ability

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and patients
• Ability to work as part of a multi- disciplinary team

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.

• Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.

• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form -

1. Provide only business email address for your referees - we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
2. Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes -

1. Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
2. If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
3. Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
4. Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information -

• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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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 & PS (PDF, 656.3KB)