Senior clinical fellow O&G with interest in Maternal Medicine

st georges nhs trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in London is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop expertise in maternal medicine while working with a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will manage high-risk antenatal and postnatal patients and collaborate with specialists in various clinics. The role demands a commitment to delivering high-quality patient care and participating in clinical governance. Applications are invited until October 1, 2025.

Qualifications

• Expectations to become proficient in all aspects of obstetric medicine leading to ATSM.
• Experience in high-risk obstetric care in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Ability to coordinate care for high-risk antenatal and postnatal obstetric patients.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the general obstetrics and gynaecology rota with on-call duties.
• Attend weekly specialist multidisciplinary clinics.
• Update clinical case load list with appropriate actions.
• Manage high-risk deliveries and participate in clinical governance.

Skills

Proficiency in obstetric medicine

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical governance knowledge

Education

ATS in Maternal Medicine

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Applications are invited for this Clinical Fellow post with special interest in Mat. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior clinical fellow or post CCT fellow in obstetrics and gynaecology who wants to develop their interest in maternal medicine. The successful fellow will join a busy multidisciplinary maternal medicine service in a tertiary referral centre. The post will contribute to the senior registrar (ST6-7) on call rota.

Responsibilities

• The fellow will contribute to the general obstetrics and gynaecology rota which involves working a 1 in 8 on call rota on the senior registrar rota (ST6-7). This comprises of 1 in 8 weekday nights (Monday to Thursday 2000-0830) and 1 in 8 weekends of days (Saturday and Sunday 0830-2000) and nights (Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2000-0830).
• The candidate will be trained and expected to become proficient in all aspects of obstetric medicine leading to the attainment of the ATSM in Maternal Medicine.
• The candidate will be responsible for the co-ordination of care of high-risk antenatal and postnatal obstetric inpatients (that may also be outlying in HDU, ITU or other wards), under the supervision of the maternal medicine team and in liaison with the appropriate consultant.
• Attendance at weekly specialist multidisciplinary clinics (diabetic clinic, maternal medicine clinic, Joint obstetric and Anaesthetic clinic) and responsibility for the monthly departmental maternal medicine MDT meeting.
• Updating the clinical case load list on a weekly basis, reviewing investigations and reports with appropriate actions.
• There will be the opportunity to attend other joint clinics run with the maternal medicine team (e.g. renal, neurology, haematology and rheumatology).
• Involvement in the care of women in the High Dependency area of the delivery suite, the antenatal Day Assessment Unit and participation in performing high risk elective Caesarean sections under consultant supervision.
• Opportunity to develop delivery suite skills. Involvement in clinical governance to allow learning about risk management and audit will be supported.
• The senior clinical fellow will work in the multidisciplinary maternal medicine and Diabetes team. The maternal medicine team includes three consultants (Dr Watt-Coote, Dr Wijemanne and Dr Cauldwell). The midwifery team (Mulberry Midwives) consists of a consultant Midwife supported by four midwives working solely within maternal medicine and five working solely within Diabetes.
• A proposed job plan is outlined in the Job Description. The weekly job plan will include 1-2 flexible sessions where the clinical fellow will contribute to the general rota, in line with all the other clinical fellow posts to ensure the smooth running of the department.

Qualifications and training

The candidate will be trained and expected to become proficient in all aspects of obstetric medicine leading to the attainment of the ATSM in Maternal Medicine.

Application closing

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025