Junior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ST1-2 level)

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Applications are invited from committed and enthusiastic doctors for the above post based at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital (QCCH), with a start date of the 5th August 2025 initially for 6 months with the option to extend to 12 months. Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital is part of Imperial NHS trust and was recently awarded Outstanding by CQC. It is a unique tertiary unit offering exceptional care to women in pregnancy and beyond. We have specialist services in preterm birth, maternal medicine, fetal medicine, early pregnancy, acute gynaecology, fertility, menopause and gynae-oncology.

The post holder will cover both obstetrics and gynaecology, providing care in antenatal, postnatal and gynaecology wards, antenatal and gynaecology outpatient clinics, the maternity day assessment and the early pregnancy units. There are opportunities to gain training in ultrasound and basic surgical techniques and to attend our specialist clinics including preterm birth, obstetric medicine, fetal medicine, fertility, gynae-oncology, menopause and rapid access gynaecology clinics. Active participation in audit and quality improvement is encouraged and there is ample opportunity to get involved with our many research projects within the department.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will take part in regular morning ward rounds of in-patients in both obstetrics and gynecology. Under supervision they will assess patients in the maternity day assessment and the early pregnancy and acute gynecology unit and in obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinics.

The post holder will also cover labour ward and will have the opportunity to gain experience in basic operating techniques on our daily elective caesarean section lists which are covered by a consultant obstetrician. As part of their role the post holder will assist in providing pre, intra and postoperative care for patients within our leading gynae-oncology service.

There is some flexibility in the rota to allow specialist interest sessions and time to complete audit, quality improvement or research projects.

Working for our organisation

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.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a trust grade, SHO equivalent, post in obstetrics and gynecology involving on call for both obstetrics and gynaecology. Our current rota has a total of 18 SHO level posts with 16 that include on-calls and 2 that do not. The SHO's are supported in their clinical activities both day and night by either specialist registrars or consultants in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current GMC registration and Licenced Practitioner

Desirable criteria

• MRCOG part 1
• Experience of working as a SHO

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty

Essential criteria

• Ability to provide complete details of employment history
• Minimum 6 months UK NHS experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in O&G at Fy2 level

Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• Clinical Knowledge & Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems. Capacity for excellent clinical & diagnostic skills & judgement. Demonstrates ability to prioritise clinical need & to look at the social context of medical problems. Demonstrates clear understanding of obstetric practice in the UK

Desirable criteria

• Personal Attributes: Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. manual dexterity
• Completion of relevant courses, e.g. Basic Surgical Skills Course

Audit

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit and potential to contribute to development in O&G

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of interest and experience in participating in audit

Academic achievements including research/publications

Essential criteria

• Research Skills: Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit & research and potential to contribute to development in O&G

Desirable criteria

• Research: Evidence of interest and experience in participating in research
• Evidence of active participation in audit
• Teaching: Evidence of interest and experience in teaching

Language

Essential criteria

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: a) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or b) have the following scores in the academic international English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6. However, if applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence

Communication skills

Essential criteria

• Empathy & Sensitivity: Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding & sensitivity. Ability to build rapport, to listen, persuade and negotiate. Communication Skills: Capacity to discuss sensitive issues effectively with others & adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Organisation & Planning: Capacity to organise oneself & prioritise own work, balancing urgent & important demands.
• Empathy & Sensitivity: Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding & sensitivity. Ability to build rapport, to listen, persuade and negotiate. Communication Skills: Capacity to discuss sensitive issues effectively with others & adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Organisation & Planning: Capacity to organise oneself & prioritise own work, balancing urgent & important demands. Demonstrates punctuality, preparation & self-discipline. Demonstrates IT skills. Problem Solving & Decision Making: Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to make decisions & to bring a range of approaches to problem solving. Coping with Pressure: Capacity to operate under pressure, with initiative & resilience to cope with rapidly changing circumstances. Vigilance & Situational Awareness: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems, particularly in relation to clinical governance. Demonstrates awareness of acute situations that may change rapidly

Patient focused skills

Essential criteria

• Ability and willingness to take team responsibilities for patient care

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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

• Job Description and person specification (PDF, 592.5KB)
• FRF (PDF, 232.6KB)
• Job Specification (PDF, 408.6KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)