Clinical Research Fellow in Fetal Medicine
Employer Location London Salary £37,068 to £57,570 Per annum pro rata Closing date 16 Feb 2024
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Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest in the UK, with a turnover in excess of £1.2 billion and a workforce of over 15,000 staff. The Trust provides healthcare and emergency services for a culturally and ethnically diverse community of 2.5 million people across East London including complex underlying medical conditions, psychiatric illness, and social deprivation. It is the clinical centre for Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Medical and Dental Schools, and it hosts the North Thames NIHR research network. These partnerships combine leading healthcare research, undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching across three hospital sites: Royal London Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital, and Newham Hospital.
Working within such a large and truly world-class health organisation has significant benefits for the staff, including:o Enhanced training programmes including, for some, the opportunity to gain experience in different hospitals and along the whole patient journeyo Increased opportunities for career progressiono Increased opportunities for long-term employmentso Opportunity to work with more of the best doctors, healthcare professionals and researchers developing their expertise in ground-breaking research, new techniques and treatments to improve patient care.
Main duties of the job
The duties and job plan outlined below are not definite or exhaustive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service and the applicant's interests and preferences. This will follow discussion with the Lead Clinician for Fetal Medicine.1. To work within the Fetal Medicine Centre at Barts Health or in the other Fetal medicine Units within Barts Health to carry out ultrasound screening, diagnosis and management of pregnancies complicated by fetal conditions (Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00)2. To ensure that good liaison exists between the Fetal Medicine team and professionals within the same specialty or other specialties involved in the antenatal counselling, diagnostic work-up and perinatal management of pregnancies complicated by fetal conditions3. To work within the guidelines of care outlined in the local Obstetric Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine Guidelines.4. To work closely with midwives, nurses, SHOs, SpR colleagues and Consultants5. To take part to clinical research activities within the Unit
About us
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our servicesfor patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right placeat the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both documents, please view the attachments below.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Clinical skills
Essential
1. Competence in performing the whole range of obstetric ultrasound scans as per FASP guidelines
Desirable
2. FMF accreditation for nuchal translucency screening
3. Trans-vaginal Ultrasound Experience
4. Early Pregnancy Unit Experience
5. Previous experience in Obstetric at ST3+ level
Non-Clinical Skills
Essential
6. Knowledge of Audit
7. Teaching experience
8. IT skills
Desirable
9. Statistical knowledge
10. Updated GCP certificate
Personal Skills
Essential
11. Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
12. Good communications skills
13. Good organisational skills
14. Flexibilty
15. Ability to work in stressful situations and with heavy workload
Desirable
16. Experience of managing a cultural mix of ethnic minority patients