Job overview
Applications are invited for the position of a Senior Clinical Fellow in Maternal Medicine. This will be a 12 month fixed term post.
The candidate will be expected to actively participate in regional teaching sessions on maternal medicine, attend and present cases at the LOMG (London Obstetric Medicine Group) meetings.
The candidate will be expected to participate in on going audits and in research programmes in the department.
Main duties of the job
The post enjoys opportunities to train in maternal medicine under the supervision of the Clinical Lead of SWL Maternal Medicine Network; Professor Hassan Shehata and his colleagues Miss Antoinette Johnson, Dr Samantha Montes, Miss Sai Gnanasambanthan. Professor Shehata FRCOG FRCPI is also the Maternal Medicine Preceptor at The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The candidate is expected to work closely with our four maternal medicine specialist midwives, diabetes specialist midwives and High-Risk Obstetric Teams.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role ==================================================
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
1. MBBS or equivalent
2. MRCOG part 2
3. Full registration with the GMC
Desirable criteria
4. ALS Certificate
5. MRCOG part 3
6. Post CCT / Accreditation through Article 14
Clinical, Management & Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
7. Working at SpR Grade
8. Clinical training and experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to work as 2nd on call
9. PROMPT or equivalent
Desirable criteria
10. At least 1 year working at SpR Grade 3 or more
11. Completed ST2 competencies to work without direct supervision (2nd on call) and working at ST3 level
12. CTG training within the last year
Teaching, Research & Clinical Governance Experience
Essential criteria
13. Understanding of clinical governance and participation in audit
14. Commitment to continuing medical education
Desirable criteria
15. Experience of teaching undergraduates
16. Experience in research
17. Presentations at post graduate meetings
18. Completing and presenting audits
19. Demonstrate active role in risk management/ clinical governance/ audit
20. Publications in peer reviewed journals
Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
21. Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient
22. Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence
23. Work as one team – communicate, collaborate and share
24. Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
25. Ability to work in a multi- disciplinary team
26. Good interpersonal skills
27. Good written and verbal communication skills
28. Enquiring, critical and flexible approach to work
Other
Essential criteria
29. Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.
If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.
ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching.