Job overview

We are looking to recruit 1 Senior House Officers/ Junior Clinical Fellows to complete our staff of 16 Consultants, 4 post-CCT fellows, 14 Specialist Registrars/Trust Clinical Fellows and 16 SHO/FY2/ Junior clinical fellow doctors. The post holder should have 2 years’ NHS experience, at least 4 months’ experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and an interest in pursuing a career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (either by subsequently applying for a training number or via the CESR route). We have an excellent track record of supporting clinical fellows to progress in their career via both the training and CESR routes. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work on a 16-week rolling rota and will undertake a range of activities, including:

-       Obstetrics oncall (day and night)

-       Gynaecology oncall (day and night)

-       Postnatal ward cover

-       Elective Caesarean section lists

-       Antenatal clinics

-       Gynaecology clinics

-       Gynaecology theatre lists

The posts are offered on a full-time basis (40 hours per week).

Working for our organisation

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is a supportive, busy and innovative department. The Obstetric unit has approximately 6000 deliveries per annum with a large proportion of high risk cases. The Delivery Suite is supported by a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and as such, attracts a large number of in-utero transfers. We have a tertiary referral Fetal Medicine Unit with 3 Consultants and 3 specialist midwives. We have specialist joint maternal medicine clinics with neurologists, rheumatologists, endocrinologists, haematologists, gastroenterologists and cardiologists. We also work closely with perinatal psychiatrist as we are one of only a handful of hospitals in the UK to have a Mother and Baby Unit on site.

With regards to Gynaecology, we are an endometriosis centre and a tertiary referral centre for complex abortion care. There are also specialist clinics in the following areas: colposcopy, urogynaecology, vulval disease, perineal disorders, acute gynaecology, out-patient hysteroscopy, and early pregnancy. We also have a fertility unit staffed by 3 consultants.