Clinical Fellow in Fetal Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

Clinical Research Fellow in Fetal Medicine

Applications are invited for one post based at the Royal London Hospital but with rotations across other Fetal Medicine Units within Barts Health, to commence as soon as possible for a period of 6 months. This post provides an excellent opportunity for training for an obstetric trainee, sonographer or midwife sonographer with solid obstetric ultrasound skills who wishes to pursue exposure in Fetal Medicine and be involved in the research activities within the Unit.

A MINIMUM of 12 months experience in hands-on obstetric ultrasound is essential. Candidates without any ultrasound experience will NOT be shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

The Royal London Hospital is the tertiary referral centre for fetal and maternal medicine services within Barts Health NHS Trust and beyond, providing specialist multidisciplinary care for pregnancies complicated by fetal and maternal medical conditions and for women with a high risk of massive haemorrhage, including abnormally invasive placentas.

The Fetal Medicine Centre at Royal London Hospital has rapidly expanded over the last 5 years to provide specialist diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities. The unit is led by sub-specialist consultants and offers training to national and international clinical fellows. The centre serves the local population as well referrals from 6 regional hospitals and manages complex fetal medicine, fetal surgical abnormalities, including invasive intra-uterine procedures. Intrauterine surgery is currently carried out at King's College Hospital with a plan provide this service at Royal London Hospital within 2 years.

There are weekly joint multi-disciplinary clinics including fetal cardiology (in conjunction with Great Ormond Street Hospital), paediatric surgery, paediatric urology and neonatal medicine. Preterm surveillance, morbidly adherent placenta and integrated multiple births clinics are also run weekly. The unit is supported by an onsite fetal MRI service.

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 services for 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 place at 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

Date posted

16 November 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£33,790 to £53,132 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-MED00968RLH

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel road

London

E1 1BB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Clinical skills

Essential

Competence in performing the whole range of obstetric ultrasound scans as per FASP guidelines

Desirable

FMF accreditation for nuchal translucency screening
Trans-vaginal Ultrasound Experience
Previous experience in Obstetric at ST3+ level

Non-Clinical Skills

Essential

Knowledge of Audit
Teaching experience
IT skills

Desirable

Statistical knowledge

Personal Skills

Essential

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
Good Communications Skills
Good Organisational Skills
Flexibilty
Ability to work in stressful situations and with heavy workload

Desirable

Experience of managing a cultural mix of ethnic minority patients

Person Specification

Knowledge & Clinical skills

Essential

Competence in performing the whole range of obstetric ultrasound scans as per FASP guidelines

Desirable

FMF accreditation for nuchal translucency screening
Trans-vaginal Ultrasound Experience
Previous experience in Obstetric at ST3+ level

Non-Clinical Skills

Essential

Knowledge of Audit
Teaching experience
IT skills

Desirable

Statistical knowledge

Personal Skills

Essential

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
Good Communications Skills
Good Organisational Skills
Flexibilty
Ability to work in stressful situations and with heavy workload

Desirable

Experience of managing a cultural mix of ethnic minority patients

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).