About this role
Job summary
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Clinical Fellow, ST 1-2
Applications are invited for one post of Senior House Officer ST1/2 in the department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, to start as soon as possible. The unit delivers 6000 women per year and has an equally busy gynaecology unit seeing 12 000 emergencies and 10 000 new referrals each year. It has an excellent reputation for education with protected time for teaching and consultant led educational supervision. This is a trust funded post and is ideal for a doctor wishing to pursue a career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the future. Candidates with at least 6 months experience in a UK SHO post (NOT locum or clinical attachment) are eligible to apply.
You will work closely with a highly competent multi-disciplinary team to delivery high quality outcomes for our patients and local communities
Main duties of the job
The post will be a full-time equivalent to ST-1/2 level in obstetrics and gynaecology at GSTT working within the Directorate of Women's Services. Obstetric duties will include the hospital birth centre (HBC), antenatal clinics, ward rounds on the antenatal and postnatal wards and elective theatre list on HBC. Gynaecology duties will include gynaecology ward round, gynaecology outpatient clinics, one-stop outpatient minor procedure clinics, inpatient and outpatient operating sessions and emergency gynaecology sessions.
Our Maternity Unit delivers around 6600 women per year, with a mixture of general and specialist pathways being delivered antenatally and postnatally. We provide a comprehensive Gynaecology service, containing a dedicated Early Pregnancy and Acute Gynaecology Unit, a standalone Gynaecology Outpatient environment, and elective operating at St Thomas' and Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup.
We have an exceptional reputation for education with protected time for teaching and consultant led educational supervision, and excellent opportunities to develop skills in all areas of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (clinical, research, educational and service improvement leadership). There is an international reputation for research and development in maternal medicine, assisted conception and prematurity.
About us
Organisational Values:
Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and howwe do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these valuesthroughout your employment with the Trust.
The post holder will:- Caring- Ambitious- InclusiveOur values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. The framework can be found on our Trust careers pages and GTIntranet.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will deliver an on-call rota alongside more senior clinicians for both Obstetrics and Gynaecology. You will take part in both maternity and gynaecology elective operating and outpatient appointments, as well as supporting emergency rotas in early pregnancy and the maternity assessment unit. Our rota is fully EWTD compliant.
Candidates should ensure paperwork is compliant and in line with the person specification as advertised.
Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC.
Job advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applicants.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GMC registered MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
BSc MRCOG Part 1
Experience Essential
Minimum 6 months Obstetrics & Gynaecology experience as an SHO in a UK post
Desirable
Up to 12-months Obstetrics & Gynaecology experience as an SHO in a UK post
Skills Essential
Good basic knowledge of Obs & Gynae Good communication skills Able to work in a multi-professional team
Desirable
CTG Training. Taken active role in audit research
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Thomas Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)