Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Fellow to join our Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department, which provides excellent care to all women across Mid and South Essex. A few facts about our team:

• The Directorate is the designated Gynaecological Cancer Centre for South Essex and also provides a wide variety of expertise in gynaecology.
• The Trust has developed plans to acquire a Surgical Robot for the Urology, Gynae-oncology and Colorectal services. If successful, you will have the ability to utilise or develop these skills as appropriate.
• Our Gynaecological Oncology services underwent a reconfiguration including the merger of the South Essex Cancer Network (which comprised of Southend and Basildon Hospitals) and the Mid Essex Network (Broomfield, Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals) to form a unified Essex Cancer Network.
• The Fetal Medicine Service has also undergone significant improvements over the last few years due to collaboration with the Harris Birthright Centre in King's College Hospital in London.
This is a really exciting time to join our dedicated and friendly medical team, where you'll be encouraged and given time to help drive positive change through innovation and collaborative working. So, don't delay and make sure to submit your application today! If successful you will:
• Be expected to show qualities of leadership but also to know their limitations and call for help and advice appropriately
• If you are a ST3 level doctor, you will be expected to gain the necessary competencies by rotating through the region in order to gain the relevant experience.
• If a Trainee, you will be expected to start working independently
• Liaise between Midwives, nurses, other junior doctors, patients, relatives and senior medical staff
• Attend to the day to day management of day case, out-patient and in-patients
• Attend and participate in ward rounds and operating theatre sessions as timetabled
• Attend general and specialist out-patient, diagnostic and pre-assessment clinics
• Teach medical students as directed
• Supervise, monitor and assist the F2 doctors & ST1-2 in post take ward rounds as part of the rostered emergency work
• To keep up-to date with all administrative duties including letters, results and discharge summaries as required
• Study for higher examinations and maintain continued professional development
• Undertake and assist in audit projects at various times throughout the rotations
• Attend weekly educational and multidisciplinary sessions
• To co-operate with members of the HR department when monitoring hours of work
• Attend induction in each hospital or new department
• Attend post mortem demonstrations - when required
• Comply with all local policies including dress code, annual and study leave
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us. We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.