Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

This job description is for a Senior Clinical fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at ST5-7 level with opportunity to have training in general obstetrics and gynaecology.
The emergency gynaecology workload has increased with the reconfiguration of Emergency Departments across North West London. There is an emergency gynae/early pregnancy unit at Northwick Park and an early pregnancy unit at Ealing Hospital. Acute pelvic sepsis is common and emergency theatre cases varied, providing opportunities for experience in managing such cases.
The job involves cross site working at Northwick Park Hospital and Ealing Hospital. The appointee will be involved with the ST5-7 rota for obstetrics and gynaecology covering on-call commitments at Northwick Park.
Flexibility is a desired feature for any post holder. We are a busy department and occasionally it is necessary to modify the individual time table should there be acute and unexpected shortage of staff. The individual job plan will be discussed in detail with the successful candidate.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
+ Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
+ St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
+ Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
+ Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff., This is a fantastic job opportunity coming up at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. This has the responsibility for teaching Imperial undergraduates in their year 5 obstetrics and gynaecology firms. The post offers the candidate the opportunity to obtain a higher qualification in Medical Education and to join part of a vibrant Undergraduate Faculty comprising 11 Teaching Fellows across a number of specialities as well as working in a very busy obstetrics and gynaecology unit. There is the opportunity for exposure in both obstetrics and gynaecology commensurate with the successful candidates' previous experience. This post is best suited for someone who is planning a career in obstetrics and gynaecology but would like also to have enhanced training and education., London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
+ Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
+ St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
+ Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
+ Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This job description is for a Senior Clinical fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at
ST5-7 level with opportunity to have training in general obstetrics and gynaecology.
Many opportunities available for those wishing to pursue ATSMs. The post holder
will be an integral part of the general obstetrics and gynaecology team with cross site
working at Ealing and Northwick Park Hospitals as part of the senior middle grade
rota.
Following the closure of the maternity unit at Ealing the obstetric workload is based
at Northwick Park. This consists of mostly high risk patients with diverse medical
conditions. Currently there are 6000 bookings with an annual delivery rate of
approximately 5000 deliveries at the NP site. There are specialised clinics for
diabetes, maternal medicine, haematological conditions and multiple pregnancy. The
labour ward has 98 hours consultant presence and further on call cover. This is
separate from the gynaecology consultant cover. Ante natal clinics are at Northwick
Park and Central Middlesex. There is a high risk delivery suite with dedicated
theatres, HDU, triage, observation bay and recovery unit. There is also midwifery
led ward for low risk women and those wishing to have a water birth.
The emergency gynaecology workload has increased with the reconfiguration of
Emergency Departments across North West London. There is an emergency
gynae/early pregnancy unit at Northwick Park and an early pregnancy unit at Ealing
Hospital. Acute pelvic sepsis is common and emergency theatre cases varied,
providing opportunities for experience in managing such cases.
Ealing has facilities for clinics, gynaecology theatres, day case and in patient wards.
NPH is a busy acute hospital in Harrow with a purpose built maternity unit including
delivery suite, obstetric HDU, in-patient facilities, day assessment and clinic facilities.
There is a level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care unit. Gynaecology in patient and theatre
facilities are located within the main hospital. Both hospitals have comprehensive
imaging facilities including CT and MRI suites.
There is a committed educational department with weekly SHO tutorials, MDT's,
weekly oncology MDT's, weekly emergency gynaecology MDT.
The job involves cross site working at Northwick Park Hospital and Ealing Hospital.
The appointee will be involved with the ST5-7 rota for obstetrics and gynaecology
covering on-call commitments at Northwick Park.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.
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As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.