Senior clinical fellow O&G with interest in Maternal Medicine

Applications are invited for this Clinical Fellow post with special interest in Mat.This is an exciting opportunity for a senior clinical fellow or post CCT fellow in obstetrics and gynaecology who wants to develop their interest in maternal medicine. The successful fellow will join a busy multidisciplinary maternal medicine service in a tertiary referral centre. The post will contribute to the senior registrar (ST6-7) on call rota., The fellow will contribute to the general obstetrics and gynaecology rota which involves working a 1 in 8 on call rota on the senior registrar rota (ST6-7). This comprises of 1 in 8 weekday nights (Monday to Thursday 2000-0830) and 1 in 8 weekends of days (Saturday and Sunday 0830-2000) and nights (Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2000-0830).

The candidate will be trained and expected to become proficient in all aspects of obstetric medicine leading to the attainment of the ATSM in Maternal Medicine. The candidate will be responsible for the co-ordination of care of high-risk antenatal and postnatal obstetric inpatients (that may also be outlying in HDU, ITU or other wards), under the supervision of the maternal medicine team and in liaison with the appropriate consultant. In addition, responsibilities will include attendance at weekly specialist multidisciplinary clinics (diabetic clinic, maternal medicine clinic, Joint obstetric and Anaesthetic clinic) and will be responsible for the monthly departmental maternal medicine MDT meeting. The candidate will also be responsible for updating the clinical case load list on a weekly basis, review investigations and reports with appropriate actions., The senior clinical fellow will work in the multidisciplinary maternal medicine and Diabetes team. The maternal medicine team includes three consultants (Dr Watt-Coote, Dr Wijemanne and Dr Cauldwell). The midwifery team (Mulberry Midwives) consist of a consultant Midwife supported by four midwives working solely within maternal medicine and five working solely within Diabetes.

There will be the opportunity to attend other joint clinics run with maternal medicine team, e.g. renal, neurology, haematology and rheumatology. The fellow will also be expected to be involved in the care of women in the High Dependency area of the delivery suite, the antenatal Day Assessment Unit and participate in performing high risk elective Caesarean sections under consultant supervision. There will also be the opportunity to develop delivery suite skills. Involvement in clinical governance to allow learning about risk management and audit will be supported.