MT04 Senior Clinical Fellow - Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The posts will be in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the North Middlesex Hospital and the appointee will join the rota for ST3-7s.

The new appointees will join a busy and supportive department with a strong commitment to high standards of patient care. There will scope in the job plan to undertake ATSMs in advanced labour ward/ antenatal practice, Fetal Medicine or high risk pregnancy if you are eligible and support will be provided for completion of core training log book and application for CESR.

There will be an Obstetrics and Gynaecology on-call (20.00pm-08.00am) with 2 tiers of registrars and a SHO. The successful candidates expected to cover weekends on approximately a 1:10 rota. They will be assigned either a day or a night shift for the weekend. There is a 98 hours per week consultant presence on the labour ward.

Everyone will undergo both a hospital and a departmental induction prior to starting the job. There is a monthly Perinatal Meeting with the Paediatricians which has mandatory attendance. There is a Friday morning CTG meeting and Friday afternoon Calman teaching which is compulsory for all registrars to attend. There is a Departmental Audit meeting oncea month.

Please note if high volumes of applications are received the vacancy will close earlier than stated, you are advised to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

Main duties of the job

The appointee will undertake general duties in Obstetrics and Gynaecology when on call. They will also have a weekly specialist clinic session including EPAU scanning, Fetal medicine scan, Colposcopy and hysteroscopy.

For emergency gynaecology the post-holder should be competent in performingo Surgical Management of miscarriageo Diagnostic laparoscopyo Laparotomy for ruptured ectopic pregnancy

Training will be given (if necessary) in Laparoscopic Salpingostomy/ectomyThe successful candidate may attend both general and specialised gynaecology clinics. Any complex cases or patients who will need surgery should be discussed with the Consultant.

The successful candidate should be able to give basic antenatal and postnatal care and advise patients. Complex problems should be discussed with the Consultant.

On Labour ward the Registrar should be proficient in:o Management of Normal Labouro Instrumental Deliverieso Suturing of episiotomies and tearso Manual removal of placentao CTG interpretation and Fetal Blood Samplingo Caesarean Sections

All Labour Ward sessions are covered by a Consultant who will lead the Ward Round and who will supervise the post-holder.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

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