Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is a busy unit of 13 gynaecology beds and 23 obstetric beds with approximately 3000 deliveries per year.

The department offers an extensive range of specialty services including infertility, urogynaecology, colposcopy, outpatient hysteroscopy, ultrasound scanning and advanced minimal access surgery. We also provide a joint diabetic, endocrine clinic, recurrent miscarriage clinic and emergency gynae unit.

The Department is staffed by 12 Consultants, 2 Specialty Doctors, 1 CESR Fellow, 1 Senior Clinical Fellow (this post), 8 Specialty Registrars at ST3 and above, 1 ST1 and 6 GP trainees.

Previous applicants need not apply

The post is ideal for candidates who have completed their specialist training (CCT) and are seeking further experience prior to applying for a consultant post.

The post is a fixed term appointment for 10 months. The Trust Senior Clinical Fellow is required to attend clinics and the operating theatre where he/she works under supervision by the Consultant and may at times be required to see/operate on pre-selected patients without direct supervision and support junior doctors yet to achieve entrustability for second on call and act as resident third on call.

For further information please contact Mrs A Caruana, Operational Workforce Manager, Obstetrics and Gynaecology: or Miss Nike Bika, Consultant Gynaecologist on

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OBSTETRICS

The Labour and Delivery Suite has fourteen rooms in total, including high risk rooms, multi-purpose delivery/observation rooms, a high dependency room, a family bereavement room, a birthing pool, obstetric theatre and theatre recovery areas. A dedicated obstetric theatre is situated on Labour Ward. All accommodation are en-suite.

A new reception and waiting area has been established, along with a counselling room, improved office accommodation, a staff resource room and sitting room.

There are approximately 3000 deliveries undertaken within the Unit each year.

The Unit consists of an inpatient ward (Wharncliffe Ward) combining Antenatal and Postnatal care with a total of 24 obstetric beds, 3 of which are side wards. The Ward has a birth registration facility.

There is an Antenatal Day Ward facility and triage facility attached to the department.

There is a security system on Labour Suite and Antenatal/Postnatal Ward and Gynaecology Ward.

There is close liaison with the Special Care Baby Unit adjacent to the Labour Suite.

GYNAECOLOGY

The department provides a full range of gynaecological services including endocrine, recurrent miscarriage, uro-gynaecology, colposcopy, outpatient hysteroscopy/cystoscopy,…