Clinical Research Fellow in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ST3+ equivalent)

About the role

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor to join our dynamic team of resident and trust grade doctors. We hope this will be a good opportunity to work in a busy, tertiary unit, giving the candidate unique experiences in oncology, endometriosis, urogynaecology and fetal medicine.

• Participate in the registrar on call rota, covering both gynaecology and obstetrics, including delivery suite cover and acute gynaecology and early pregnancy (1 in 8 on call rota including nights and weekends)
• Day time activities include antenatal clinics, general gynaecology clinics and rapid access
• Opportunities to cover theatre, outpatient hysteroscopy and specialist clinics such as urogynaecology, fetal medicine and endometriosis
• Protected time will be allocated weekly for a research project and clinical sessions will be focussed around the candidate's area of interest where possible
• Support the tier 2/3 rota for the on call portion, and part time during the day to help with service provision and in areas of relevance to the area of research the candidate is invested in
• Opportunities to engage in departmental audit, teaching and risk management
• You will be allocated an educational and clinical supervisor and have the opportunity to engage in collecting portfolio evidence and develop skills in your area of interest

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from: Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Dental Hospital, Cramlington Manor Walks, Urgent treatment centres, Newcastle Fertility Centre, Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria, Northern Genetics Service, and community sites. These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Primary Medical Qualification (Essential)
• Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months (or within 6 months for non-EEA applicants) (Essential)
• MRCOG (Desirable)

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

• Good history & examination skills (Essential)
• Carry out basic caesarean section independently (Essential)
• Can safely undertake speculum examination and antenatal checks (Essential)
• Able to formulate a working diagnosis (Essential)
• Able to order appropriate investigations (Essential)
• Image interpretation relevant to practice (Essential)
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague (Essential)
• Competent at instrumental delivery (Desirable)
• Able to safely run labour ward with consultant support (Desirable)

Management and Administration Experience

• Ability to run a service and participate in management process (Essential)
• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce (Essential)
• Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues (Essential)
• An understanding of Clinical Governance (Essential)
• Proven management and administration ability (Desirable)
• Understanding of management goals (Desirable)
• Experience with audit (Desirable)
• Evidence of leadership / project management (Desirable)
• Evidence of having implemented change (Desirable)

Teaching

• Experience of supervising junior staff (Essential)
• Ability to teach clinical skills (Essential)

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

• Experience of audit projects (Essential)
• Experience of research and understanding of how to set up a research project (Essential)
• Be able to outline a project and understanding of the steps involved (Essential)