Job summary
The Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspecialty Trainee post is RCOG recognised and is expected to lead to RCOG MFM subspecialist accreditation. Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital provides high- and low-risk maternity care, fetal medicine, obstetric medicine and day assessment services. The Centre for Fetal Care and de Swiet Obstetric Medicine Unit work closely together to support women with complex maternal and fetal conditions.

The Centre for Fetal Care provides a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic options, including fetoscopic laser treatment for monochorionic twins, radiofrequency ablation, fetal blood sampling, intrauterine transfusion, amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. The Centre for Fetal Care is supported by perinatal cardiology, paediatric surgery, genetic counselling, clinical genetics, fetal neurology, paediatric nephrology and urology, together with maternal and fetal medicine subspecialty trainees, a clinical lecturer/subspecialty trainee and clinical research fellows.

The de Swiet Obstetric Medicine Unit provides tertiary care for pregnant women with complex medical disease and works with specialist obstetricians, obstetric physicians, specialist midwives and consultant physicians.

The department has close links with Imperial College London and adjacent reproductive and developmental research facilities.

Main duties of the job
As a senior trainee within the fetal and maternal medicine services, the trainee will be fully immersed in the running of both services and provide leadership and mentorship to more junior colleagues. Fetal medicine activity includes regular fetal medicine, fetal cardiology, paediatric surgery, fetal neurology and fetal urology clinics, together with fetal medicine multidisciplinary meetings and genetic counselling appointments. Maternal medicine activity includes specialist clinics for haemoglobinopathies, renal disease, cardiac disease, neurological conditions, diabetes, haematology, liver disease, endocrine and metabolic conditions, and pre-pregnancy counselling.

The trainee will attend fetal medicine and maternal medicine multidisciplinary meetings and participate in the delivery of care across the integrated maternal and fetal medicine service.

The trainee will be responsible for preparing for the multidisciplinary meetings and presenting cases in both fetal and maternal medicine and will participate fully in the teaching (weekly) and journal club (alternate weekly) activities.

Clinical activity and the trainee's weekly timetable will be adjusted in line with progress through the subspecialty training programme as determined by the RCOG curriculum and trainer recommendations.

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Details
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialty registrar
Salary: Depending on experience £45,715 - £69,976 per annum +LDN Weighting + 1B banding
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 2 years
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 290-TDPD-144
Job locations: Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom

• Essential: MRCOG
• Essential: Eligible to work in the UK and hold either a UK national training number or equivalent, including successful completion of clinical training to at least ST5 level, confirmed by outcome 1 in most recent ARCP or equivalent, or hold a UK CCT (or Portfolio Pathway) and be on the UK Specialist Register in obstetrics and gynaecology, or hold a CCT or Portfolio Pathway that in due course will entitle you to enter the Specialist Register.
• Desirable: Good progress or completion of SITM/ATSM or equivalent.
• Desirable: Good progress or completion of SITM in Fetal Care/Prenatal Diagnosis/Maternal Medicine/ATSM in Fetal Medicine or Maternal Medicine
• Essential: Capacity to work cooperatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
• Essential: Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional teams (particularly within obstetrics and gynaecology).
• Essential: Evidence of active participation in undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching with feedback.
• Desirable: Completion of formal teaching course or qualification.
• Desirable: Completion of educational supervision/mentoring course or experience as educational supervisor.
• Desirable: Experience of giving formal lectures.
• Desirable: Evidence of leadership in education and training.
• Desirable: Evidence of completion or progress of SIPM in Medical Education/ATSM in Medical Education
• Essential: Capacity to communicate effectively with patients and staff both verbally and in writing.
• Essential: Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding and sensitivity.
• Essential: Capacity to discuss sensitive issues effectively with others and adapt language as appropriate to the situation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
Consultant Obstetrician: Christoph Lees, christoph.lees@nhs.net

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to equal opportunities.

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