Job Title: Clinical Trust Fellowship in Fetal Medicine
Division: Women, Children and Young People
Grade: CTF ST3+
Salary: £45,000 Per Annum/Pro Rata Per Annum/Pro Rata

We are recruiting for a Clinical Trust Fellowship in Fetal Medicine who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job
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About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

All of our substantive and fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under-represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Details
Date posted: 04 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £45,000 a year Per Annum/Pro Rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 23 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 275-2611-CTFFETAL-MP
Job locations: Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Application is invited for an exciting Clinical Research Fellowship in Fetal Medicine at the Medway Fetal and Maternal Medicine Centre (MFMC) for a 2-year period.

The fellowship provides excellent opportunities for obtaining skills in research and clinical Fetal Medicine and management of high-risk pregnancies. There will be opportunities to undertake a research project and work towards peer-reviewed publications. Interested candidate will be supported to register for higher academic degree. The fellow will also learn basic, intermediate and advanced skills in obstetric ultrasound and learn management of high-risk pregnancies. The fellowship encourages candidates to acquire skills in advanced obstetric ultrasound and Fetal Medicine but also to learn developing a designing a research study, management of research databases, statistical analysis and publishing their work in peer-reviewed journals.

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Akolekar (Clinical Lead for Fetal medicine) on 01634 825110 or ranjit.akolekar@nhs.net

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: MBBS (or equivalent); Full MRCP; ALS
• Desirable: MRCOG (or equivalent); Desire to learn and acquire skills in obstetric ultrasound and ambition to pursue Fetal-Maternal medicine as a career

Eligibility

• Essential: Eligibility to work in the UK; Not previously relinquished, released or removed from a training programme in this specialty
• Desirable: Skills consistent with a higher specialist obstetric trainee; Previous experience or observership in a Fetal Medicine Unit

Clinical Experience

• Essential: Experience of working at Registrar grade on Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Desirable: Experience of working in a tertiary obstetric unit; Completion of ST4/5 training in O&G or equivalent

Clinical Skills

• Essential: Understanding of clinical risk management; Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
• Desirable: Possess basic ultrasound skills

Knowledge

• Essential: Appropriate defined level of clinical knowledge; Shows knowledge of evidence informed practice; Shows awareness of own limitations
• Desirable: Demonstrates use of evidence based practice

Physical Requirements

• Essential: Meets professional health requirements

Fitness to Practice

• Essential: Is up to date and fit to practice safely

Audit

• Essential: Understanding of the principles
• Desirable: Demonstrable output of clinical audits

Language Skills

• Essential: That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7

Value Based Question

• Essential: Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

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.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

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

Employer details
Employer name: Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.medway.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead for Fetal Medicine, Ranjit Akolekar, ranjit.akolekar@nhs.net

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