Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This full time post will be crucial for the day to day running of the unit, with intimate knowledge of the care of the patients. The work will be mainly clinical work in the fertility unit, but also sessions in the gynaecology fertility clinics.
The post holder will liaise very closely with the consultants and their NHS and private secretaries to facilitate and coordinate the journey of each patient.
There is no on-call component for this post the hours are Monday - Friday 0900-1700.
Duties will include:
1. Being present and prepared each morning for the briefing sessions lead by the consultant for the day. This preparation includes knowing the patients for the planned procedures.
2. Trans abdominal and transvaginal scanning.
3. Being present and prepared for the multidisciplinary team meetings. This includes preparing patients for presentation and discussion, knowing the details of their case and arranging for the appropriate professionals (urologist, endocrinologist etc.) to be present or their contribution to be presented during the meeting. Also recording the findings in the medical records and writing to the patients as necessary.
4. Setting up and coordination of fertility treatments, especially IVF.
5. Organising and managing the NHS funding of fertility treatment in collaboration with the patient liaison officer. This includes completing and submitting application forms for funding.
6. Database update and clinical audit including the database for the Reproductive Ageing and fertility preservation programme. It is an essential part of the job to maintain databases according to the instructions of the supervisor, PR and service director.
7. To review all patients of the Unit who have been admitted as inpatients on the gynaecology ward on a daily basis. The coordinator will see these patients at least once a day and keep the consultants up to date.
8. Outpatient sessions in general infertility and IVF.
9. Participation in the Quality Management program within TFC is a fundamental part of the post holder's duties.
10. Performing some procedures in the treatment room, such as saline scans, endometrial scratch and intrauterine insemination. There will also be opportunities for training in egg collection and HyCoSy.
11. Ensure the continued running of the service.
12. Maintaining the spreadsheet with the staff allocation for clinics and treatment room (rota) and liaising with the appropriate administrators for booking clinics and theatres.
The post holder will be responsible to the consultants who form the clinical lead team, i.e. Mr Nikolaou, Mr. Norman-Taylor and Miss Kate Maclaran and accountable to Mr Dimitrios Nikolaou.
The post-holder will always be supervised, either directly or indirectly and will always report to the nominated Consultant for each session, whether outpatient or theatre.
A formal review of clinical progress will be carried out at regular intervals using the unit's competency tool.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. 3 years experience in general O&G.
2. Infertility/IVF Management.
Desirable criteria
1. Egg Collection Experience.
2. Experience in minimal access surgery.
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Relevant Medical Degree.
2. Full Registration with the GMC.
3. MBBs.
Desirable criteria
1. MRCOG.
Skills
Essential criteria
1. Good broad based knowledge / surgical experience in O&G.
2. Appropriate clinical and technical skills and abilities. Willingness to learn and use Hospital Information Support System (HISS).
3. IT experience- word, excel, internet.
4. Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with patients and all staff appropriately.
5. Gynaecological ultrasound.
Desirable criteria
1. Counselling experience.
Important
1. The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
2. Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
3. If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
4. In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
5. During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
6. Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
1. Senior Clinical Fellow - Job Description (PDF, 688.3KB)
2. Person Specification (PDF, 534.9KB)
3. Functional requirements (PDF, 654.5KB)
4. Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
5. Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
6. Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
7. Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)
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