Imperial College Healthcare (ICHT) NHS Trust wishes to recruit a research fellow in The Centre forFetalCare at Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital. This is a post in abusytertiary unit serving a diverse and complex population and will beavailable from October 2021. The post is mainly focussed on research inFetalMedicine and it is expected that the candidate will enroll on a higher degree (MD or PhD). The candidate is responsible for higher degree registration fees however a discount is applied for Trust staff (please access current information on this)'. There is also theopportunityto develop obstetric ultrasound scanning experiencewhile in post.Clinically theapplicantwill also aid the unit aspart of the on-call registrar rota witha full on-call slot and 2 clinical sessionsperweek. The aim will be for the successful candidate to seek external funding for research and tuition fees while in the post. Duties and responsibilities: Research sessions and two weekly clinical sessions which may include the following: regular morning ward rounds of in-patients in both obstetrics and gynecology. Assessment of patients in Day Assessment / Triage in Obstetrics, The Early Pregnancy and Acute Gynecology Unit is required during the day and Labour Ward cover is also integral. Elective Caesarean Section lists occur daily during the week when junior trainees are supervised operating on cases suitable for their level of training by consultants and senior trainees. Trainees are expected to participate in regular appropriate handovers to their colleagues and follow up patients with abnormal results. There are opportunities for supervised scanning in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and to learn basic surgical skills. Timetable will vary depending on the clinical commitments requiring cover Regular meetings: Monday lunchtime: Neonatal meeting (weekly) Tuesday am: Maternal Medicine meeting (weekly) Wednesday am: Journal club (alternate) Thursday am: Fetal monitoring meeting (weekly) Friday pm: Maternal Medicine Post Graduate forum (monthly varying days): departmental teaching