The post is based in the Centre for Fetal Care at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital. The post has 80% allocated time to research, and 20% allocated time to clinical commitments, with 100% allocation to the on call rota. It is expected that the candidate will register for a higher degree. The research area will be in fetal medicine, and the clinical aspects of the post will involve obstetrics (predominantly) and gynaecology. Exposure to provision of care within the fetal medicine unit will be provided. The post will be for three years. The centre for fetal care is led by Professor Christoph Lees, who has a large portfolio of research studies linked to Imperial College and many International Collaborations.
Each week will consist of research sessions and two 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.
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Imperial College Healthcare (ICHT) NHS Trust wishes to recruit a research fellow in The Centre for Fetal Care at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital. This is a post in a busy tertiary unit serving a diverse and complex population and will be available from October 2021. The post is mainly focussed on research in Fetal Medicine 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 the opportunity to develop obstetric ultrasound scanning experience while in post. Clinically the applicant will also aid the unit as part of the on-call registrar rota with a full on-call slot and 2 clinical sessions per week. 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
This advert closes on Monday 17 Mar 2025