Job summary
- Main area
- Gynaecology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (on Calls)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (AGU on Call for 1:7 Weekend & Weekdays)
- Job ref
- 200-CW-712688-7602294-AC
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £65,048 On Call
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow - Cancer Unit - Gynaecology
NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the Clinical Fellow post with an interest in diagnostic pathway of two week referrals, cancer unit surgery. The post will include on call sessions in the Acute Gynaecology Unit of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, London.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will develop their clinical skills in ambulatory gynaecology by participating in regular clinics in TWR scan and outpatient hysteroscopy. They will also be responsible for the co-ordination of care of gynaecological oncology patients and those suspected of having a gynaecological cancer. This involves but is not restricted to:
(a) outpatient clinics,
(b) monthly Joint Cancer Clinic
(c) Preparation for the weekly MDT
(d) Assessment of inpatients with twice daily ward rounds
(e) Preparation of Theatre Lists
(f) Theatre
(g) Consultations for other services
(h) Coordination of patient care with other members of the MDT
The clinical fellow will provide emergency gynaecology cover on a 1:7 on call rota. This involves caring for all emergency gynaecology admissions under the acute gynaecology team for the first 24 hours. The candidate will be expected to conduct a ward round of these patients when on call and ensure continuity of care if handed over to other clinical teams. On call is until 9 p.m. For those not proficient in gynaecological scanning, comprehensive training and supervision is provided.
There is no obstetric component to this post; although for the right candidate there can be discussion should they wish to incorporate time on labour ward.
Working for our organisation
St George’s Hospital is a large hospital in Tooting, South London. It serves a population of approximately 280,000 people resident in the Merton, Sutton & Wandsworth Health Authority. It also serves as a provider of tertiary specialist care in various clinical disciplines, including oncological services.
St George’s Hospital Medical School is part of the University of London, and together with St George’s Hospital, is housed in integrated modern buildings in a large joint campus at Tooting in south London. It is a research-based independently governed and funded specialised health-focused School with academic departments in Biological Sciences, Behavioural, Clinical and Social Science. The School is closely integrated with the Hospital’s extensive secondary and tertiary clinical NHS provision.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached Job description for detailed job plan.
The post holder will be required to be on a 1:8 rota with internal cover and will also be required to co-ordinate the emergency gynaecology on-call rota in turn with his/her colleagues.
Changes will be made to this Job Description as the Emergency Gynaecology rota unfolds.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent/ Part 2 MRCOG/ Registration to GMC/GDC
Desirable criteria
- BSCCP/ Part II MRCOG
Experience
Essential criteria
- A pre-registration year/ At least three years spent working full time in Obs and Gynae (ST4 +)
Desirable criteria
- Initiated some relevant research during their career to date/ Experience in Obstetrics and gynaecology to at least SpR year 3 / ATSM in benign gynaecology, hysteroscopy or gynae oncology
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to deal with basic management of gynaecological emergencies.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of management principles
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understand principles of research and audit
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of management principles
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chorouk Kohler - Boureq
- Job title
- MDT Consultant Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087255950
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