Job summary
- Main area
- O&G
- Grade
- MN37
- Contract
- Fixed term: 2 years (Start date will be 1st October 20225)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (48)
- Job ref
- 290-TDPD-045
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £41,750 - £64,288 per annum+ London Weighting +1B banding
- Closing
- 24/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Research Fellow in Prematurity
MN37
Job overview
The post is based at St Mary’s Hospital. The post has 100% allocation to the on call rota, and 20% clinical and 80% research commitment. It is expected that the candidate will register for a higher degree. The research area will be in preterm birth prevention, and the clinical aspects of the post will involve obstetrics and gynaecology.
Weekly Preterm Birth Prevention clinics will be part of the candidates clinical and research commitments. The post will be for three years. The research component will be led by Dr Lynne Sykes (Associate Professor) and will involve a laboratory component.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities:
Each week will consist of research (80%), weekly obstetric medicine clinic, and an all day Preterm birth Prevention clinic. Theatre sessions including the elective cerclages and emergency cerclages will also be attended. The trainee will also contribute 100% to the on call rota. 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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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Imperial College Healthcare (ICHT) NHS Trust wishes to recruit a research fellow in Preterm birth Prevention care at St Mary’s Hospital. This is a post in a busy unit serving a diverse and complex population and will be available from October 2025. This post is mainly research based, with projects focussing on preterm birth prevention. Clinically they will also aid the unit as part of the on call rota at registrar level (depending on individual clinical experience), and will attend a weekly obstetric medicine clinic. The preterm birth prevention clinic at St Mary’s is all day and has research and clinical care fully integrated in the care pathways. It is expected that the candidate will contribute to audit and quality improvement within the preterm birth multi-disciplinary team and to organise and attend patient and public involvement groups. Working with the research team, the candidate will identify a particular area of research and set up clinical research studies. It will be expected there will be a laboratory component to the research. Research output will be in the form of publications, conference presentations and departmental meetings. It is expected that the research will contribute towards a qualification of higher education (MD/PhD) at Imperial College London. The candidate is responsible for higher degree registration fees however a discount is applied for Trust staff (please access current information on this)'.
Duties and responsibilities:
Research sessions (60%) and clinical sessions will include the following: regular morning ward rounds of women at high risk of preterm birth. Assessment of patients in Day Assessment / Triage in Obstetrics. The fellow will also attend emergency an elective cerclage lists to gain experience in this skill. The fellow will have an all day preterm birth prevention clinic once a week, and will attend the obstetric medicine clinic weekly. 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:
Tuesday am: March of Dimes collaborative meeting (every two weeks)
Wednesday am: Obstetric Medicine meeting (weekly)
Friday pm: Lab meetings (every two weeks)
Post Graduate forum (monthly varying days): departmental teaching
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- On GMC registered/ licensed Medical Practitioner
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- NTN in O&G (or equivalent)
- OOP approval will need to be applied for from HEE
Desirable criteria
- Successful completion of MRCOG Part 1
Relevant experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history
Desirable criteria
- Experience in this specialty
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
- • Clinical Knowledge & Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems.
- • Capacity for excellent clinical & diagnostic skills & judgement.
- • Demonstrates ability to prioritise clinical need & to look at the social context of medical problems.
- • Demonstrates clear understanding of obstetric practice in the UK
- • Successful completion of Basic Surgical Skills course (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- • Personal Attributes: Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. manual dexterity
- • Completion of relevant courses, e.g. ALSO or equivalent
Audit
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit and potential to contribute to development in O&G
- Evidence of active participation in audit / quality improvement project
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of interest and experience in audit/quality improvement project relating to preterm birth
Academic achievements including research/publications
Essential criteria
- • Research Skills: Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit & research and potential to contribute to development in O&G
- • Evidence of active participation in audit
- • Teaching: Evidence of interest and experience in teaching
Desirable criteria
- Research: Evidence of interest and experience in participating in research
- Good Clinical Practice course
Language
Essential criteria
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: a) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or b) have the following scores in the academic international English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6. However, if applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- • Empathy & Sensitivity: Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding & sensitivity • Ability to build rapport, to listen, persuade, negotiate •
- Capacity to discuss sensitive issues effectively with others & adapt language as appropriate to the situation
- Capacity to organise oneself & prioritise own work, balancing urgent & important demands. Demonstrates punctuality, preparation & self-discipline. Demonstrates IT skills
Patient focused skills
Essential criteria
- Ability and willingness to take team responsibilities for patient care
Probity
Essential criteria
- Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical dilemmas.
- Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust values of kind, collaborative, expert and aspirational.
Reliability
Essential criteria
- Is trustworthy, caring, and honest Ability to work in a team
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lynne Sykes
- Job title
- Associate Professor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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