St3+ Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Fellow - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Women & Children's Directorate as a Clinical Fellow ST3+ in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Southend Hospital, part of the Mid and South Essex Hospital group.

Clinical Fellow ST3+ to join the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department.

The Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department provides excellent care to all women within South East Essex and this includes the areas of Southend, Rochford, Rayleigh, Benfleet and Canvey Island.

As an employee of the Trust the doctor will work in close co-operation with all departments and other medical, professional and managerial colleagues to provide high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be.

Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

The junior medical team work on a shift system but have a named consultant on duty for the day/night. Wherever possible the timetable aims to provide continuity of junior medical staff,although there may be occasions where the On-Take commitment and the junior
doctor's requirement lead to alternative arrangements.

Multidisciplinary clinical audit sessions are held each month with presentations from medical
and midwifery staff on topics which are pre-determined in the annual Clinical Audit programme. Also held monthly are perinatal morbidity, perinatal mortality, ultrasound scan and histopathology meetings.

The doctor will be expected to show qualities of leadership but also to know their limitations and call for help and advice appropriately
Trainees will also begin to work independently
ST3 level doctor will be expected to gain the necessary competencies by rotating through the region in order to gain the relevant experience
Liaise between Midwives, nurses, other junior doctors, patients, relatives and senior medical staff
Attend to the day to day management of day case, outpatient and inpatients
Attend and participate in ward rounds and operating theatre sessions as timetabled
Attend general and specialist outpatient, diagnostic and preassessment clinics
Teach medical students as directed
Supervise, monitor and assist the F2 doctors & ST12 in post take ward rounds as part of the rostered emergency work

For more information please refer to the attached job specification.