Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The department is seeking to appoint 2 x Senior Clinical Fellows a in Obstetrics & Gynaecology with the following specialties: GAU, Maternal Medicine and Intrapartum. The posts are available to commence as soon as possible and are fixed-term for a period of 12 months. The posts have been developed both to support existing service vacancies and to provide additional medical staffing capacity while the department undertakes rota planning in preparation for future expansion. There may be the opportunity for candidates to apply for longer-term posts arising from this service development.

Main duties of the job

The weekly timetable will include a predominantly fixed job plan, with duties across obstetric and gynaecology services, including clinics, delivery suite, ward rounds, acute and emergency care, and theatre activity as appropriate to service needs and individual experience. There will be opportunities to gain experience across the breadth of general obstetrics and gynaecology in a major teaching hospital environment.

Hours of work are full time with on-call commitments on the ST6-8 rota of 1 in 11 including out of hours on-call. A delivery suite duty is 3rd on-call. The Trust provides 108 hours of consultant presence on Delivery Suite, offering excellent opportunities for direct supervision, support and training.The successful candidate will be expected to be aware of local guidelines, policies and procedures and to comply with the Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions of the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Training

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration
  • Qualified to undertake on-call work on the ST6 and above Tier in Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Desirable

  • Up to date in emergency obstetric procedures

Experience and Skills, e.g. Special Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to offer clinical opinion / treatment on range of problems both emergency and elective within the specialty
  • Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

  • MRCOG Part 2
  • Knowledge of subspecialties where specified
  • Computer literacy and IT experience
  • Experience in achieving quality standards

Supervisory Experience and Communication Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work in a team orientated environment and to work without friction with colleagues

Special Aptitudes/ Abiliteis e.g. Initiative, Leadership ability to work on own or with others

Essential

  • Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Caring attitude to patients

Desirable

  • Innovative.
  • Demonstrate skills in Audit and Clinical Governance activities.

Motivation and Disposition Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
  • Good organisational & management skills
  • Probity

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 24 November 2026

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