Senior Clinical Fellow in Obs & Gynae
Job summary
Applicants are invited to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology on a full-time, permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality care to women across Bedfordshire.
Working alongside experienced Consultants and Specialist Registrars, the successful candidate will play a key role in providing comprehensive obstetric and gynaecological services within a busy and progressive District General Hospital.
The post offers excellent opportunities to develop clinical expertise across a broad range of obstetric and gynaecological practice, while contributing to the delivery of safe, compassionate, and patient-centred care. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic clinician who is committed to maintaining high standards of care and keen to further develop their skills within a collaborative and forward-thinking department.
This role is ideally suited to candidates seeking to enhance their experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology within a supportive environment that values professional development, teamwork, and innovation.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to provide senior clinical support to junior colleagues, ensure timely decision-making in acute situations, and maintain accurate clinical records and correspondence. You will work collaboratively with consultants and the wider medical team to deliver excellent patient outcomes while upholding the highest standards of clinical practice and patient safety.
The role offers the opportunity to develop and maintain expertise in the management of obstetric and gynaecological emergencies, as well as a broad range of surgical and procedural skills, including Caesarean section, instrumental delivery, perineal repair and diagnostic laparoscopy.
You will also be encouraged to actively participate in teaching, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement initiatives and service development activities, while maintaining mandatory and specialty-specific training requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated clinician seeking to further their experience within a busy, forward-thinking Obstetrics and Gynaecology department.
About us
Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available. Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full outline of responsibilities for the role of Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Person Specification
Educations/Qualifications
Essential
Medical Degree MRCOG Part 1 or recognised equivalent
Desirable
MRCOG Part 3 or recognised equivalent Additional relevant clinical experience Registration
Essential
Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice Clinical
Experience · Essential
Excellent all round experience of DGH work Able to deal with emergency admissions on-call Completed a minimum of 1 year Specialty Registrar or equivalent training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ability to work independently, but aware of own limitations and know when to seek advice from senior colleagues Logbook indicating validated experience of appropriate range and number of clinical procedures
Desirable
Suitable experience to allow or past experience of second on-call Previous experience of working in an O&G post within the UK Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
Understand the principles of audits
Desirable
Understanding CPD Ability to undertake research projects and audit Teaching
Essential
Interest in and ability to contribute to teaching and learning of more junior doctors and medical students
Desirable
Publications and presentations Evidence of involvement in teaching Personnel
Skills · Essential
Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment Flexible attitude, team player with good management skills
Desirable
Show interest in investigative, audit and research work outside immediate clinical responsibility
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).
