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Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Teaching
Evidence of active participation in undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching with feedback.
- Eligibility
Eligible to work in the UK and hold either: • A UK national training number or equivalent, including successful completion of clinical training to at least ST5 level, confirmed by outcome 1 in most recent ARCP or equivalent. or Hold a UK CCT (or Portfolio Pathway) and be on the UK Specialist Register in obstetrics and gynaecology, or hold a CCT or Portfolio Pathway that in due course will entitle you to enter the Specialist Register.
- Education/Qualifications
MRCOG
- Managing others and team involvement
Capacity to work cooperatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
- Managing others and team involvement
Capacity to work effectively in a multi professional teams (particularly within obstetrics and gynaecology).
- Personal skills Communication and interpersonal skills Empathy and sensitivity
Capacity to communicate effectively with patients and staff both verbally and written.
- Personal skills Communication and interpersonal skills Empathy and sensitivity
Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding and sensitivity.
- Personal skills Communication and interpersonal skills Empathy and sensitivity
Capacity to discuss sensitive issues effectively with others and adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Teaching
Completion of formal teaching course or qualification
- Teaching
Completion of educational supervision/mentoring course or experience as educational supervisor
- Teaching
Experience of giving formal lectures.
- Teaching
Evidence of leadership in education and training.
- Teaching
Evidence of completion or progress of SIPM in Medical Education/ATSM in Medical Education
- Eligibility
Good progress or completion of SITM/ATSM or equivalent.
- Eligibility
Good progress or completion of SITM in Fetal Care/Prenatal Diagnosis/Maternal Medicine/ATSM in Fetal Medicine or Maternal Medicine
Job overview
The Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspecialty Trainee post is RCOG recognised and is expected to lead to RCOG MFM subspecialist accreditation. Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital provides high- and low-risk maternity care, fetal medicine, obstetric medicine and day assessment services. The Centre for Fetal Care and de Swiet Obstetric Medicine Unit work closely together to support women with complex maternal and fetal conditions.The Centre for Fetal Care provides a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic options, including fetoscopic laser treatment for monochorionic twins, radiofrequency ablation, fetal blood sampling, intrauterine transfusion, amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. The Centre for Fetal Care is supported by perinatal cardiology, paediatric surgery, genetic counselling, clinical genetics, fetal neurology, paediatric nephrology and urology, together with maternal and fetal medicine subspecialty trainees, a clinical lecturer/subspecialty trainee and clinical research fellows.
The de Swiet Obstetric Medicine Unit provides tertiary care for pregnant women with complex medical disease and works with specialist obstetricians, obstetric physicians, specialist midwives and consultant physicians.
The department has close links with Imperial College London and adjacent reproductive and developmental research facilities.
Main duties of the job
As a senior trainee within the fetal and maternal medicine services, the trainee will be fully immersed in the running of both services and provide leadership and mentorship to more junior colleagues. Fetal medicine activity includes regular fetal medicine, fetal cardiology, paediatric surgery, fetal neurology and fetal urology clinics, together with fetal medicine multidisciplinary meetings and genetic counselling appointments. Maternal medicine activity includes specialist clinics for haemoglobinopathies, renal disease, cardiac disease, neurological conditions, diabetes, haematology, liver disease, endocrine and metabolic conditions, and pre-pregnancy counselling.
The trainee will attend fetal medicine and maternal medicine multidisciplinary meetings and participate in the delivery of care across the integrated maternal and fetal medicine service.
The trainee will be responsible for preparing for the multidisciplinary meetings and presenting cases in both fetal and maternal medicine and will participate fully in the teaching (weekly) and journal club (alternate weekly) activities.
Clinical activity and the trainee’s weekly timetable will be adjusted in line with progress through the subspecialty training programme as determined by the RCOG curriculum and trainer recommendations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Based on the Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea site, the fetal and maternal services accept referrals from within North West London and also receives national referrals for complex fetal problems. The post will provide structured subspecialty training in maternal and fetal medicine in accordance with the RCOG curriculum. The trainee will work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing care for women with complex maternal and fetal problems and will participate in fetal medicine and maternal medicine clinics, subspecialty teaching and related clinical activities. The trainee will develop experience in the assessment and management of complex fetal conditions and maternal medical disease in pregnancy.
The trainee will undertake on-call activities on the ST6/7 rota at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital. The exact timetable and balance of activity will vary according to the trainee’s progress through the training programme.
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.
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This advert is for Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspecialty Trainee with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is Negotiable. The contract type is Fixed term: 2 years (Contract end date October 2028). The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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