Senior Clinical Fellow - Obstetrics and Gynaecology


Location
Salary
£67,325 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
13 Oct 2026
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed term)
Posted Date
29 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — surprisingly affordable support for SAS doctors

Job requirements

Essential

12 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Able to function at ST3-5 level on delivery suite

  • Personal

    Organisational and IT skills

  • Personal

    Ability to work in a team

  • Personal

    Able to demonstrate leadership skills

  • Personal

    Good interpersonal skills and a caring attitude to patients

  • Personal

    Commitment to continuing medical education

  • Experience

    Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for ST3-5 level

  • Experience

    Experience in delivering care in a high risk delivery suite

  • Experience

    Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

  • Qualifications and Training

    Full registration the General Medical Council (GMC) or eligible for full registration if applying from abroad

  • Qualifications and Training

    MRCOG part 2

  • Qualifications and Training

    Up to date adult and neonatal resuscitation training

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience.

  • Skills

    Able to perform acute gynaecology procedures ( diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic salpingectomy, SSM)

  • Personal

    An awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses.

  • Experience

    Demonstrate a range of ideas for further research within specialist areas

  • Experience

    Evidence of developing evidence based services in obstetrics eg audit, guidelines or service development.

  • Qualifications and Training

    Full MRCOG

  • Qualifications and Training

    Evidence of publications

  • Qualifications and Training

    ALSO course or equivalent

Job overview

The clinical fellow will work on the general obstetrics and gynaecology rota. This involves working a 1 in 8 on call rota on the junior registrar rota (ST3-5) comprising of 1 in 8 weekday days (Monday-Thursday 0830-2100), 1 in 8 weekday nights (Monday to Thursday 2000-0830) and 1 in 8 weekends of days (Saturday and Sunday 0830-2000) and nights (Friday, Saturday and Sunday 2000-0830.

Main duties of the job

During the period of time where the fellow is covering the Acute Gynaecology Unit, there may be a weekend where they cover the AGU on call. When not on call, daytime duties will be on the junior registrar rota, providing care to women in the wide range of services offered by the department; these duties will include antenatal, postnatal and gynaecology ward rounds, gynaecology and antenatal clinics, gynaecology theatres and elective caesarean section lists. The daytime delivery suite cover is by a junior registrar (ST3-5) and consultant. The daytime gynaecology cover is provided by acute gynaecology fellows who run the acute gynaecology unit between 0830 and 2100 daily. St George’s maternity unit has a strong track record of training in intrapartum fetal monitoring using a fetal physiology and the clinical fellow would be expected to attend weekly training sessions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the Job Description for a full breakdown of the main responsibilities for the Senior Clinical Fellow - Obstetrics and Gynaecology vacancy.

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.

WhatsApp job alerts

Get instant WhatsApp alerts for Senior Junior Clinical Fellow roles in London

Create your Job Clerk account first. We'll collect your alert preferences during onboarding and help you turn on WhatsApp notifications for matching healthcare roles.

Sign up for WhatsApp alerts

Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow - Obstetrics and Gynaecology with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is £67,325 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term). The application deadline is 13 Oct 2026.

Before you apply, compare the job description with the person specification and mirror the employer's essential criteria in your supporting information. Use the vacancy title, employer, location, salary, contract type, closing date and posted date (29 Sep 2026) to decide whether this role fits your current NHSjob search. If the employer can close applications early, prepare the application before the stated deadline rather than waiting for the final day.

For more context, review related Job Clerk pages for the same profession, band or location where they exist, then use the application-support guides to tailor your statement and prepare for interview.