Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics

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Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics at ST3+ level, focusing on Maternity Triage at Northwick Park Hospital. The position requires MRCOG Part 3 and a higher qualification like a PhD or MD. Candidates must have recent NHS experience and a commitment to supporting a high-risk maternity environment. The role includes collaborating in specialized clinics and offering flexibility in duties. The Trust values diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Training opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• MRCOG Part 3 is mandatory.
• Higher qualifications like PhD or MD are preferred.
• NHS experience within the last 3 years is required.

Responsibilities

• Support the maternity department in triage.
• Implement BSOTS as part of daily duties.
• Collaborate with the diabetes clinic.

Skills

NHS experience

Research interest

Maternity triage support

Education

MRCOG Part 3

PhD or MD

Job description

Main area Obstetrics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract 1 year (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 337-MS-1904-SM

Employer London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Northwick Park Hospital Town Harrow Salary £44,170 - £67,610 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/01/2026 23:59

Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• A ccountability
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

This job description is for a Senior Clinical fellow in Obstetrics at ST3+ level with a special interest in Maternity Triage. Many opportunities available for those wishing to pursue ATSMs. The post holder will be an integral part of the general obstetrics team, working at Northwick Park Hospital.

Following the closure of the maternity unit at Ealing the obstetric workload is based at Northwick Park. This consists of mostly high-risk patients with diverse medical conditions. There are specialised clinics for diabetes, maternal medicine, haematological conditions, and multiple pregnancy. The labour ward has 98 hours consultant presence and further on call cover. This is separate from the gynaecology consultant cover. Antenatal clinics are at Northwick Park and Central Middlesex. There is a high-risk delivery suite with dedicated theatres, HDU, triage, observation bay and recovery unit. There is also midwifery led ward for low-risk women and those wishing to have a water birth.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will work at Northwick Park hospital, in the Maternity department, specifically supporting triage and the implementation of BSOTS.

The post holder will also support our conjoint diabetes clinic. There is no on call commitment.

Flexibility is a desired feature for any post holder. We are a busy department and occasionally it is necessary to modify the individual timetable should there be acute and unexpected shortage of staff. The individual job plan will be discussed in detail with the successful candidate.

The appointee will be answerable directly to Ms Saswati Maitra.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MRCOG Part 3
• Another higher qualification PhD, MD (higher academic MD)

Knowledge

• NHS experience within the last 3 years
• MD or PhD Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.