Clinical Fellow in OBS & GYN

Colchester, England, United Kingdom

6/10/2025

Applications are invited for 4 posts we currently have. 2 based at Ipswich and two based at Colchester at Clinical Fellow level in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for a fixed term of one year ending on 31 Aug 2026. The post will be for general clinical and administrative responsibilities in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Middle Grade Level.

These includes labour ward, antenatal clinic, ambulatory obstetrics, elective caesarean section lists and maternity inpatient care.

It also includes gynaecology outpatients, rapid access clinics including gynaecology ultrasound scanning skills, out-patient hysteroscopy, colposcopy, acute /emergency gynaecology, gynaecology theatre including robotic theatre experience and inpatient care. There will be an associated supportive professional activity for aspects of continued professional development and appraisal/revalidation.

Successful Applicants Must Be Able To

• Provide a safe service to the delivery suit by working under the supervision of the on call Consultant
• Prioritise emergencies and put an adequate plan of action to patients
• Provide a safe service to Gynaecology emergency department under the supervision of the on call Consultant
• Run a Registrar lead clinics alongside a Consultant for Gynaecology and Antenatal
• Night on call cover whilst Consultant is off site
• To read CTG and plan next steps for patients attending Triage and during their admission on delivery suite
  
  

Clinical

• On call and Emergency cover
• Out of hours (on call) there is a 1:12 rota for middle grade doctors. Handover is 08:30 and 20:30 hours. For out of hours (20:30 - 09:00 hours) there is a resident ST grade or Speciality Doctor covering Delivery Suite, Maternity Inpatients, as well as Gynaecology Emergencies and Inpatients. This role is supported by a junior grade doctor resident, and a Consultant on call (non-resident).
• During normal working hours 08:00-17:30, the emergency duties are shared between a middle grade for Delivery Suite and a Middle Grade for Wards and Gynaecology Emergencies.
• From 17:30 the Gynaecology Middle Grade will handover care to the Obstetric/Labour Ward Registrar.
• A Consultant is resident in the hospital for Delivery Suite and Ward Round from 08:30 – 20:30 hours
• The on call/emergency cover role takes precedence over all other clinical work and you are expected to remain within the hospital grounds when you are the duty registrar.
• At changeover time there should be a face to face handover of clinical cases and the bleep on the Delivery Suite.
  
  

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mrs Lois Maskell, Job title: Deputy Associate Director of Operation’s Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01206 742979

Should you wish to visit the hospital, please make the necessary arrangements through the Obstetric and Gynaecology Department, Colchester Hospital. Telephone: 01206 742979. Informal enquires should be made by email to Mr Shane Bandara (Colchester) , Maria Cook (Ipswich) or Mrs Lois Maskell, Deputy Associate Director of Operation’s [email protected] - .