Job overview

We invite applications for this exciting opportunity within the Obstetrics Department of  Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for Ambitious, Brave and Compassionate individuals keen to work in our Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) team. The candidate should be able to deliver excellent clinical care and be able to hone their clinical skills and develop their research interests in the field of obstetric medicine. You will be working alongside our reputed Consultant team of Dr Victoria Hodgetts-Morton, Dr Sami Saba, Prof Sally Collins, and the rest of our team.

Birmingham Women's Hospital has been providing exceptional care to pregnant mothers to be for over 50 years. We are regionally, nationally and internationally recognised for its obstetric care and research. We are an expert team employing a holistic approach to treatment. The role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced O&G doctor who has or is completing higher specialty training in Obstetrics.

Main duties of the job

The department looking to appoint 1 Clinical Fellow for PAS service, ST 6-7 equivalent. This post is able to commence as soon as possible and will be for a period of one year, potentially renewable. The job will include 2-3 regular supervised sessions per week in specialised areas, including scanning within fetal medicine and dedicated theatre sessions. The fellow would be expected to support the regular PAS MDT with the opportunity to work alongside the West Midlands PAS Network 

The successful candidate would work alongside both the local and  regional teams working closely with the lead obstetrician for the PAS service. (NB if the successful doctor is currently in training and requiring to take OOP then this would need to be as OOPP for the ATSM competencies to be “counted” towards training). We are a busy large unit offering all RCOG SITMs, and tertiary/quaternary level maternal and fetal medicine.

The weekly timetable would be flexible according to the fellows needs but would include a scan list of PAS patients every Wednesday morning. Hours of work are full time with on call commitments on the ST6-7 rota of 1 in 10 with banding 1B. The expected duties will also include clinics, delivery suite and ward rounds; with special interest sessions relevant to fetal medicine. A delivery suite duty is 3rd on-call. The Trust provides 108 hours of consultant presence on Delivery Suite, hence there is ample opportunity for direct supervision and training on Delivery Suite.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,000 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.