The post is based at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital. The post has 80% allocated time to research, and 20% allocated time to clinical commitments, with 100% allocation to the on call rota. It is expected that the candidate will register for a higher degree. The research area will be in preterm birth prevention, and the clinical aspects of the post will involve obstetrics and gynaecology. Weekly Preterm Birth Prevention clinics will be part of the candidates clinical and research commitments. The post will be for three years. The research component will be led by Dr Lynne Sykes and Dr Vasso Terzidou and will involve a laboratory component.
Each week will consist of research and two weekly clinical sessions which may include the following: regular morning ward rounds of in-patients in both obstetrics and gynecology. Theatre sessions include the elective cerclage operating list. The preterm birth prevention clinic occurs one day a week at QCCH and will account for one clinical session and one research session a week. Assessment of patients in Day Assessment / Triage in Obstetrics, The Early Pregnancy and Acute Gynecology Unit is required during the day and Labour Ward cover is also integral. Elective Caesarean Section lists occur daily during the week when junior trainees are supervised operating on cases suitable for their level of training by consultants and senior trainees. Trainees are expected to participate in regular appropriate handovers to their colleagues and follow up patients with abnormal results. There are opportunities for supervised scanning in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and to learn basic surgical skills.
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Imperial College Healthcare (ICHT) NHS Trust wishes to recruit a research fellow in Early Pregnancy Care at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital. This is a post in a busy tertiary unit serving a diverse and complex population and will be available from October 2025. This post is mainly research based, with projects focusing on early pregnancy, and gynaecological ultrasonography. Clinically they will also aid the unit as part of the on call rota at registrar level (depending on individual clinical experience). There will be ad hoc daytime cover required, though where possible this will be focussed on the Research Fellow’s area of clinical and research interest and where possible will not interfere with the candidates research commitments. The early pregnancy unit is nationally and internationally known, and sees over 6000 referral each year and acts as a tertiary service for complex early pregnancy problems as well as dealing with acute gynaecology. The same service runs specialist clinics for possible ovarian pathology and rapid access clinics for women with possible gynaecological malignancy. It is expected that the research will contribute towards a qualification of higher education (MD/PhD) at Imperial College London . The candidate is responsible for higher degree registration fees however a discount is applied for Trust staff (please access current information on this)’.

Research sessions and two weekly clinical sessions which may include the following: regular morning ward rounds of in-patients in both obstetrics and gynecology. Assessment of patients in Day Assessment / Triage in Obstetrics, The Early Pregnancy and Acute Gynecology Unit is required during the day and Labour Ward cover is also integral. Elective Caesarean Section lists occur daily during the week when junior trainees are supervised operating on cases suitable for their level of training by consultants and senior trainees. Trainees are expected to participate in regular appropriate handovers to their colleagues and follow up patients with abnormal results. There are opportunities for supervised scanning in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and to learn basic surgical skills. Timetable will vary depending on the clinical commitments requiring cover