Senior Clinical Fellow ST3 + in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

at  Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Clinical Fellow posts will work on the middle grade rota providing labour ward and emergency gynaecology cover at the RAEI site to include resident night and weekend shifts. They will work in gynaecology outpatients and antenatal clinics on both Leigh and Thomas Linacre Centre sites.
They will have specific interest sessions that they will undertake on a regular basis which may include Colposcopy and Menopause clinics & benign gynaecological surgery with the ability to develop their expertise in these areas.
Planning and Organisational Duties
The appointees will be based at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, but will be required to support the Trust’s Obs & Gynae workload wherever it is located. The appointee will work under supervision of their clinical and educational supervisor. The appointee will work independently but would be supported by consultant surgeon. Appointees shall be provided for support career progression and would be allocated a clinical supervisor
The general workload includes dealing with emergency admission while on-call and elective cases.

Providing specialist advice to patients regarding their illness
Participate in on-call rota
Undertake regular ward rounds
Other duties as deemed appropriate by the Clinical Director / Clinical/Educational Supervisor
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Responsibility for Health & Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Responsibility for Teaching
All staff are encouraged to take part in clinical audit process; and to also make appropriate use of the 10 days per year study leave. The Trust supports study leave for continuing professional development and provides assistance with funding up to an agreed limit.
An educational supervisor will be allocated to this post and regular clinical and educational appraisals are undertaken.
There is a post-graduate centre and medical reference library on the Wigan site.
Educational opportunities are offered for this post, at both a formal and informal level.
Work Circumstances & on-call
To actively take part in the departments on-call rota
Standard Duties & Responsibilities
The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
All Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust staff employed within Clinical Environments and have contact with children, vulnerable adults; service users and their families must familiarise themselves, be aware of their responsibilities and adhere to Local Safeguarding Children’s Board, Local Safeguarding Adult Board and WWL Procedures for Safeguarding and Protecting Children which are available on the Trust Policy Library.
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, employees who are required to interact regularly with the public, both face to face, and by telephone, are required to be able to speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.
Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulators 2016, Data Protection Act 2018 and Information Governance Principles – the postholder is not entitled to use for their own benefit or gain, or to divulge to any persons, firm or other organisation whatsoever, any confidential information belonging to the Trust or relating to the Trust’s affairs or dealings which may come to their knowledge during employment.
Compliance with the Health & Social Care Act 2008 – Code of Practice on the Prevention and Control of Infections and related guidance – the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the reduction and management of healthcare related infection in all of their actions. This entails compliance with Trust Infection Prevention and Control policy and related Standard Operating Procedure (SOP’s); along with risk assessment of all situations; as staff have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Staff must be fully compliant with Trust Infection prevention and Control eLearning policy.
All applicants to any post within the Trust are required to declare any involvement either directly or indirectly with any firm, company, relevant person or organisation which has any interest with the Trust, the services provided by the Trust or any element of patient care. Failure to do so may result in an employment application being rejected, or if it is discovered after appointment the omission of such information could lead to dismissal. This includes any form of private practice relating to medical care.
Compliance with Trust Policies and Procedures including the Code of Conduct.
Compliance with Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) – The SFI’s identify the financial responsibilities which apply to everyone working for the Foundation Trust and its constituent organisations including trading units. Failure to comply with Standing Financial Instructions can in certain circumstances be regarded as a disciplinary matter that could result in dismissal. Compliance with the SFIs is monitored by the Finance Department and post holders are therefore required to understand their responsibilities outlined within this document and ensure compliance with its instructions.
Responsibility for all records (including patient health, financial, personal and administrative) that they gather or use as part of their work within the trust. The records may be paper, electronic, microfiche, audio or videotapes, x-ray images.
Any other duties appropriate to the grade. The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give a broad flavour of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the postholder