The Fetal Medicine Unit Specialises In The Care Of Women With High Risk Or Problematic Pregnancies. We Are a Specialist Referral Centre For The Diagnosis And Management Of
- Fetal conditions requiring surgery or surgical follow up after delivery (such as abdominal wall defects, congenital lung lesions, diaphragmatic hernia, and obstructive uropathy).
- Significant fetal cardiac anomalies including babies that require surgery
- Chromosomal abnormalities (such as Down’s Syndrome)
- Genetic conditions
- Structural fetal defects
- Twin and higher multiple pregnancies
- Pregnancies affected by red cell antibody incompatibility
The post-holder primarily complements the Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine service. The successful candidate will have responsibility for fetal Medicine, diabetes clinic, ambulatory care services and the management of high risk cardiac patients. They will also cover labour ward including a regular caesarean section list. The post holder is also expected to provide senior clinical leadership on the postnatal ward.
The appointee will provide a high-quality Obstetrics service, in conjunction with consultant colleagues already in post. It would be expected that the consultant offers continuous responsibility for the care of patients named under their team.
It is expected that the successful candidate will enhance the educational opportunities available to our trainees by any reorganisation and development of services that they initiate. Regular audits will be required and supervision for Quality Improvement Projects (QIP) undertaken by the trainees. Involvement in general management and committee work for the hospital will also be encouraged.
The Directorate has weekly MDT and educational meetings in which medical cases are reviewed and discussed and audits are presented. The Directorate holds monthly Consultant meetings, Gynaecology and Perinatal morbidity and mortality meetings.
The post holder will have secretarial support from a senior patient administrator shared between other Consultants. The appointee will have a desk in a shared office with access to a computer.
Chelsea and Westminster is the designated centre for specialist neonatal and paediatric surgery in North West London. We offer a one stop shop for comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment to plan care for those babies that require surgery following delivery. This service is a dedicated, combined fetal medicine, neonatal, surgical and urological clinic.
Our strong links with gynaecology, and geographically close proximity to the Royal Brompton Hospital ensures that pregnancies complicated by fetal or maternal cardiac condition receive individualised care via our combined cardiac clinics.
Our fetal medicine consultants hold weekly fetal growth clinics for the monitoring and management of fetal growth restriction. We see a large number of multiple pregnancies and have expertise in the management of complex pregnancy and fetal issues.
We offer support to women and their partners throughout their decision-making process and with subsequent pregnancies.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tanya Maric Job title: Consultant & Service Director in Obstetrics Email address: tanya.maric@nhs.net
Bilal Hassan
Deputy General Manager - Women's
bilal.hassan1@nhs.net
