Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Trust Grade Doctor (rotational) F1 in Surgical Specialties

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Job summary

At NUH we have a well-established junior trust grade programme which will enable you to build your clinical skills and enhance your CV in readiness for a training post.

Our successful Trust Grade Programme currently employs around 180 junior doctors across both medicine and surgery divisions and ranging in grade from F1 to CT2 level. We would like to appoint additional doctors to our surgical F1 trust grade programme working in General Surgery.

All trust grade doctors are allocated a clinical supervisor upon commencement and study leave will be available to support your progress, as well as ongoing professional and pastoral support from a dedicated team.

Main duties of the job

The programme is doctor centered, with the flexibility that allows the post holder to develop their own areas of interest.

This role offers the opportunity to join NUH as a Trust Grade for 12 months; with potential to extend for a further 12 months.

About us

These posts are ideal opportunities for candidates wishing to gain more experience & exposure in Surgery, prior to an application to a national training programme and for doctors who are unsure which direction they wish to take their career and want time to consider their future direction, while still working and acquiring additional skills and experience. They will also be of interest to candidates who have elected to take time away from their training progression in the interests of work-life balance but now wish to re-establish a foothold in the profession.

For IMG Doctors starting a new role in the NHS and with no UK experience, additional support has been put in place to support your transition. This includes an initial shadowing period of 2 weeks, followed by a supernumerary period of 2 weeks all of which is paid at basic salary. The trust also provides a bespoke induction package for IMG doctors which runs over the entire 2 weeks shadowing period. There are workshops on prescribing at NUH and a practical clinical skills course. The IMG induction also covers: History of the NHS, Developing portfolios, Intro to UK practice, Chaplaincy, Legal requirements after death, Freedom to speak up, BMA, PINC, Sepsis and NEWS2 and Breaking bad news.

Date posted

17 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£29,384 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-5475833

Job locations

Nottingham University Hospitals

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Job description

Job responsibilities

These are service posts so do not have educational approval, but successful applicants will be provided with excellent training and educational opportunities, tailored to meet individual needs. Where service provision allows, successful applicants are encouraged to attend educational teaching sessions. The Postgraduate education team will also facilitate access to/ a log in for the HORUS e-Portfolio system, which is free of charge. For interested individuals there will be an opportunity to contribute to audit/research.

NUH is a leader in the field of using new data sets to improve doctor experience/training, and has forged strong research links with the University of Nottingham. There will be opportunities to be involved in exciting and innovative projects around the use of novel IT solutions and app development.

Post holders will be expected to keep themselves up to date with current knowledge and practice, to attend clinical meetings within departments and to participate in audit and in service training of other professionals. Where a post holders primary working hours are outside Monday-Friday 9a.m. 5p.m. mutually acceptable arrangements will be put into place to ensure that the individual is able to attend meetings and training as required / appropriate.

Duties and responsibilities will depend on candidates previous experience and on the specific specialty but regardless of which speciality post holders are working in, they can expect:

To build upon foundation or overseas experience in all the various hospital settings eg clinic, ward, pre-assessment, theatre

To develop further expertise in the identification and management of the sick patient

To gain experience and familiarity in identifying and managing a wide variety of surgical patients, including making appropriate decisions regarding requirement for investigations, readiness for discharge etc

To develop skills of history taking, physical examination, appropriate investigation and rational prescribing

To master a number of basic medical techniques eg venepuncture, intravenous cannulation, blood gas sampling and analysis, ECG.

To hone communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues

To develop skills in managing time and conflicting priorities.

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.