Job summary
Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellow post available in Cardiothoracic Surgery. The post is available for an initial period of six months, with the possibility of an extension of a further 6 months from December 2023.
This post is suitable for a FY2/ST1 level candidate.
Royal Papworth Hospital is the largest adult cardiothoracic centre in the UK with over 2000 cardiac surgical procedures performed per year. Thoracic surgery undertakes 650 procedures per year. This is expected to rapidly increase as we have been allocated 60% more operating time and have theatre lists 5-6 days/week. We provide local cardiothoracic services for the Eastern region and also specialist national services including cardiothoracic transplantation, ventricular assist devices, pulmonary endarterectomy and ECMO. Papworth's cardiology services include primary angioplasty, structural intervention, pacing and electrophysiology, imaging and heart failure. The respiratory department includes oncology, infection, fibrosis, sleep and general services.
For further information and to arrange an informal visit please contact Mr. Shakil Farid shakil.farid@nhs.net
Candidates are encouraged to visit the Hospital prior to interview.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Fellows are responsible for:
Management of patient care under the direction of the Consultants in the specialty.
To have read understand and abide by the clinical protocols in the respective specialties.
Completion of accurate records, such as patients, notes and discharge summaries.
Attendance at clinics, operating theatres, ward rounds and clinical meetings as required.
Participation in a rota which will include out of hours cover. Ensuring that there is continuity of patient care/ effective handover, including where available electronic handover.
Attending and actively participating in ward rounds.
Seeking advice or assistance from senior colleagues as required according to level of skills, and knowledge.
Undertaking procedures which will be directly or indirectly supervised.
Participation in clinical audit and maintaining medical audit records.
Participation in teaching of other junior medical staff, undergraduate students and non-medical staff.
Participation in clinical and/or laboratory research of the unit as required by the consultant staff.
Participation in training activities, maintaining log/ portfolio and personal development plan.
Notify the appropriate consultant (supervisor or duty doctor) if unavailable to attend work
Contributing to effective communication within the clinical teams.
Participation in duty rota's
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification relevant to this role and included within this listing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification relevant to this role and included within this listing.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- At FY2/ST1 level or equivalent training.
- Experience of working in the NHS.
- Potential to benefit from training at this level
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement & prioritise clinical need.
- Demonstrates appropriate technical competence with potential for developing complex clinical & diagnostic skills
Desirable
- At FY2/ST1 level or equivalent training.
- Experience of working in the NHS.
- Potential to benefit from training at this level
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement & prioritise clinical need.
- Demonstrates appropriate technical competence with potential for developing complex clinical & diagnostic skills
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Understands the principles of clinical governance in clinical practice
- Provides evidence based clinical practice
- Ability to assess, recognise and initiate management of the acutely ill patient. Aware of own limitations and when to call for help.
- Understands the importance of working in clinical teams
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit
- Contributes to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting
- Displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality
- Capacity to operate under pressure and remain objective. Awareness of own limitations.
- Capacity to monitor and anticipate situations that may change rapidly.
- Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving. Demonstrates an analytical and flexible mind.
- Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making ability.
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate leadership when required
- Capacity to balance urgent and important demands & follow instructions
Desirable
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Extra curricular activities/ achievements relevant to post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- At FY2/ST1 level or equivalent training.
- Experience of working in the NHS.
- Potential to benefit from training at this level
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement & prioritise clinical need.
- Demonstrates appropriate technical competence with potential for developing complex clinical & diagnostic skills
Desirable
- At FY2/ST1 level or equivalent training.
- Experience of working in the NHS.
- Potential to benefit from training at this level
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement & prioritise clinical need.
- Demonstrates appropriate technical competence with potential for developing complex clinical & diagnostic skills
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Understands the principles of clinical governance in clinical practice
- Provides evidence based clinical practice
- Ability to assess, recognise and initiate management of the acutely ill patient. Aware of own limitations and when to call for help.
- Understands the importance of working in clinical teams
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit
- Contributes to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting
- Displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality
- Capacity to operate under pressure and remain objective. Awareness of own limitations.
- Capacity to monitor and anticipate situations that may change rapidly.
- Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving. Demonstrates an analytical and flexible mind.
- Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making ability.
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate leadership when required
- Capacity to balance urgent and important demands & follow instructions
Desirable
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Extra curricular activities/ achievements relevant to post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
