Trust Doctor FY1 Level Rotational Post

Job responsibilities

All positions will have 3 rotations, one of which will be within General Medicine; one will be within General Surgery or a surgical specialty. The final rotation will be confirmed at a later date and discussions during interview regarding your future career will guide the Trust on what may be offered (restricted to what vacancies are available within the Trust).

Some rotations may be based on a Full Shift Rota or Normal Working Day Rota only which could be in any of the below departments:

Department of Medicine

Duties:

General ward work and on-going care of in-patients.

Maintenance of ward lists.

Handover of patients to on call and hospital at night teams.

Consultant ward rounds.

Attendance at MDTs.

The duties of the post will be carried out in conjunction with the Consultant by means of daily ward rounds and follow-up care. The Post holder is expected to undertake appropriate investigations and therapeutic procedures (under supervision). They will also maintain adequate medical records of the patients stay in hospital and dictate discharge summaries and enquiries so that they are promptly sent out to the General Practitioner. Patients are admitted via the Acute Admissions Unit to the medical wards some of which are: a ward based non-invasive ventilation bay on the respiratory ward, a Cardiac Centre, gastroenterology, stroke unit including a HASU, and diabetes and endocrinology.

Rota:

F1: Medicine This could be either a Normal Working Day (NWD) rota Monday Friday or a Full Shift Rota which includes out of hours working.

Audit:

Opportunities to choose new audit from directorate audit programme, or to take part in a rolling audit cycle.

Learning Opportunities:

Induction course. ALERT course. ILS course, MDT meetings. Weekly X-Ray meeting; Opportunity to attend other teaching sessions in daily lunchtime programme. Ward rounds and general clinical work. Regular meetings with clinical supervisors.

Doctors on a placement of 6 months in length or less will not be entitled to an Educational Supervisor, but will still be allocated a Clinical Supervisor

Department of Surgery

The postholder will be working with the surgical team under consultant supervision and be expected to do a 1:11 daytime on-call. The duties of the post will be carried out in conjunction with the Specialist Registrar/Specialty Registrar/F2 doctor by means of daily ward rounds and follow-up care and the attendance at some operating sessions. It is the F1 Surgeons duty to maintain adequate medical records of the patients stay in hospital and to produce discharge summaries and enquiries so that they are promptly sent out to the General Practitioner. Attendance in the Out-Patient Clinic is encouraged for its educational benefits, though there are no specific duties there.

Rota:

The rota could be either a full shift on a 1:11 basis when cover is provided for all surgical/urological patients for the F1 doctors and for the F2s a full shift rota on a 1:16 basis, shared out of hours with the doctors in Trauma & Orthopaedics. Alternatively, there is a Normal Working Day rota Monday to Friday daytime hours only.

Acute Experience:

Assessment of patients in A & E and SAU when On-call

Number of F1s and F2s:

Eleven F1s and seven F2s

Audit:

Opportunities to choose new audit from directorate audit programme, or to take part in a rolling audit cycle.

Learning Opportunities:

Departmental Induction, Consultant and Registrar ward rounds, Handovers, Surgical teaching programme, PGME programme, X-ray meetings, Cancer MDTs, Surgical M&M and governance meetings, Foundation Programme

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:-
• - that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or
• - have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Overall 7.5. Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7.
• If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence
• Clinical Knowledge & Expertise: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement. Able to prioritise clinical need. Works to maximise safety and minimise risk.

Desirable

• UK Experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold for full registration and licence to practise with the GMC.
• Completed a NHS Clinical Attachment
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies or equivalent in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including:
• - Good clinical Care
• - Maintaining good medical practice
• - Good relationships and communication with patients.
• - Good working relationships with colleagues
• - Good teaching and training
• - Professional behaviour and probity
• - Delivery of good acute clinical care
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• ALS

Desirable

• Previously worked in the NHS

Attributes

Essential

• The applicant must demonstrate:
• an understanding of the importance of the patient as the central focus of care;
• the ability to prioritise tasks and information appropriately;
• an understanding of the importance of working effectively with others;
• the ability to communicate effectively with both colleagues and patients;
• initiative and the ability to deal effectively with pressure and/or challenge
• an understanding of the principals of equality and diversity

Desirable

• Personal attributes: shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. manual dexterity.

Academic and Research Skills

Essential

• Research skills: Demonstrates understanding of the principles of audit and research.

Desirable

• Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements.
• Evidence of active participation in audit.
• Teaching: Evidence of interest and experience in teaching.

Probity

Essential

• The applicant must have criminal records clearance at the appropriate level subject to prevailing UK legislation.
• By the start of the programme, the applicant must achieve registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)

Health and Career Progression

Essential

• Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practise).
• Ability to provide complete details of employment history.
• All sections of application form FULLY completed according to written guidelines.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).