Trust Doctor FY2 Level in General Medicine

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description attached for full detiails.

Applications are invited for Trust Doctor FY2 Level in General Medicine. These posts are available for a fixed term of 10 months from November 2023 6th August 2024. There may be a possibility of rotation within departments. However, this is not guaranteed.

All positions will be within General Medicine.

All successful candidates will have the opportunity to take study leave to attend courses and conferences. The West Suffolk Hospital holds an ALS course four times a year that trainees can attend. In addition, there is the opportunity to attend local ALERT courses and Teach the Teachers course.

The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has come top of the national tables for staff recommending it as a place to work or receive care.

We have an excellent MRCP PACES teaching programme providing local teaching and a MOCK PACES exam.

Trust Doctors at Foundation Level have free access to HORUS (Foundation E-Portfolio) and are allocated a Clinical Supervisor for each department.

The basic salaries for these posts are as follows:

Trust Doctor (FY2 Level): £37,303 + additional hours (where the rota requires)

There is a possibility this post could be extended past the advertised length of time, for a maximum of two years.

The following are essential criteria

MBBS or equivalent

Ability to demonstrate that you meet the requirements set out in the Foundation Programme 2011 Eligibility Criteria

Full registration with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise

NHS Clinical Attachment

Ability to demonstrate that you have the necessary language and communication skills to meet the requirements of the post

Applicants must declare whether they were required to undertake the clinical assessment organised by the UKFPO and provide written evidence of their result. Those who did not pass will not be eligible for appointment.

Closing date: 6th October 2023

Interview dates: TBC

Closing date: This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

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:

F2: 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

Average Weekly Hours of work: 40 hours

Your contract is a full-time contract for 40 hours. You will in addition be contracted for an additional 4 hours, making for a total contracted hour of 44.

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold for full registration and licence to practise with the GMC.
• 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
• NHS Clinical Attachment
• Clearly show completion of a Foundation Year 1 year, or equivalent

Desirable

• Previously worked in the NHS
• ALS
• ILS

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

Experience

Desirable

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

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Applicant to have proficiency in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues to be demonstrated by one of the following:-
• -Applicant undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or
• -Scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Overall 7.5. Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7.
• -OET grade B
• If applicant believes 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
• 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

• Applicant must be able to undertake the duties of the post which includes shift work, day duties night duties or on-call
• Ability to provide complete details of employment history.

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).