Job summary
Junior Clinical Fellows IN VASCULAR SURGERY
6 month fixed Term Contract
An exciting opportunity have arisen for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Vascular Surgery at St George's Vascular Institute, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holders will have nominated roles as part of the weekly rota mainly covering wards duties and pre op assessment clinics.
The successful applicants will be a team players, but also able to work individually. They will be a confident and clear communicators possessing excellent IT data management and verbal reasoning skills. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals who can demonstrate excellent attention to detail, accuracy, experience in prioritising workloads and support the present provision of vascular surgical services to the populations of South-West London and surrounding areas as key members of our dynamic clinical team. The post holders will contribute to the Vascular/ Urology/ General Surgery on call rota.
For an informal discussion regarding these appointments, applicants are encouraged to contact:
Mr Iain Roy, Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Iain.Roy@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Interview date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The Vascular Surgery team at St George's Hospital wishes to appoint 2 Junior Clinical Fellow level trust doctors to join the surgical team. The posts would provide an ideal professional development platform from which the appointee may develop a portfolio of experience, although the post is not part of a formal training programme. The main responsibilities of the post are to care for the patients admitted to the wards for elective or emergency surgery. On-call category 1B 40%, post holders to participate in the Urology/ General Surgery and Vascular Surgery on call rota
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. The trust is a major acute hospital that provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary care including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke to community services. The hospital also provides all the usual care expected from a local NHS district general hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointee will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients under the care of the Vascular Surgery team, including all administrative duties associated with patient care. The appointee will be expected to competent at the senior house officer level in all aspects of general, urology and vascular surgery.
The following responsibilities are common to all posts in the Trust and should be included at some point in the job description.
To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.
To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.
To work in accordance with the Trusts Equal Opportunities policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.
To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.
To comply with St. Georges Healthcare No Smoking Policies.
To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointee will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients under the care of the Vascular Surgery team, including all administrative duties associated with patient care. The appointee will be expected to competent at the senior house officer level in all aspects of general, urology and vascular surgery.
The following responsibilities are common to all posts in the Trust and should be included at some point in the job description.
To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.
To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.
To work in accordance with the Trusts Equal Opportunities policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.
To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.
To comply with St. Georges Healthcare No Smoking Policies.
To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration
- Completion of BST programme or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical skills, experience and interest in vascular surgery
- Broad based general surgical knowledge
- Minimum 1 year experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Particular interest in vascular disease
Skills
Essential
- Good history & examination skills
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis
- Able to order appropriate investigations
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Acknowledge own limitations knowing when to appropriately seek assistance from senior colleagues
Desirable
- Experience of doing on-call shifts at SHO level
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students + Foundation Doctors
Management/ Audit
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
- Understanding and experience of audit Projects
Desirable
- Experience of junior team rota & annual leave coordination
Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English
- Ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate
- Ability to take responsibility, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- IT Literate
- Honesty, Integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
Research & Publications
Essential
- Ability to conduct audits and present findings
Desirable
- Evidence of academic activity
- Training in research methodology
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration
- Completion of BST programme or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical skills, experience and interest in vascular surgery
- Broad based general surgical knowledge
- Minimum 1 year experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Particular interest in vascular disease
Skills
Essential
- Good history & examination skills
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis
- Able to order appropriate investigations
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Acknowledge own limitations knowing when to appropriately seek assistance from senior colleagues
Desirable
- Experience of doing on-call shifts at SHO level
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students + Foundation Doctors
Management/ Audit
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
- Understanding and experience of audit Projects
Desirable
- Experience of junior team rota & annual leave coordination
Personal Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English
- Ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate
- Ability to take responsibility, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- IT Literate
- Honesty, Integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership skills
Research & Publications
Essential
- Ability to conduct audits and present findings
Desirable
- Evidence of academic activity
- Training in research methodology
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).
