Job summary
The CREHST Program (Certificate of Readiness to Enter Higher Surgical Training) has been devised in order to provide trust grade junior clinical fellows a structured training experience culminating in CREHST sign-off (providing requirements are met), allowing application to higher surgical training.
9 roles across 3 themed programs are available as follows. This advert relates to 3 roles that sit in the Trauma and Orthopaedics 'theme', as per the below.
The aim is to furnish trainees with broad surgical exposure, whilst allowing focussed development in their chosen speciality, in order to maximise the chances at ST3+ application.
T&O Themed:
14 months T&O, 4 months Plastics, 4 months General Surgery
- 3 roles available
Plastic Surgery Themed:
14 months Plastics, 4 months T&O, 4 months General Surgery
- 3 roles available
General Surgery Themed:
14 months General Surgery, 4 months T&O, 4 months Plastics
- 3 roles available
Main duties of the job
- Management of inpatients
- Management of acute presentations during participation in on-call work
- Regular attendance in theatre in order to meet surgical training targets
- Regular attendance in clinic in order to develop knowledge base
- Participation in monthly teaching
- Completion of (ideally) multiple quality improvement/audit projects
- Publication of 1 research paper
- Minimum 1x poster/podium
- Completion of MRCS Part A and Part B during the program
- Fastidious approach to allocated leadership role (e.g audit, rota, teaching coordinator)
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.
We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
? We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers
? We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds
? We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
? We operate on a patient every 16 minutes
? We do 50 imaging procedures each hour
? We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life
Our values
Our PROUD values demonstrate to staff, patients and the public the standards of care and experience they should expect from our services:
? Putting patients first
? Responsive to patients and staff
? Open and honest
? Unfailingly kind
? Determined to develop
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management of inpatients
- Management of acute presentations during participation in on-call work
- Regular attendance in theatre in order to meet surgical training targets
- Regular attendance in clinic in order to develop knowledge base
- Participation in monthly teaching
- Completion of (ideally) multiple quality improvement/audit projects
- Publication of 1 research paper
- Minimum 1x poster/podium
- Completion of MRCS Part A and Part B during the program
- Fastidious approach to allocated leadership role (e.g audit, rota, teaching coordinator)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management of inpatients
- Management of acute presentations during participation in on-call work
- Regular attendance in theatre in order to meet surgical training targets
- Regular attendance in clinic in order to develop knowledge base
- Participation in monthly teaching
- Completion of (ideally) multiple quality improvement/audit projects
- Publication of 1 research paper
- Minimum 1x poster/podium
- Completion of MRCS Part A and Part B during the program
- Fastidious approach to allocated leadership role (e.g audit, rota, teaching coordinator)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification at the time of application
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence of practice.
- Professional qualification
- General Professional training
- Successful completion of MRCS or equivalent at time of interview
- FRCS
Skills
Essential
- ?Should have substantial full-time hospital service in the SHO or a higher grade since first obtaining full or limited registration
- ?Trauma and Orthopaedics, especially emergency surgery experience.
- ?Strong verbal and written skills
- ?Experience of audit and research
- ?Teaching ability
- ?Demonstration of keeping up to date with knowledge
- ?Additional experience in breast, colo-rectal and vascular surgery
- ?Evidence of training in management skills
- ?Understanding of the NHS organisation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification at the time of application
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence of practice.
- Professional qualification
- General Professional training
- Successful completion of MRCS or equivalent at time of interview
- FRCS
Skills
Essential
- ?Should have substantial full-time hospital service in the SHO or a higher grade since first obtaining full or limited registration
- ?Trauma and Orthopaedics, especially emergency surgery experience.
- ?Strong verbal and written skills
- ?Experience of audit and research
- ?Teaching ability
- ?Demonstration of keeping up to date with knowledge
- ?Additional experience in breast, colo-rectal and vascular surgery
- ?Evidence of training in management skills
- ?Understanding of the NHS organisation
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).