Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled resident doctor at ST1-2 level to support our existing clinical team in the delivery of clinical care to our inpatients. Our ward is a true General Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology ward providing exposure to a broad range of clinical presentations and diagnoses. The post will suit a resident at ST1-2 looking to increase their clinical experience, build leadership and management skills, experience safety and governance work in the NHS. There are teaching, research and audit opportunities along with the possibility of experiencing some specialist clinical pharmacology clinical presentations.
Candidates must possess full GMC registration with a license to practice at time of application and previous paid NHS experience is required. We typically receive several hundred applications for ST1/2 locally employed doctor posts and we will therefore only shortlist candidates with paid NHS experience (this does not include Clinical Access or Clinical Observership placements) which is an essential criteria within the Person Specification. Please do not apply if you do not have paid NHS experience as this leads to significant clinician time reviewing applications from applicants who will not be shortlisted.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
Based exclusively at the Royal Victoria Infirmary this role aims to provide ST1-2 support to the existing Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics multidisciplinary team, primarily on our inpatient wards. Our team includes 3 resident doctors at training grades lower than ST1, 3 ST3+ residents and 4 consultants, plus physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing and administrative support.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Simon Hill, Head of Department, at simon.hill@nhs.net
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical: Delivery of clinical care on the CPT ward, shared between our ST3+ cohort including handover, daily ward rounds and clinical jobs, discharge summaries, liaising with other specialties and families.
Administrative: Comply with Trust Clinical Governance and safety processes including participation in quality improvement and audit
Teaching: Join the CPT team regular teaching sessions and wider Trust educational opportunities eg Grand Rounds, Scwartz round etc Contribute to CPT team teaching delivery across a number of health care professional groups. Support resident doctors at training grades below ST1
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical: Delivery of clinical care on the CPT ward, shared between our ST3+ cohort including handover, daily ward rounds and clinical jobs, discharge summaries, liaising with other specialties and families.
Administrative: Comply with Trust Clinical Governance and safety processes including participation in quality improvement and audit
Teaching: Join the CPT team regular teaching sessions and wider Trust educational opportunities eg Grand Rounds, Scwartz round etc Contribute to CPT team teaching delivery across a number of health care professional groups. Support resident doctors at training grades below ST1
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
Desirable
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous paid NHS experience
- Demonstrable ability to successfully function in the NHS including previous NHS experience
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- Training portfolio with specific evidence of GIM and Generic capabilities
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable
- PG teaching qualification or teaching specific CPD
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Desirable
- Completed a full audit cycle and able to demonstrate an active role
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership training
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
Desirable
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous paid NHS experience
- Demonstrable ability to successfully function in the NHS including previous NHS experience
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable
- Training portfolio with specific evidence of GIM and Generic capabilities
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administration ability
- Understanding of management goals
- Experience with audit
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable
- PG teaching qualification or teaching specific CPD
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects
Desirable
- Completed a full audit cycle and able to demonstrate an active role
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership training
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).
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).
