Junior Locally Employed Doctor in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Job summary

An exciting role in cardiothoracic surgery opening opportunities to enhance your CV and providing a stepping stone to careers in multiple specialities.

Working in a supportive cardiothoracic surgery department with a strong focus on developing surgical skills to CST level Expected to reach competency in vein harvest, sternotomy, thoracotomy and minor thoracic surgery procedures in this very busy department.

The successful candidate will be exposed to emergency as well as elective cardiothoracic surgery procedures, including endoscopic vein harvesting, major aortic surgery, VATS lobectomies and other highly specialised work.

The cardiac and thoracic surgery specialties offer a wide range of adult cardiac surgery, and sole provision of thoracic surgery in GreaterManchester. There are currently 47 cardiothoracic surgery beds, and 16 transplant beds, along with 31 dedicated cardio-thoracic critical carebeds.Outpatients are based in the dedicated clinic suite of the North West Heart Centre. The post holder would also be expected to support anestablished satellite clinic at one of our local hospitals.Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all otherapplications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate isavailable to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances.

Main duties of the job

Exposure to general cardiothoracic surgery plus transplant (opportunity to join our retrieval team), advanced cardiorespiratory support devices (LVAD/ECMO), aortic surgery and minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Our department has a strong emphasis on research and service improvement (recent clinical fellows have earned 1st author national and international presentations and led on service improvement projects). Wythenshawe has a cutting edge, dynamic cardiothoracic surgery and heart and lung transplant department with 8 cardiac and 5 thoracic surgeons, 2 associate specialists, 10 registrars, 3 deanery core trainees and 3 clinical fellows. Supported by ANPs and Specialist Thoracic and Cardiac Nurses. Candidates must have, or be eligible for, GMC registration that allows them to work in posts that are not recognised for training.

Most of the commitments are at Wythenshawe Hospital but the post holder may be required to assist his/her Consultant at some satellite clinics. The job will cover ward, theatre and clinic duties. The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the on call rota. (ST 1/2 equivalent) A fabulous opportunity to develop new and valuable clinical and non-clinical skills and open doors to many career paths.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.