Job summary
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is pleased to announce two Research Registrar posts in Burns and Plastic Surgery to start in August 2024.
These posts offer an exciting opportunity
for the post holder to combine clinical and academic roles and are aimed at doctors who are passionate
about plastic surgery and wish to step up to
registrar level clinical duties and build their portfolios for ST3
applications.
These posts are not recognised UK
training posts. Nevertheless, MYDoc
doctors will have a named supervisor and be supported in undertaking scheduled
educational opportunities to consolidate and develop their portfolios, with
certificated outcomes to support career progression through other routes.
We are looking for dynamic and motivated doctors to join our
Plastic Surgery Department for an
initial 6-month period extendible to 12-months provided satisfactory progress
based on research output, consultant feedback and documented progress on ISCP
portfolio.
During the appointment the
Research Fellows will undertake both clinical and research work. The post holders will be required to develop
clinical audit and research projects ultimately aiming for national and international
presentations and publications. We are affiliated with Bradford and Huddersfield
University giving the applicant(s) the possibility to pursue a masters in
research degree should they wish to do so.
Please note we may close the advert should sufficient applications be received.
Main duties of the job
The post holders will divide their working time equally between research and clinical duties. We will endeavour to tailor the post to allow
all necessary competences, required for national selection at ST3 level, to be
achieved
These roles are equivalent to a doctor on specialty training programmes
and will be paid on the equivalent nodal point.
The salary for a full-time post is £55,329 per annum. The salary for this
role will be paid pro rata, based on 50% of the rota pattern. The post holder
will be working 50% clinical and 50% research.
Both research fellows will be on the same on call line
on the 1:8 or 1:9 (TBC) registrar rota and will equally share the on calls
between them. Depending on the rota pattern in August 2024 (1:8 or 1:9) we may
be in a position, to mirror the on calls with a more senior trainee. Should there
be rota gaps, these mirrored on calls may be dissociated to allow smooth
running of the department. The total number of on calls will always remain the
same. Should there be locum gaps on the
on-call rota, the research fellows will get first refusal to cover the locum
shifts.
The work will be alternate weeks
clinical and academic/research work. You
will be expected to do research work on site during your research week but
there may be some weeks when your on-call falls during your research week. You
can choose to do the on call or swap the on call into your clinical week.
Please see attached the full advert and job description for more details
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is a job share position with the other Research Fellow. From a clinical perspective these posts will participate in the cross site STR/Registrar trainee rota. This rota is compliant with the 2016 junior doctor contract averaging 48 hours per week.
The post holder will be expected to divide their working month equally between research work and clinical duties. Our previous research fellows either undertook full-time clinical duties one week followed by one week of full-time research or had the working week divided into research and clinical duties. The exact pattern of working however can be altered depending on the preferences of the two appointees.
Role of the Research Fellow:
- To adhere to good medical practice
- To maintain high clinical standards
- To provide:
- Commitment to perform research potentially leading to a higher research degree
- Six weeks notification of study/annual leave
- Prospective cover for sick/annual/study leave
- Three months notice to terminate employment
Key Research Responsibilities:
The post holders will be required to develop a clinical research project. We have several projects in burns and plastic surgery that can be developed depending on the post-holders interests. In addition, they will be required to collect and analyse data and report the results in peer-reviewed journals.
In summary this will involve:
- planning and carrying out research in accordance with the project aims
- maintaining good research practice
- attending relevant courses
- accurate record keeping
- gathering and interpreting the results
- writing reports and manuscripts for presentation and publication
The main clinical duties of the post will include:
Work at registrar level during the clinical part of this post.
The post holder will be assigned to one of 13 consultants as a designated educational and clinical supervisor; however the role will also be closely supervised by the academic lead.
Working within a wider multidisciplinary team and will have access to IT and library services.
On-call commitment of 1:8 or 1:9 (TBC) and will be expected to cover acute trauma lists, theatre lists and clinics.
Provision of care with responsibility for the management of patients with acute and chronic conditions including complex cases
Referral of patients to other specialities as appropriate
Out-patient activities/clinics
Involvement in specialty and cross-specialty multi-disciplinary teams and meetings
Involvement in relevant administration duties
Teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and other clinicians as appropriate
Active involvement in audit and clinical governance including service improvement activities
Duties will be based primarily on our Pinderfields Hospital site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites. Currently, most of the elective operating is undertaken at Dewsbury and Pontefract Hospitals.
The above list is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after discussion with the post holder.
The MYDoc Training Programme Educational Input & Recognition
Doctors appointed to a MYDoc post will receive relevant educational input. Each doctor will be allocated an Educational Supervisor and will be required to develop a Personalised Work Schedule.
The weekly timetable should include a balance of these activities appropriate to your grade, role and training requirements. You are required to maintain a dialogue with your Clinical and Educational Supervisor to ensure the balance of these activities meets your developmental needs.
Whilst not a recognised training post we endeavour to help the post holders achieve competencies required to apply for national ST3 training. We expect the post holders to be registered with ISCP and use an e-logbook. There will be an annual trust appraisal to review progress based on evidence within the portfolios including the WBA, MSF, MCR, personal reflections and CPD, covering both clinical, personal and professional development.
Terms & Conditions and Tenure
Employment will be as a MYDoc Research Registrar on Trust Terms and Conditions of Service.
Appointment as a MYDoc Research Registrar is initially offered on a fixed term contract for 6 months period extendible to 12-months provided satisfactory progress based on research output, consultant feedback and documented progress on ISCP portfolio.
Pay Scale
These roles are equivalent to a doctor on specialty training programmes and will be paid on the equivalent nodal point. The salary for a full-time post is £55,329 per annum. The salary for this role will be paid pro rata, based on 50% of the rota pattern. The post holder will be working 50% daytime clinical work and 50% daytime research work. Additional payments will be made for full time out of hours on call duties.
Both research fellows will be on the same on call line on the 1:8 or 1:9 (TBC) registrar rota and will equally share the on calls between them. Depending on the rota pattern in August 2024 (1:8 or 1:9) we may be in a position, to mirror the on calls with a more senior trainee. This will mean the post holders would be on call with a more senior trainee. Should there be rota gaps, these mirrored on calls may be dissociated to allow smooth running of the department. The total number of on calls will always remain the same. Should there be locum gaps on the on-call rota, the research fellows will get first refusal to cover the locum shifts.
The work will be alternate weeks clinical and academic/research work. You will be expected to do research work on site during your research week but there may be some weeks when your on-call falls during your research week. You can choose to do the on call or swap the on call into your clinical week.
Please see attached job description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is a job share position with the other Research Fellow. From a clinical perspective these posts will participate in the cross site STR/Registrar trainee rota. This rota is compliant with the 2016 junior doctor contract averaging 48 hours per week.
The post holder will be expected to divide their working month equally between research work and clinical duties. Our previous research fellows either undertook full-time clinical duties one week followed by one week of full-time research or had the working week divided into research and clinical duties. The exact pattern of working however can be altered depending on the preferences of the two appointees.
Role of the Research Fellow:
- To adhere to good medical practice
- To maintain high clinical standards
- To provide:
- Commitment to perform research potentially leading to a higher research degree
- Six weeks notification of study/annual leave
- Prospective cover for sick/annual/study leave
- Three months notice to terminate employment
Key Research Responsibilities:
The post holders will be required to develop a clinical research project. We have several projects in burns and plastic surgery that can be developed depending on the post-holders interests. In addition, they will be required to collect and analyse data and report the results in peer-reviewed journals.
In summary this will involve:
- planning and carrying out research in accordance with the project aims
- maintaining good research practice
- attending relevant courses
- accurate record keeping
- gathering and interpreting the results
- writing reports and manuscripts for presentation and publication
The main clinical duties of the post will include:
Work at registrar level during the clinical part of this post.
The post holder will be assigned to one of 13 consultants as a designated educational and clinical supervisor; however the role will also be closely supervised by the academic lead.
Working within a wider multidisciplinary team and will have access to IT and library services.
On-call commitment of 1:8 or 1:9 (TBC) and will be expected to cover acute trauma lists, theatre lists and clinics.
Provision of care with responsibility for the management of patients with acute and chronic conditions including complex cases
Referral of patients to other specialities as appropriate
Out-patient activities/clinics
Involvement in specialty and cross-specialty multi-disciplinary teams and meetings
Involvement in relevant administration duties
Teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and other clinicians as appropriate
Active involvement in audit and clinical governance including service improvement activities
Duties will be based primarily on our Pinderfields Hospital site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites. Currently, most of the elective operating is undertaken at Dewsbury and Pontefract Hospitals.
The above list is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after discussion with the post holder.
The MYDoc Training Programme Educational Input & Recognition
Doctors appointed to a MYDoc post will receive relevant educational input. Each doctor will be allocated an Educational Supervisor and will be required to develop a Personalised Work Schedule.
The weekly timetable should include a balance of these activities appropriate to your grade, role and training requirements. You are required to maintain a dialogue with your Clinical and Educational Supervisor to ensure the balance of these activities meets your developmental needs.
Whilst not a recognised training post we endeavour to help the post holders achieve competencies required to apply for national ST3 training. We expect the post holders to be registered with ISCP and use an e-logbook. There will be an annual trust appraisal to review progress based on evidence within the portfolios including the WBA, MSF, MCR, personal reflections and CPD, covering both clinical, personal and professional development.
Terms & Conditions and Tenure
Employment will be as a MYDoc Research Registrar on Trust Terms and Conditions of Service.
Appointment as a MYDoc Research Registrar is initially offered on a fixed term contract for 6 months period extendible to 12-months provided satisfactory progress based on research output, consultant feedback and documented progress on ISCP portfolio.
Pay Scale
These roles are equivalent to a doctor on specialty training programmes and will be paid on the equivalent nodal point. The salary for a full-time post is £55,329 per annum. The salary for this role will be paid pro rata, based on 50% of the rota pattern. The post holder will be working 50% daytime clinical work and 50% daytime research work. Additional payments will be made for full time out of hours on call duties.
Both research fellows will be on the same on call line on the 1:8 or 1:9 (TBC) registrar rota and will equally share the on calls between them. Depending on the rota pattern in August 2024 (1:8 or 1:9) we may be in a position, to mirror the on calls with a more senior trainee. This will mean the post holders would be on call with a more senior trainee. Should there be rota gaps, these mirrored on calls may be dissociated to allow smooth running of the department. The total number of on calls will always remain the same. Should there be locum gaps on the on-call rota, the research fellows will get first refusal to cover the locum shifts.
The work will be alternate weeks clinical and academic/research work. You will be expected to do research work on site during your research week but there may be some weeks when your on-call falls during your research week. You can choose to do the on call or swap the on call into your clinical week.
Please see attached job description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practise. Please provide your GMC Number.
- Medical Degree from recognised medical school
- MRCS Part A and B or recognised equivalent
- Successful completion of post registration training or equivalent Foundation and core training
Desirable
- ATLS certification
- ALS certificate
- Medical School prizes
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Possesses good communication skills
- Flexibility
- Willingness to provide and learn all aspects of hospitals internal systems and processes and adhere to local policies
- Willingness to participate in further education and audit
- Physically able to carry out the duties as specified in the job description and ability to evidence competencies
- Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) Clearance
Desirable
- Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses.
- Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust, the Unit and its services.
Management skills
Essential
- Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
Desirable
- Possess good organisational skills.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum experience equivalent to CT2/ST2 in Plastic Surgery (4 years full time post graduate training or part time equivalent)
- Minimum 12 months plastics surgery experience at CT level
- Proven experience in acute hospital setting
- Sound knowledge and experience in the management of critically ill patients
- At least 6 months recent experience in the NHS
- Evidence of an interest in Audit and Research
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practise. Please provide your GMC Number.
- Medical Degree from recognised medical school
- MRCS Part A and B or recognised equivalent
- Successful completion of post registration training or equivalent Foundation and core training
Desirable
- ATLS certification
- ALS certificate
- Medical School prizes
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Possesses good communication skills
- Flexibility
- Willingness to provide and learn all aspects of hospitals internal systems and processes and adhere to local policies
- Willingness to participate in further education and audit
- Physically able to carry out the duties as specified in the job description and ability to evidence competencies
- Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) Clearance
Desirable
- Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses.
- Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust, the Unit and its services.
Management skills
Essential
- Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
Desirable
- Possess good organisational skills.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum experience equivalent to CT2/ST2 in Plastic Surgery (4 years full time post graduate training or part time equivalent)
- Minimum 12 months plastics surgery experience at CT level
- Proven experience in acute hospital setting
- Sound knowledge and experience in the management of critically ill patients
- At least 6 months recent experience in the NHS
- Evidence of an interest in Audit and Research
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
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).
