About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for a clinical Fellow ST8 level post, offered by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. This is a fixed-term post for a period of 12 months.
Main duties of the job
This post is designed to offer experience in the full range of coronary intervention for a candidate near completion of training. Exposure to the full range of elective, urgent and emergency procedures full time for 12 months will serve to perfect techniques and decision making in coronary intervention, intravascular ultrasound, OCT, rotational and orbital atherectomy, bifurcation, LMS and CTO PCI.
During this dedicated interventional fellow post, the duties are care of the patients in or coming to the cardiac catheter suite. Diagnostic and invasive procedures under consultant supervision will include 8 cardiac catheter lab sessions, 1 outpatient clinic and a dedicated administration and research session. The Trust works closely with 3 surgical centres, and the post holder will also prepare cases for and support weekly multi-disciplinary meetings and monthly PCI M&M and case review sessions.
Further opportunities can be available for cardiac imaging experience.
The post also offers the opportunity for involvement and responsibility for recruitment to trials. The department are actively involved in interventional cardiology trials run by four Cardiology Research Nurses. The post holder will be expected to support the recruitment to current trials and have an interest in undertaking clinical research.
Enquiries and informal visits can be arranged by contacting Dr Routledge on [email protected]
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
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Job description Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the Capabilities Framework, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to:
provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patient's home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and rotas may be revised in due course.
be responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties.
provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
attend Consultant ward rounds and triage ward referrals.
prepare patients for planned treatment and procedures, including post-operative care as required.
provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care, including discharge summaries.
attend multi-disciplinary meetings where requested, which may be cross county and cross site.
collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trust's and departmental objectives.
provide professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
participate in the middle grade on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues in post.
if undertaking non-resident on-call duties, attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. You must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.
participate in clinical audit as part of quality improvement activity under local arrangements.
commit to taking part in annual appraisal process which will be undertaken by a trust approved appraiser.
be responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development requirements with the support of the Trust. It is mandatory for all Specialists to keep up to date with evidence based practice.
be responsible for maintaining awareness of & acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor, Good Medical Practice, & the GMC Performance Procedures.
You will join the middle grade rota within the clinical department which will include participating in the on-call shift pattern to provide 24/7 services.You will be provided opportunities to join weekly specialist out-patient clinics and assist the Consultant or registrars with relevant procedures with a view to becoming an independent operator, maintaining a training portfolio (and logbook of procedures where applicable).
Whilst these posts are not training posts, they are structured to provide a portfolio-based Postgraduate Training Programme similar to the national training programme model. The Trust is committed to providing the medical training content.
The successful candidates will be welcomed to join the weekly teaching sessions and Grand Rounds/Journal Clubs, and participate in audit projects (at least one audit every 6 months). In-house training will be provided for PACES/membership of royal colleges examinations, and study leave will be available to help candidates prepare for the examinations. At the end of the post a Certificate of Postgraduate Training will be available.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent MRCP (full) ALS provider Eligible for full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of appointment
Desirable
Completion of specialist training and entry onto GMC specialist register in Cardiology.
Other requirements Essential
An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues. Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when undertaking non-resident on call duties. Workplace Health Clearance by time of appointment. Access to transport and ability to travel across hospital sites.
Management and administrative experience Essential
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively. Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities. Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
Desirable
Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Personal attributes Essential
Ability to work effectively as a multidisciplinary team member, including under periods of pressure. Enquiring, critical approach to work with a commitment to continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies. Flexible approach to work duties and reliable and supportive to other colleagues. Ability to work without supervision. Ability to work antisocial hours.
Desirable
Evidence of innovation Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others. Evidence of continuous professional development.
Research experience Essential
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems. An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.
Desirable
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years. Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Experience Essential
At least 3 years full time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least 2 years of which will be in a Cardiology training programme and have completed it or be near completion. At least 5 years clinical experience within Cardiology. Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty and sufficient experience Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Teaching experience Essential
Ability to organise and deliver teaching across the whole undergraduate curriculum. Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines. Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates. Knowledge of audit principles and evidence of participation and completion of audit projects.
Desirable
Critical appraisal skills. Ability to supervise postgraduate 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)