About this role
Job summary
This is an innovative post rotating through clinical departments giving a broad exposure to surgery mirroring the Core Surgical Training Programme.
This is a standalone one-year post of clinical rotations in surgical specialties and is structured and administered as per the core surgical training programme to allow full or partial sign off via a certificate of equivalence. These posts are at junior clinical fellow level equivalent to CT1. For this reason, applicants must have undertaken work in the NHS in surgical specialties prior to application. This must be equivalent to completion of the Foundation Programme and ideally additional work in a surgical specialty at 'FY3/junior clinical fellow' level post Foundation competency sign off where possible.
Rotations for this post are as follows:
CT1
CT2
6 months
6 months
12 months
Vascular
General Surgery
Vascular
General Surgery
Vascular
General Surgery
Main duties of the job
This is a standalone one-year post of clinical rotations in surgical specialties and is structured and administered as per the core surgical training programme to allow full or partial sign off via a certificate of equivalence. These posts are at junior clinical fellow level equivalent to CT1. For this reason, applicants must have undertaken work in the NHS in surgical specialties prior to application. This must be equivalent to completion of the Foundation Programme and ideally additional work in a surgical specialty at 'FY3/junior clinical fellow' level post Foundation competency sign off where possible.
With successful engagement and local appraisal (equivalent to an ARCP) there will be an opportunity to extend to a second year of rotations with a view to obtaining certificate of equivalence sign off.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, comprising two of London's oldest and best-known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a strong national and international reputation for clinical excellence, teaching, research and innovation.
GSTT includes St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Evelina London Children's Hospital and both adult and children's community services in Lambeth and Southwark. Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals also became part of Guy's and St. Thomas' in February 2021, bringingtogether world-leading expertise and research in heart and lung disease.
We are part of King's Health Partners (KHP), one of only eight accredited UK Academic Health Sciences Centres (AHSC), and a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. It consists of King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. King's Health Partners includes seven hospitals and over 150 community-based services, is responsible for seeing over 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees, 19,500 students, and over a £2 billion annual turnover.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification, where you will find comprehensive information regarding the roles, responsibilities, and qualifications required for the position.
This vacancy may be closed early if sufficient applications for the role are received. Please be sure to register your interest and submit your application as soon as you possibly can to avoid any disappointment.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice at the time of application
Previous Experience Essential
Successful completion of a Foundation Programme (or equivalent) Prior NHS experience working at FY2 or junior clinical fellow level in a surgical specialty
Desirable
Previous experience as FY3 in a surgical specialty Previous teaching experience
Skills/Knowledge/Ability Essential
Effective verbal and written communication
Desirable
Commitment to ongoing personal development
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.
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 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Rd
London
SE1 7EH
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)