About this role
Job summary
This post is to help the Sleep department deal with an increasing workload and to provide succession planning with the retirement of existing clinicians. The successful candidate will have experience of and a particular interest in sleep medicine. Candidates will be expected to contribute actively to the management, teaching, audit and research activities of the department.
Applicants must hold the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians or an equivalent postgraduate diploma, have completed a period of higher professional training and must possess, or be within six months of obtaining the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). On the date of taking up the appointment, the successful candidate's name must appear on the Specialist Register.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide a minimum of five sleep clinics with associated clinical administration, reporting and discussion time for polysomnography, and time for supporting professional development.
About us
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job plan provides scheduling details of the clinical activity and clinically related activity components of the job plan that occur at regular times in the week. There is no on call associated with this part of the post. Remote clinics will be done from home with IT equipment supplied. Clinics will consist of a mix of new and follow up patients and each session will contain 9 patients, 30 minutes allowed for new and 20 for follow up.
Person Specification
Experience in Sleep
Essential
- full General Medical Council (GMC) registration and be on the Specialist Register
Desirable
- Experience in Sleep
- Postgraduate Specialist Education Sleep
- Clinical Audit, Research & Publications
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
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Victoria Hospital
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.qvh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)