About this role
Job summary
Here is an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Specialty Doctor -Vascular Services MSE covering all three sites.
You are required to complete emergency on-call cover rota, which covers on call 24 hours a day seven days a week.
You will join a dedicated team of trainees and permanent staff to provide these services and will be expected to supervise the activities of the on call FY1 and FY2 in Vascular Surgery and to work closely with nurse practitioners.
Your responsibilities will include the rapid assessment of all emergency admissions and GP referrals, supporting trauma calls as required and performing emergency operations under consultant supervision. All activities of the appointment will be supervised by the on-call consultant who is free of clinical commitments when on call. A one-hour handover is timetabled between on call shifts and the appointee will be expected to receive or provide written handover using the electronic discharge system to the new admitting team at the beginning and end of each shift during the 1 hour timetabled handover (8:00 - 9:00 and 19:00 - 20:00) and may be expected to attend the post-take ward round to handover sick patients.
You will be expected to attend the hospital at night handover meeting to liaise with the medical on call teams. Youundertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Provide a safe level of care for all patients admitted under the surgical department.
To collaborate with other health care professional to provide timely care for all patients in the hospital.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of clinical protocols.
Ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, evidence-based research and appraisal. To attend monthly governance, mortality and morbidity meetings, audit meetings and specialty quarterly review meetings.
Be familiar with the College curricula for resident doctor training and be trained appropriately to contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials, on- the-job teaching, mentoring, appraisal and workplace-based assessment.
Maintain personal professional development in accordance with the requirements of the Royal Colleges and the General Medical Council.
Ensure that new techniques (outside ethically approved research projects) are only introduced after appropriate training, with approval of the relevant clinical directorates and with arrangements for evaluation and an audit trail.
Agree an annual job plan with the Clinical Lead and participate in annual appraisal using the Trust system.
Work in partnership with colleagues across the hospital.
Provide cover for medical colleagues' periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within the Department.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities
The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service. The post holder will be expected to undertake the following duties:
Provide a safe level of care for all patients admitted under the surgical department.
To collaborate with other health care professional to provide timely care for all patients in the hospital.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of clinical protocols.
Ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, evidence-based research and appraisal. To attend monthly governance, mortality and morbidity meetings, audit meetings and specialty quarterly review meetings.
Be familiar with the College curricula for resident doctor training and be trained appropriately to contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials, on- the-job teaching, mentoring, appraisal and workplace-based assessment.
Maintain personal professional development in accordance with the requirements of the Royal Colleges and the General Medical Council.
Ensure that new techniques (outside ethically approved research projects) are only introduced after appropriate training, with approval of the relevant clinical directorates and with arrangements for evaluation and an audit trail.
Agree an annual job plan with the Clinical Lead and participate in annual appraisal using the Trust system.
Work in partnership with colleagues across the hospital.
Provide cover for medical colleagues periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within the Department.
Organisational Duties:
Promote a friendly and team based working environment in line with our Trust Values.
Teaching of primary care colleagues and resident medical staff through mixture of case-based review and formal teaching activity
All Staff in the Department are managerially accountable to the Clinical Lead who has overall responsibility for Surgical Services.
The post holder will work within the Trusts framework for Corporate Governance including standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.
As part of the Divisional Team, assist in the cost-effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.
Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge in liaison with consultant colleagues and for the proper functioning of the department in line with the Operation Policy and Strategic Plan.
All clinical staff are individually accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent. Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisations regarding supervision.
All qualified staff have a responsibility to supervise unqualified/more resident staff and students on a day-to-day basis to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and that any untoward action is addressed. These posts within the Trust are subject to review. If any changes are required in the working pattern this would be agreed with the post holders.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
12m Vascular services expereince 12m UK NHS expereince
Desirable
1 years General Surgery expereince 3 years UK NHS Experience
Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Completed 4 years full time post graduate training (or equivalent if part time) at least 2 of which shall be in a specialty training programme in the specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
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 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address MSE
Nether Mayne, Basildon
Basildon
SS16 5NL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)