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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthetics & ICU
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
1 year (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
407-SURGERY-6367301
Employer
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Town
Walsall
Salary
£33,790 - £44,705 Clinical Fellow salary
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/08/2024 23:59

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Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement. 

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
 
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at COVID-19 Vaccination | How to access your vaccine in the Black Country and West Birmingham (blackcountryandwestbirmccg.nhs.uk) where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
 

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant.  The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.  As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.

 

 RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM

 


 

Job overview

We are looking to appoint two Senior Clinical Fellows (SCF) to the Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care. 

The post-holder will work in collaboration with the existing Anaesthetists to provide a high quality, progressive and professional Anaesthetic service in a broad range of surgical specialties. The successful candidate will for the initial 3 months cover the First on-call rota followed with the potential for the subsequent nine months to be spent on the registrar level rota. There will be an opportunity to progress in training by undertaking ST3 modules like Critical care and Obstetrics along with an opportunity for exposure in Colorectal, Bariatrics, Pre assessment and Chronic pain and participate in Second oncalls on Maternity and ICU over the subsequent two years. The appointee will be able to engage with quality improvement projects, Research projects, Simulation and education based on individuals’ interests.

This is an opportunity to join a friendly, cohesive department currently consisting of 30 Consultants, 10 Specialty doctors, 2 SpR (Higher) 9 Clinical fellows, 9 WTE CT1&2, two WTE FY1, together with  Advanced Critical Care Practitioners, specialist nursing team, in Acute Pain and Perioperative Medicine

Main duties of the job

KEY DUTIES OF THE POST

  • Cover Anaesthetics and ICU as per the needs of the service.
  • Cover the first oncall rota during the early part of the placement.
  • Covering the elective operating theatres, ICU and emergency theatres.
  • Cover the Second oncall on ITU and Maternity oncalls.

Working for our organisation

General Information

The Anaesthetics Department is situated in the Trusts Outpatient Department.  It is conveniently located close to surgical daycase  and the Family Health and Diagnostics theatre complexes.  It comprises of multiple shared rooms for consultant office space and an open plan secretarial space along with an integrated kitchenet in the same footprint.  It provides a pleasant working environment with easy access to the Anaesthetic secretaries. There are hot desking areas close to Theatres and the ICU with a dedicated lecture/seminar room and a kitchen.

To be eligible for these posts you must be eligible to secure GMC registration with Licence to Practice, ideally have completed the Post graduate training in the country of origin at Core Training level.

Applicants should be aware that regardless of Country of Origin, their ability to communicate in written and spoken English to the standard required to carry out the post will be assessed during the selection process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Senior Clinical Fellow will work on the General Critical Care Unit for a period of six months. There may be the opportunity to extend the post at the end of the term. This will depend upon staffing vacancies and satisfactory progress by the Fellow.

The post holder’s role can be adapted to suit the individual interests and training needs of the candidate. This may include spending time in operating theatre keeping Anaesthetics skills up to speed.

Education

All clinical fellows are allocated a trained Educational Supervisor (ES) who will oversee their progress and serve as a mentor for training and other needs. We would expect the individual to meet with the ES both formally (every 3 months) to record the progress and informally as frequently as is possible.

The clinical fellow will be fully supervised by consultants during the day shift. Overnight, there is supervision by a resident senior trainee /middle grade and an on call ITU consultant.

For more details please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Medical Degree from recognised university
  • ALS ahead of starting

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 2 years full time post graduate training or equivalent experience/competencies
  • Full GMC registration

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Capacity to operate under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive situations
  • Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind. Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving
  • Demonstrate effective judgement and decision making skills.
  • Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
  • Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team & demonstrate leadership when appropriate. Capacity to establish good working relations with others.
  • Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands, follow instructions. Understands importance and impact of information systems.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Adi Kuravi
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01922 656751
Additional information

For an informal chat or more information regarding this post, please contact Joanna Hardwick, Dr Kuravi's Secretary on 01922 656751

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