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Job summary

Main area
Tracheal
Grade
Speciality Registrar
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12 months with a possibility of extension)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (On-call commitments)
Job ref
271-TRC-6722485
Employer
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Town
London
Salary
£47,524 - £64,288 (basic salary) pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/11/2024 23:59

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Tracheal Fellow (ST3+ Equiv.) (Complex Tracheal Disease)

Speciality Registrar

Job overview

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT

 

Tracheal Fellow (ST3+ Equivalent) 

 

Applications are invited for a Tracheal Fellow (ST 3+) who has an ENT, cardiothoracic, respiratory or paediatric background, to start as soon as possible, for one-year fixed term. The post holder will be responsible for the continued delivery of Tracheal Services at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. This post will play a central role in the provision of tracheal services at Great Ormond Street and will work with the other teams and specialties employed by the Trust. Training may include endoscopic approach to the airways (microlaryngoscopy, tracheobronchoscopy and flexible bronchoscopy), surgical exposure may include thoracic and tracheal procedures including reconstructions of airway and lung surgeries.
 
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Richard Hewitt, Tracheal Specialty Lead: [email protected] 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work with managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the tracheal and thoracic service.  The appointee will:
• Be managerially accountable to the core team of tracheal services. 
 
• Provide continuing patient care in partnership with senior and junior colleagues and the tracheal CNS, including daily ward round when appropriate.
 
• Ward rounds – presenting on the CICU ward rounds every day in conjunction with the tracheal service and CICU team – the rounds are undertaken at 9 AM every day and led by intensivists.  
 
• Presenting and taking part in the operative work for all the thoracic and tracheal cases in operating room. This includes taking part at the surgical brief on the operating day (usual operating day of NM is Wednesday and Friday) at 8.15 am (9.15 AM on the days of protected theatre teaching months), taking part in surgery. And performing on table bronchoscopy to aid surgeon, depending on skill set.
 
• Work closely with the Interventional Radiology team, in order to facilitate patient care, on those children from tracheal services, who come in for assessment with bronchoscopy and bronchogram. This will include, but not limiting to, pre-procedural assessments, obtaining consent, taking part in the procedure in the IR theatres, assessment and evaluation post-procedure including assessment for discharge and producing summaries where appropriate.

 

Working for our organisation

Our commitment to you

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at GOSH by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.

Person specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential criteria
  • Always welcoming
  • Always helpful
  • Always expert
  • Always one team
  • Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
  • Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture.
  • Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
  • Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
  • Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential criteria
  • Primary medical qualification - MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration (obtained by designated start date)
  • MRCS or MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degree – MSc, MD, MPhil or Ph D in related discipline

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience in Paediatrics with exposure to respiratory medicine/ ent surgery / general surgery or cardiothoracic surgery at LEVEL ST 3 and above
  • Experience of teaching and presenting
  • Experience of audit activities
  • Understanding of principles of clinical governance
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical experience in related paediatric specialties
  • Published research in peer reviewed journals

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
  • Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
  • Ability to prioritise clinical needs

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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
Mr Richard Hewitt
Job title
Consultant and Lead for the Tracheal services
Email address
[email protected]

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