Junior Clinical Fellow in ENT

Job description

Job responsibilities

The department has two designated wards: Blundell mainly for Head and Neck and complex ENT patients, and Esther which is a short staysurgical ward. The post holder will join a dedicated team of 11 Junior Residents clinical level FY2 - ST2-1 JCF's and a wider clinical team of 15 SpRs & SCF's (across ENT adult&Paeds and Head & Neck), 7Head & Neck Consultants and 16 ENT Consultants. This post will provide the post-holder with unrivalled clinical experience and many opportunities for portfolio development including audit andresearch. The role occupies a central position in the Trusts delivery of high quality clinical care and carries significant responsibility.

Main place of employment:The post will be predominantly based at the Guys site. It is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

Annual Leave:All leave must be requested at least six weeks in advance to the Resident Rota Co-ordinator. Some leave requests may need prior agreement with the Clinical Lead and or your supervising consultant. Appropriate arrangements for cover of service provision must be made if needed.

Study Leave:Study Leave must be requested with at least 6 weeks notice. Requests need to be made to the Junior Doctor Co-ordinator and are granted at the discretion of the Education team and service provision. In extenuating circumstances short notice requests will be considered.Study leave requested must be appropriate to your grade and training programme. Funding for CPD will be equivalent to that of the appropriate Training post.

Training of multi-disciplinary staff:The post holder will take responsibility for the training and direction of multi-disciplinary staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.

Teaching:The post holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of multi-disciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Clinical Governance:All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.

Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.

European Working Time Directive (EWTD):All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with EWTD guidelines

Educational Programme:Neither the London Deanery nor the Royal College accredits this post for postgraduate training. However the postholder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings, multidisciplinary meetings, journal clubs etc.

Appraisal:All medical and dental staff are required to undertake annual appraisal as per GMC guidelines.

Other:The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and you may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required from time to time.This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time.

The trustexpects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work. All staff are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their clinical service as required; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the trust

Person Specification

Qualifications/Education

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification o Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment o Eligible to work in the UK (3)
• Completion of Foundation Years (2)
• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research Experience of clinical audit (2)

Desirable

• MRCS Part A (2)
• Some previous clinical experience of ENT and evidence of intent to pursue a career in ENT (2)
• Evidence of original research Presentation / Publication in at least one specialist field Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management (2)

Previous Experiance

Essential

• Completion of foundation years

Desirable

• Some previous clinical experience in ENT and evidence of intent to pursue a career in ENT

Research

Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research Experience of clinical audit (2)

Desirable

• Evidence of original research Presentation / Publication in at least one specialist field Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management (2)

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

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Guys Hospital

Great Maze Pond

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)