Job summary
Clinical Trust Fellow ST3+ in General Surgery
Division:Surgery and Anaesthetics
Salary:£50,175 - £67,610 Per Annum/Pro Rata
Contract Length: 12 Months Fixed Term
We are recruiting for an Clinical Trust Fellow ST3+ in General Surgerywho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Our values areBold,Every Person Counts,Sharing and Open andTogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Clinical Trust Fellow is responsible for all the patients under the care of the Consultant Surgeon(s) to whose firm he/she is attached at the time and for the patients of all the Consultant Surgeons when 'on-call' and when covering for his/her colleagues.
- He/she will refer to his/her consultant when problems exceed his authority and experience and he/she will support and advise the House Surgeon who will refer to him/her.
- He/she must maintain liaison between other Fellows who are on duty before and after him/her to maintain adequate continuity and communication of patient care.
- He/she is responsible for arranging the patients' care, ordering their treatment and investigations.
- He/she will instruct the nursing staff in the care of patients.
- He/she will instruct the technical and professional staff in the investigations that are necessary for patient care, taking care to make sure other departments are fully informed of all necessary information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Clinical Trust Fellow is responsible for all the patients under the care of the Consultant Surgeon(s) to whose firm he/she is attached at the time and for the patients of all the Consultant Surgeons when 'on-call' and when covering for his/her colleagues.
- He/she will refer to his/her consultant when problems exceed his authority and experience and he/she will support and advise the House Surgeon who will refer to him/her.
- He/she must maintain liaison between other Fellows who are on duty before and after him/her to maintain adequate continuity and communication of patient care.
- He/she is responsible for arranging the patients' care, ordering their treatment and investigations.
- He/she will instruct the nursing staff in the care of patients.
- He/she will instruct the technical and professional staff in the investigations that are necessary for patient care, taking care to make sure other departments are fully informed of all necessary information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent)
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to Practise
- MRCS must be passed and completed.
- ALS
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Broadly based Medical & Surgical experience
- Understanding of audit
Values
Essential
- Exhibits behaviours in line with Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of one year's full time hospital service in CT equivalent (or higher grades) since first obtaining full registration in Accident & Emergency and/or Surgical Setting (Desirable)
Skills
Essential
- Sufficient communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of middle grade doctor.
- Computer literate for communication and audit purposes
- Good team working skills.
Other Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates commitment to high quality service delivery
- Able to cope with pressure
- Understands importance of feedback, and acts on feedback.
- Sympathetic understanding of patients and staff needs.
- Committed to continuing personal development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent)
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to Practise
- MRCS must be passed and completed.
- ALS
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Broadly based Medical & Surgical experience
- Understanding of audit
Values
Essential
- Exhibits behaviours in line with Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of one year's full time hospital service in CT equivalent (or higher grades) since first obtaining full registration in Accident & Emergency and/or Surgical Setting (Desirable)
Skills
Essential
- Sufficient communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of middle grade doctor.
- Computer literate for communication and audit purposes
- Good team working skills.
Other Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrates commitment to high quality service delivery
- Able to cope with pressure
- Understands importance of feedback, and acts on feedback.
- Sympathetic understanding of patients and staff needs.
- Committed to continuing personal development
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
