Job summary
LTHT
has a strong commitment to the Health and Wellbeing of our employees. We have a vacancy for an Occupational Health
Consultant to continue to help us to shape our approach in this important area.
We are looking to recruit a full time
Consultant with the potential to consider job share or part time working to
work alongside our existing 2 substantive Consultants. The post will be mainly based at St James
Hospital when working on site with options to work some sessions from home.
The
Team supporting our existing Consultants includes nurses in bands 5 and 7,
Occupational Therapist, sessional psychiatrist plus psychology support
comprising of an EAP service access to onsite and external Counsellors and
Psychologists providing assessment and treatment. The clinical team is supported
by a team of secretarial and administrative staff.
There
is also access to an onsite well-established staff physiotherapy service.
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD VIA MS TEAMS: 6
February 2024.
Main duties of the job
Excellent
communication and team working skills and a strong commitment to teaching and service
development are essential. This post
will provide an opportunity to be involved in future training of specialist
registrars in Occupational Medicine.
The
successful applicant should be on the GMC Specialist Register for Occupational
Medicine or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently
undertaking a training programme within the UK.
In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other
categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.
Applicants should have
established skills in Occupational Medicine. A strong commitment to
undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.
Consideration will be given to applicants
who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.
If shortlisted, you will be required to
give a 10-minute presentation on:
The challenges facing an NHS
Occupational Health Service in the next 5 years.
About us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital
trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical
technology. We care for people from all
over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000
staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our
2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000
in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient
appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals
on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the
best for specialist and integrated care.
Our vision is based on
The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded
on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:
Patient-centred
Fair
Collaborative
Accountable
Empowered
We believe that by being
true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our
results in relation to our goals, which are to be:
1. The
best for patient safety, quality and experience
2. The
best place to work
3. A
centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and
innovation
4. Hospitals
that offer seamless, integrated care
5. Financially
sustainable
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of our continued Health and Wellbeing
offer to staff, we are looking to recruit a substantive OH Consultant. This is
a full-time 10 PA appointment (or part-time) for a Consultant Occupational
Physician who will work alongside our existing Consultant Occupational
Physicians to provide clinical support, expertise and take the lead in key
areas of our multi-disciplinary service to provide high standards of care. The
post will support the services portfolio of work and continue to raise the
profile of the Occupational Health Service throughout the Trust and partner
organisations.
The Consultant Occupational Health Physician will work alongside the Occupational
Health team as a specialist clinician for the service and be part of the senior
management team including Head of Occupational Health Service, Senior Nurse,
Service Transformation Manager and other Consultants. The team reports to Head
of HR - Health and Wellbeing.
This post is to work alongside our existing substantive Consultants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of our continued Health and Wellbeing
offer to staff, we are looking to recruit a substantive OH Consultant. This is
a full-time 10 PA appointment (or part-time) for a Consultant Occupational
Physician who will work alongside our existing Consultant Occupational
Physicians to provide clinical support, expertise and take the lead in key
areas of our multi-disciplinary service to provide high standards of care. The
post will support the services portfolio of work and continue to raise the
profile of the Occupational Health Service throughout the Trust and partner
organisations.
The Consultant Occupational Health Physician will work alongside the Occupational
Health team as a specialist clinician for the service and be part of the senior
management team including Head of Occupational Health Service, Senior Nurse,
Service Transformation Manager and other Consultants. The team reports to Head
of HR - Health and Wellbeing.
This post is to work alongside our existing substantive Consultants.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Occupational Medicine.
- Specifically, he/she must demonstrate higher training in Occupational Medicine.
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Training, Research, Teaching & Audit
Essential
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Occupational Medicine or achieved CESR.
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
Desirable
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
- Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
Other Requirements
Essential
- *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process: https://www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-archive/brexit---information-for-doctors
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent) MFOM/FFOM (or equivalent).
- CCT accreditation in Occupational Medicine or CESR/CESR(CP).
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice - GMC NUMBER MUST BE STATED ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM TO BE CONSIDERED.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely.
- Evidence of continuing appraisal since last revalidation/licensing.
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process: https://www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-archive/brexit---information-for-doctors
Management & Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS and the wider field of occupational health and wellbeing or demonstrates managerial competence in their current field of employment if entering the NHS from industry, MOD or overseas.
- *Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- *Effective interpersonal skills.
- *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- *Non judgemental in approach to clients and customers.
- *Have the ability to listen, build rapport, persuade and negotiate.
- *Decisive and willing to take responsibility, and lead with appropriate authority.
- *IT knowledge and use of IT software to prepare and produce clinical records/reports
Desirable
- Attendance at recognised management course.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Occupational Medicine.
- Specifically, he/she must demonstrate higher training in Occupational Medicine.
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Training, Research, Teaching & Audit
Essential
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Occupational Medicine or achieved CESR.
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
Desirable
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
- Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
Other Requirements
Essential
- *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process: https://www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-archive/brexit---information-for-doctors
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent) MFOM/FFOM (or equivalent).
- CCT accreditation in Occupational Medicine or CESR/CESR(CP).
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice - GMC NUMBER MUST BE STATED ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM TO BE CONSIDERED.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely.
- Evidence of continuing appraisal since last revalidation/licensing.
Desirable
Other Requirements
Essential
- *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
- -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process: https://www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-archive/brexit---information-for-doctors
Management & Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS and the wider field of occupational health and wellbeing or demonstrates managerial competence in their current field of employment if entering the NHS from industry, MOD or overseas.
- *Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- *Effective interpersonal skills.
- *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- *Non judgemental in approach to clients and customers.
- *Have the ability to listen, build rapport, persuade and negotiate.
- *Decisive and willing to take responsibility, and lead with appropriate authority.
- *IT knowledge and use of IT software to prepare and produce clinical records/reports
Desirable
- Attendance at recognised management course.
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).
