Pancreas Senior Clinical Fellow

Job responsibilities

LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY The post holder will provide clinical care for acute, elective and outpatients under the supervision of the pancreas consultants. The post holder will be part of the general surgical out of hours specialty registrar rota providing emergency care for acute surgical admissions and referrals, patients on the general surgical wards, the surgical high dependency unit and the intensive care unit. The post holder will be expected to conduct outpatient clinics independently, with support from a consultant. The post holder will be expected to support theatre sessions including day-case surgery. The post holder will contribute to the weekly multi-disciplinary meetings alongside the consultant team. Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information.

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job. Evidence of general surgical training with relevant surgical experience (as evidence within log book)
• -Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation -Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
• -Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions, indicating an analytical/scientific approach
• -Capacity to take in others perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people -Demonstrates respect for all
• Ability to show leadership, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members for the benefit of patients through, for example, audit and quality improvement Projects
• Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
• -Capacity to operate under pressure Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances -Is able to deliver good clinical care in the face of uncertainty
• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively -Capacity to prioritise own workload & organise ward rounds
• Understands, respects and demonstrates the values of the NHS Constitution
• Evidence of thoroughness (is well prepared, shows self discipline/ commitment, is punctual and meets deadlines)

Desirable

• Research Skills: demonstrates understanding of the principles of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements

Experience

Essential

• Hospital at night team working / experience. Out of hours experience relevant to the job.
• Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job, specialty knowledge exam.
• Able to work in multi-professional teams & supervise junior medical staff.-Capacity to work effectively with others
• Experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice; including:
• -make the care or your patient your first concern-provide a good standard of practice and care--take prompt action if you think that patient safety, dignity or comfort is being compromised
• -protect and promote the health of patients and of the public-treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity-work in partnership with patients
• -work with colleagues in the ways that best serve patients interests-be honest and open and act with integrity-never discriminate unfairly against patients or colleagues
• -never abuse your patients trust in you or the publics trust in the profession.
• Evidence of achievement of competencies in medicine or Surgery training at ST7/8 level (as defined by the curricula relating to Core Medical training or Core Surgical Training)

Desirable

• Experience in HPB Surgery

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date

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).