Job summary
The General Medicine department is looking to appoint enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic Senior Clinical Fellows to join the team at North Manchester General Hospital.
Candidates will hold full MRCP, ALS and GMC registration.
These posts are 24 month fixed term, with the potential opportunity to extend duration.
This truly is an exciting time to join North Manchester General Hospital. A once-in-a-generation opportunity will see our hospital rebuilt and the creation of a health hub within our grounds. This creates a rare opportunity to become involved with these changes and part of the new future of the site.
On 1stApril, 2021, we became part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, the final piece in a plan that sets out the benefits of creating a Single Hospital Service for the city of Manchester, uniting multiple hospitals and providers of community services. MFT delivers care to approximately 750,000 people across 10 hospital sites.
We are changing the way care is delivered to address health inequalities in our region. We are proud of our history, serving North Manchester communities since 1876. One of the first things you will realise when you join us is the community feel and the supportive and nurturing culture.
You'll thrive in our open, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone matters, and is respected for who they are. We will help you to develop, and support you to deliver your very best work.
Main duties of the job
Opportunities are available in General Medicine at North Manchester General Hospital for doctors who wish to consolidate their training & experience before moving onto higher specialty training or consultant posts.
The role consists of 80% clinical time and generous 20% non-clinical self development time to support progression or pursuit of the candidates specialty interest.
The post holder with be responsible, under the supervision of the consultant, for the day to day care of elective and emergency patients. You will be expected to play a full part in the relevant departmental rota.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our over 28,000 workforce to pursue their career goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from an extraordinary scale of opportunity.
We're also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research & innovation through the introduction of Hive; our new Electronic Patient Record system, launching in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. Moreover, we're excited to be progressing our MFT Green Plan along with our vison to become an Anchor Organisation, creating new jobs, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing skills and contributing to a zero-carbon environment for the benefit of the local neighbourhood.
At MFT, we create & foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open & transparent, protecting your health & wellbeing & shaping MFT's future together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid Licence to Practise with the General Medical Council (or demonstrates eligibility to apply for registration and license)
- Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration: an active licence, ceased license or pending application with the GMC at the point of application. Candidates who do not fit this criteria will not progress through to the shortlisting stage.
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Primary medical qualification (eg. MBChB, MBBS)
- Demonstration of acquisition of the level of knowledge and skills necessary for the completion of Foundation training or equivalent training and experience
- Evidence of completion of formal 'hands on' training in Advanced Life Support (ALS)
- Evidence of achievement of ST1 and ST2 or equivalent competencies in Medicine and completion of MRCP
Desirable
- Completion of other post graduate qualification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the workings of the NHS
- Demonstration of acquisition of the level of knowledge and skills necessary
- Proven ability to take clinical history & undertake examination
- Good organisational skills and time management
- Use of evidence based practice
- Participation in Quality Improvement
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Information Technology skills
Desirable
- Research experience
- Experience of working within General Medicine in the NHS
- Demonstrates an interest in medical specialty training
- Teaching achievement (including attendance at teaching courses, etc)
Communication
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). This could be demonstrated by one of the following: Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6.
- Empathetic and sensitive to patients needs
- Able to explain things clearly - particularly complex or sensitive information
- Able to influence and persuade effectively
Other
Essential
- The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, ie integrity, honesty, confidentiality, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013)
- Capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a nonjudgemental approach towards others
- Satisfactory work health assessment
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council & a valid Licence to Practise with the General Medical Council (or demonstrates eligibility to apply for registration and license)
- Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration: an active licence, ceased license or pending application with the GMC at the point of application. Candidates who do not fit this criteria will not progress through to the shortlisting stage.
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Primary medical qualification (eg. MBChB, MBBS)
- Demonstration of acquisition of the level of knowledge and skills necessary for the completion of Foundation training or equivalent training and experience
- Evidence of completion of formal 'hands on' training in Advanced Life Support (ALS)
- Evidence of achievement of ST1 and ST2 or equivalent competencies in Medicine and completion of MRCP
Desirable
- Completion of other post graduate qualification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the workings of the NHS
- Demonstration of acquisition of the level of knowledge and skills necessary
- Proven ability to take clinical history & undertake examination
- Good organisational skills and time management
- Use of evidence based practice
- Participation in Quality Improvement
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Information Technology skills
Desirable
- Research experience
- Experience of working within General Medicine in the NHS
- Demonstrates an interest in medical specialty training
- Teaching achievement (including attendance at teaching courses, etc)
Communication
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). This could be demonstrated by one of the following: Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6.
- Empathetic and sensitive to patients needs
- Able to explain things clearly - particularly complex or sensitive information
- Able to influence and persuade effectively
Other
Essential
- The applicant must demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour, ie integrity, honesty, confidentiality, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013)
- Capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a nonjudgemental approach towards others
- Satisfactory work health assessment
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
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).
