Job summary
Applications are invited for the Post of Trust Registrar Grade in Cardiothoracic Surgery, based at Castle Hill Hospital commencing on ASAP for a period of 6+6 months initially, extendable on satisfactory performance. This post does not attract a National Training Number. As a Trust Doctor working with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, you will be entitled to receive the following:
o A named Educational Supervisor o 10 Study Days Leave per annum + Annual Leave allowance o £500 of Study Leave Allowance per annum o Access to an e-portfolio o An assigned Appraiser and access to Multi-Source Feedback 360 (if required) and an Appraisal System
Main duties of the job
You will participate in 1/9 on-call rota. On call commitments are 12 hours of resident on-call, covering both Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery (elective, acute and emergency referrals), as well as patients in cardiac ICU. This current post starts is 6-months in the first instance, possibly extendable to max of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance. Following a total of 12 months, this post will be re-advertised. The successful candidate should have a minimum of 3 months' Cardiothoracic experience and committed to a cardiothoracic career, subject to CV review and interview. The successful candidate will receive training and career progression support in keeping with their abilities and needs. We can support registrars with ST3 to ST5 level educational needs and we would consider applications from trainees who have completed a type 1 training programme (or equivalent) and who wish to broaden their experience in preparation for their first consultant post.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMRCS(UK) or equivalent qualification
- oValid ALS certificate
Desirable
- oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- o3-12 months of practical experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Desirable
- oCurrent ATLS and/ or CALS training
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
- oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMRCS(UK) or equivalent qualification
- oValid ALS certificate
Desirable
- oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- o3-12 months of practical experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Desirable
- oCurrent ATLS and/ or CALS training
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
- oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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).
