Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen to advertise for a cleft fellowship at the South West Cleft Service. This post is in collaboration with Craniofacial Australia and the Cleft Collective.
The successful applicant will be exposed to all aspects of cleft care, and they will also undertake research with the Cleft Collective. The fellowship is designed for senior trainees in Plastic Surgery, ENT or Maxillofacial Surgery, who have completed their higher surgical training and have passed the appropriate Intercollegiate Specialty Examinations. The trainee will have demonstrated a clinical and an academic commitment to cleft surgery.
This is a 12-month programme that is geared to provide the Fellow with the required knowledge, skills and attitude to start independent practice as a consultant cleft surgeon within a multidisciplinary cleft team. Overseas candidates should have similar experience and have passed the relevant examinations
Main duties of the job
Cleft Clinics
The Fellow will attend all the multidisciplinary clinics based at the hub unit based in Bristol. There will also be opportunities to attend peripheral clinics, speech investigation clinics and cleft audit clinics.
Operative Surgery
The Fellow will attend operating lists at The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and at The Bristol Royal Infirmary to achieve competence, including the management of complications, in the techniques of primary and secondary cleft surgery standardised in the unit.
Research
The Fellow will join the research team at The Cleft Collective and spend 1.5 days undertaking research. A research project will be allocated to the Fellow at the start of the fellowship, following
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more in-depth information, you can access the full Job Description in the attached documents or contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more in-depth information, you can access the full Job Description in the attached documents or contact us.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Ability to understand and communicate verbally in the English language
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Shows knowledge of evidence-informed practice
- Shows awareness of own limitations
- Demonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside specialty
- Information Technology skills
- Attendance at non obligatory training courses
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience in cleft lip and palate surgery above standard training level
Skills
Essential
- . Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- . Capacity to adjust behaviour & language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
- . Experience of clinical risk management
- . Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- . Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach
- . Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
Desirable
- Particular skill in the field of cleft lip and palate surgery
- Attendance at relevant courses
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS / MB CHB or equivalent
- MRCS
- Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (Plastic Surgery/ ENT/ OMFS) or equivalent
Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to organise oneself and own work
- Active involvement in audit
- Research experience, presentations, publications, prizes and honours
- Paper / presentation at a national or international meeting or published in a peer review journal
- Evidence of teaching experience
Desirable
- Enthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different groups / teaching methods
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Ability to understand and communicate verbally in the English language
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Shows knowledge of evidence-informed practice
- Shows awareness of own limitations
- Demonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside specialty
- Information Technology skills
- Attendance at non obligatory training courses
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience in cleft lip and palate surgery above standard training level
Skills
Essential
- . Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- . Capacity to adjust behaviour & language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
- . Experience of clinical risk management
- . Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- . Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach
- . Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
Desirable
- Particular skill in the field of cleft lip and palate surgery
- Attendance at relevant courses
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS / MB CHB or equivalent
- MRCS
- Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (Plastic Surgery/ ENT/ OMFS) or equivalent
Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to organise oneself and own work
- Active involvement in audit
- Research experience, presentations, publications, prizes and honours
- Paper / presentation at a national or international meeting or published in a peer review journal
- Evidence of teaching experience
Desirable
- Enthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different groups / teaching methods
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Marlborough Road
Bristol
BS2 8HN
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
