Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

The Birmingham Children's Hospital is seeking to recruit experienced cardiac surgeon available to join the middle-grade cardiac surgery team in September 2024 for the duration of 12 months.

Candidates with more than 1 year's experience in cardiac surgery will be considered, with a preference for candidates with previous experience in a paediatric cardiac unit. The applicant will join the existing team of cardiac surgical middle grade staff at Birmingham Children's Hospital, working on a 1:4 on-call rota.

Applicants must possess GMC registration and License to Practice, or have acquired the requisite scores in the IELTS or OET to be eligible for GMC registration. The position is not recognized for training. Applicants from outside the UK not in possession of the requisite IELTS certificate to prove proficiency in English will not be shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

The fellow will assist in the operating theatre and perform some procedures under supervision, perform invasive procedures on the ICU, organize weekly MDT meetings, organize operating lists, conduct surgical rounds on the cardiology wards, and support the out-patient post-operative nurse-led clinic.

The on-call rota has been altered to comply with the provisions of the New Junior Doctors' Contract. There is a 1:4 non-resident rota, with the on-call fellow on-site until 22:30. After this the Fellow may be off-site on condition that s/he can access the ICU within 15 minutes. On-call commitments are principally in the day-to-day management of post-operative cases on the ICU, presentation on ICU rounds, conducting business rounds on the wards, organizing the operating list for the next day, and liaising between ICU and surgical teams. The fellow is expected to take an active role in the joint management of ICU cases, including those on ECLS.

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, and fellows will have the opportunity to participate in the fortnightly MDT and the weekly operating list. Fellows have no on-call duties at the QE Hospital.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

The fellow will assist in the operating theatre and perform some procedures under supervision, perform invasive procedures on the ICU, organize weekly MDT meetings, present at research and journal club meetings, undertake an audit project, and be expected to contribute to on-going research projects.

Teaching responsibilities include weekly teaching of medical students and BSc students from the University of Birmingham, informal teaching on the wards and PICU, and supervision and teaching for Surgical Care Practitioners.

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, and fellows will have the opportunity to participate in the fortnightly MDT and the weekly operating list. Fellows have no on-call duties at the QE Hospital.

The on-call rota has been altered to comply with the provisions of the New Junior Doctors Contract. There is a 1:4 non-resident rota, with the on-call fellow on-site until 2230. After this the Fellow may be off-site on condition that s/he can access the ICU within 15 minutes. On-call commitments are principally in the day-to-day management of post-operative cases on the ICU, presentation on ICU rounds, conducting business rounds on the wards, organizing the operating list for the next day, and liaising between ICU and surgical teams. The fellow is expected to take an active role in the joint management of ICU cases, including those on ECLS.

CLINICAL:

The fellow will assist in the operating theatre and perform some procedures under supervision, perform invasive procedures on the ICU, organize weekly MDT meetings, organize operating lists, conduct surgical rounds on the cardiology wards, and support the out-patient post-operative nurse-led clinic.

The on-call rota has been altered to comply with the provisions of the New Junior Doctors Contract. There is a 1:4 non-resident rota, with the on-call fellow on-site until 2230. After this the Fellow may be off-site on condition that s/he can access the ICU within 15 minutes. On-call commitments are principally in the day-to-day management of post-operative cases on the ICU, presentation on ICU rounds, conducting business rounds on the wards, organizing the operating list for the next day, and liaising between ICU and surgical teams. The fellow is expected to take an active role in the joint management of ICU cases, including those on ECLS.

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, and fellows will have the opportunity to participate in the fortnightly MDT and the weekly operating list. Fellows have no on-call duties at the QE Hospital.

The fixed commitments of the unit are timetabled below :

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

0800

Ward round ICU

Ward Round ICU

Ward Round ICU

Ward Round ICU

Ward Round ICU

0830

Grand Round

M&M/journal club

Joint Case Conference : BCH and UHB

Junior doctor teaching sessions

Joint Case Conference

Am

Operating list BCH X 2

Echo meeting noon

Operating List BCH X 1

Operating List X 1

Operating list BCH X 1

Operating List UHB X 1

Operating List BCH X 2

pm

Operating List

Out-patient clinic

Evening rounds

Operating List

Evening rounds

Operating List

Evening rounds

UHB or BCH list

Evening rounds

Operating List

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

This is not specifically a people management post.

The surgical fellow is a core and highly visible member of the cardiac surgical team, and is often the first port of call for all professionals within the organisation seeking surgical advice on patients on the ICU and cardiology wards. As such, s/he will be expected to maintain a professional demeanor, to develop communication skills, to adhere to Trust values, and to provide leadership to the multi-disciplinary team when this is necessary, during acute clinical emergencies.

Although not directly responsible for training the Surgical Care Practitioners, the surgical fellow is a colleague and teacher to the SCPs, and will on occasion take responsibility for teaching the professionals clinical interventions or procedures.

Fellows are encouraged to take leadership in developing protocols or guidelines for the greater multi-disciplinary team if they see a need.

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

Desirable