Clinical Fellow Thoracic Surgery - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description

ST3+

Main area

Thoracic Surgery

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Grade

ST3+

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Contract

Fixed term: 12 months

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Hours

Full time 40 hours per week (40 hours per week)

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Job ref

Site

City campus

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Town
- nottingham
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Salary
- £40,257- £51,017
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25/06/2023 23:59Job overview

A whole-time clinical fellow (ST3+) in thoracic surgery is required at Nottingham City Hospital Campus to start in August 2023.

Possession of MRCS (or equivalent) and previous experience in cardiothoracic surgery is essential.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will undertake routine out-patient clinics and assist in the management of in-patients.

The post-holder will gain experience in all aspects of thoracic surgery and there are plenty of opportunities to gain experience in the operating theatre.

The consultant staff will give in-service training as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

There are six consultant Thoracic Surgeons who provide the full range of adult thoracic surgery to Nottingham and the Trent Strategic Health Authority.

The tertiary catchment covers Nottingham and surrounding districts, North Nottinghamshire, and parts of Lincolnshire and Derbyshire (population approximately 2.2 million).

The department does around 1000 thoracic surgery procedures per year of which 320 are anatomical lung resections. More than 80% of these are mínimally invasive operations. The department also has an active robotic thoracic surgery programme with 4 robotic surgeons.

The department holds several weekly outpatient clinics in Nottingham and the surrounding hospitals it serves and there are several multi-disciplinary meetings held each week to discuss new cancer referrals as well as other MDT's that cover lung volume reduction, interstitial lung disease, sarcoma and germ cell tumours.

There is a dedicated thoracic data manager and an organized system to facilitate and regulate audit and research. The department holds monthly clinical governance, morbidity and mortality meetings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will participate in the thoracic SpR on-call rota (1:6 non-resident).

This post is not approved for training however, the fellow will be provided with good opportunities to develop their thoracic surgical knowledge and decision making process as well as enhance their surgical skills.

The appointed fellow is expected to set up a learning agreement as soon as he or she joins the department, do regular work based assessments, and keep an updated logbook.

Person specification

Training and qualification

Essential criteria

Full GMC and licence to practice
MRCS or equivalent

Desirable criteria

MD/ PHD
Publications

Experience

Essential criteria

Previous experience in cardiac surgery and operative skills
At least 1 years experience at Registrar level

Desirable criteria

Audit experience
Teaching medical students experience

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa's and driving license through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the
Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.