Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust is pleased to announce the development and introduction of this new role. The post will be a combination of service delivery and educational input within the specialty.
These posts are not recognised UK training posts. However, the post-holders will have a named supervisor and be supported in undertaking scheduled educational opportunities within the Trust and specialties.
An Introduction to the Division / Specialty from Dr Nigel Artis - Divisional Clinical Director
The department of Clinical Neurophysiology is based at Pinderfields Hospital and serves the populations of Wakefield, Dewsbury, Pontefract, Barnsley and South Leeds as well as receiving referrals from further afield.
The department has 5 clinical recording rooms, as well as office and other space. It is staffed by 2 Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologists, 1 Clinical Service Manager and 4 experienced Neurophysiology Technicians who undertake a wide range of investigations.
The department has a range of neurophysiology machines including Dantec Keypoint, Viking Select and XLTEK. It is looking to develop an innovative approach to video telemetry and the successful candidate would be encouraged to help with this development.
The department is busy and offers a wide range of services delivered by the whole team including over 4000 NCS/EMGs and 1000 EEGs per year.
Main duties of the job
Support the Consultant and Clinical Physiologists in the department, seeing outpatients and inpatients.
To perform and/or report on Nerve Conduction studies/EMG, EEGs and Evoked potentials studies following a period of training.
Supervision of clinical physiologists NCS clinics
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
These posts are designed to help you get the experience needed for the national training programme application. There are opportunities to develop your specialist knowledge and skills, lead a quality improvement project and partake in departmental teaching. Many of our previous doctors have successfully got onto a national training programme with the help we have provided.
Doctors appointed to a MYDoc post will receive relevant educational input. Each doctor will be allocated an Educational Supervisor and will be required to develop a Personalised Work Schedule.
The duties will be based primarily on our Pinderfields Hospital site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites.
Your duties will include appropriate clinical responsibility to the Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist to whom you are responsible. The duties delegated to you shall be consistent with your seniority and specialisation as a practitioner in this grade.
The role is full-time, with a standard workweek of 40 hours.
This post does not participate in on-calls/out-of-hours working.
Terms & Conditions and Tenure
Employment will be as a MYDoc Registrar on Trust Terms and Conditions of Service.
Appointment as a MYDoc Registrar is intended to be for a maximum three-year period as part of an individual development programme for the Doctor. The initial tenure of post will be no less than 1 year with a strong potential to extend to a maximum of three years. The offer will be dependent on service requirements and confirmed at conditional offer stage.
Pay Scale
These roles are equivalent to a doctor on specialty training programmes and will be paid on the equivalent pay scale. The salary scale commences at £61,825 per annum.
Appraisal and Revalidation
This post is not recognised for training and brings with it an obligation to engage with the process of revalidation on an annual basis.
All our Trust appointed doctors are required to engage positively with appraisal and revalidation. The Trust has procedures that comply with national recommendations. As a Trust employed doctor on a fixed term contract successfully appointed applicants will need to have a prescribed connection with Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust via GMC Connect and will therefore have Dr Richard Robinson, the Medical Director at the Trust as their GMC Responsible Officer.
Continuing Professional Development
The Trust requires all its doctors to engage with continuing professional development, guided by the relevant professional associations or Royal Colleges. Time and funding are provided according to departmental and Trust policies, subject to approval through the clinical management structures. There is a programme of mandatory training which all relevant staff must complete as required.
Research
Medical staff are encouraged to develop areas of personal and/or research interest. This can be developed in liaison with the Trusts R& D department and in line with prevailing policies and research frameworks. The Trust is developing an expanding and outward-looking research programme.
Educational & Clinical Supervision
The post holder will have a named educational supervisor and be expected to hold regular meetings with them during their tenure to ensure appropriate development during their appointment.
Teaching
The Trust is keen to maintain its reputation for high quality training and to attract the highest calibre of trainee and career-grade doctors. All senior doctors are involved in training our doctors, students and other professions. There are many opportunities to develop training and education roles, and many have taken on educational leadership roles within and beyond the Trust.
Audit and Clinical Governance
There is a rolling half-day clinical governance programme and audit meetings are well attended and lively. The Clinical Audit Department assists with setting and supporting an audit programme for the Service with which all colleagues are encouraged to engage. Clinical Audit is considered within objectives as part of job planning.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Pre-registration / foundation training and two years of core medical training or with equivalent
* Minimum of 4 years experience with general medicine
Desirable
* Relevant experience in Neurophysiology
* Relevant experience in Neurology
* Experience of teaching clinical skills
* Clinical research and development
GMC Registration
Essential
* Full GMC Registration with licence to practise.
* Please state your full GMC number.
Management skills
Essential
* Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
* Good time management.
Desirable
* Possess good organisational skills.
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Possesses good communication skills.
* Flexibility.
* Willingness to provide and learn all aspects of hospitals internal systems and processes and adhere to local policies
* Physically able to carry out the duties as specified in the job description and ability to evidence competencies
* Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) Clearance
Desirable
* Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses.
* Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust, the Unit and its services.
* Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
* Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
Qualifications
Essential
* Medical Degree from recognised medical school
* MRCP UK or equivalent
Desirable
* Higher degree (MD or PHD)
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