Job overview
JUNIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW
We are seeking to appoint a Fixed Term Research Fellow in General Surgery to join our forward-thinking department. This is a replacement post, and the successful appointee will join colleagues in the department providing surgical services for Whittington Health NHS Trust. The post-holder will be offered a 12-month contract; extendable by a further 12 months dependant on performance.
All candidates should be eligible for full registration with the GMC.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to participate in the general surgical SPR rota doing 3 nights every 2 weeks and doing 2 out-patient clinical commitments.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Undertaking PhD / MD
Eligibility
Essential criteria
2. Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
3. Evidence of achievement of ST2,CT2 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST3/CT3 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.
4. Eligibility to work in the UK
Fitness to Practise
Essential criteria
5. Applicant’s knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely
Language Skills
Essential criteria
6. All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following: •Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English •Have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) –Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7,Reading 7, Writing 7 •Have achieved at least grade B in themedicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking,listening, reading & writing
Health
Essential criteria
7. Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
8. Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
9. Clinical judgement: Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
10. Practical skills: Shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
Desirable criteria
11. MRCS or equivalent ATLS
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
12. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
13. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
14. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
15. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
16. Participate in required training and supervision.
17. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.