Job Details
The MWL Theatre departments are expanding, opening an additional 2 Theatres at Whiston Hospital and we are looking for a Specialty Doctor with an interest in Skin Cancer Surgery to join our friendly and professional team
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated surgeon to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary care both from the Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery unit based at Whiston Hospital.
Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the leading acute Trusts in the North West of England. We provide a full range of acute adult and paediatric in-patient, out-patient, day case and emergency services to the local communities of St Helens, Knowsley, Cheshire and Merseyside and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
The Trust has excellent management, robust systems and innovative processes all of which have underpinned a period of sustained and improved performance with a recent CQC rating of outstanding.
The Trust is developing and expanding its services and driving the quality of patient care ever higher, ensuring that it has a healthy long term future and continues to thrive in the changing healthcare economy. At the heart of its current success and forward planning is the delivery of the '5 Star Patient Care' strategy, defining how the Trust provides an excellent experience for every patient, every time.
Interview date: 6th March 2024
Main duties of the job
This full time Specialty Doctor job plan consists of 11 PA's plus travel expenses. SPA time for full-time Specialty Doctors is 1 session per week for professional activity to support revalidation, personal appraisal, personal job planning, mandatory training, participation in departmental and governance meetings.
SPA activity must be relevant to the Trust and Individual's needs, and must be agreed at the job planning session in line with the Trust's Medical Workforce (Non-Training) Job Planning Version 1.6 Policy.
Development and Support
Secretarial support, dedicated office space with a desk and personal computer will be provided for the post holder. The successful candidate will be appointed a mentor. The substantive post holder will be expected to act as clinical/educational supervisor for one or more trainees. The trainees will usually be at FY2, ST1 or ST2 level.
The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Surgeons and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
The post-holder must also participate in regular medical audit and in annual appraisal and job planning with the Clinical Director or one of the other qualified appraisers within the Trust.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
1. CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
2. SAFETY that is of the highest standards
3. COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
4. SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
5. PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
6. Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
7. Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
8. Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Job description
Job responsibilities
9. To observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
10. To actively participate in annual performance review to identify personal development needs.
11. To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post.
12. To fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post holder must also understand and implement St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Hospitals Trusts Statement of Policy on Health and Safety at Work and the Trusts corporate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. The post holder is required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to take all responsible precautions.
13. To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. To keep up to date with the requirements of information governance undertake mandatory training and follow Trust policies and procedures to ensure that trust information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. You must maintain the confidentiality of information about service user staff and organisational business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and Caldicott principles
14. To ensure that when creating, managing and sharing information records, it is done in an appropriate way, subject to statutory requirements and agreed security and confidentiality policies, procedures and guidelines. All employees are responsible for implementing and maintaining data quality, ensuring that records are legible and attributable and that their record keeping is contemporaneous.
15. To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. The post holder should also be aware that, regardless of any action taken by the employing authority, breaches of confidentiality could result in civil action for damages.
16. All employees will be treated with respect by managers, colleagues, patients and visitors and equally employees will treat managers, colleagues, patients and visitors with the same level of respect. Employees will be supported to challenge any discriminatory behaviour that may be based on differences in race, disability, language, culture, religion, sexuality, age, and gender or employment status.
17. To be responsible for the prevention and control of infection within their own area. To attend infection control induction training and subsequent mandatory infection control training. To follow all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines relating to infection control.
18. To adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body (if appropriate)
19. The duties contained in this job description are not intended to be exhaustive. The duties and responsibilities of this post are likely to evolve in line with the Trusts continued organisational development.
20. The post holder must be flexible in the duties performed and it is expected that similar duties, not specifically listed above, will be carried out as required and may be across sites.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details .
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
21. MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
22. FRCS (Plastics) or equivalent medical qualification
23. Hold a current registration with the GMC at the time of application
Clinical Experience
Essential
24. Minimum 4 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years in Burns & Plastics Surgery
25. Experience in management of skin cancer
26. Experience of supervising Junior Medical Staff
27. Experience or ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
28. Experience or ability to contribute to the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
29. Experience or ability to organise and manage clinical priorities and deliverance of prioritised activity
Teaching Experience
Desirable
30. Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
31. Contributes to teaching and learning of others in a clinical setting
Research Experience
Essential
32. Understanding of the basic principles of audit and research
Desirable
33. Evidence of active participation in audit
34. Participation in clinical/laboratory research
35. Publications, abstracts, peer reviewed articles
Other Attributes
Essential
36. Is up to date and fit to practise safely
37. Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
38. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
39. Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
40. Capacity to work effectively with others
41. Able to work in multi-professional teams
42. Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding.
43. Capacity to take responsibility for own actions
44. Demonstrates respect for all