Job overview
Our complete commitment to developing careers means we’re looking for proactive, motivated, forward thinking and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team. This new post is an important part of our ongoing development of services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing colleagues to provide a high standard of care across the Trust, as well as to participate in a unique new exciting Anglo-Dutch Training collaboration.
Applications are invited for a Fixed Term Anglo-Dutch Hand Fellow position for 12 months. The Hand Fellow post is ideal for Plastics Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery Senior trainees who wish to further develop their subspecialty experience in the field of Hand and Wrist Surgery. The post has arisen due to the successful collaboration between the Lister Hand Unit and the Hand unit of the University Medical Centre (UMC) Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Consultant Hand Surgeons and will be exposed to the full spectrum of elective and emergency hand and wrist surgery at the Trust. They will be encouraged to participate in the research, audit, service improvement and teaching activity within the Hand Surgery Department and expected to complete and publish a minimum of 1 research publication, by the end of their tenure.
The Fellow will also be expected to undertake the BSSH Diploma in Hand Surgery, and/or the European Board of Hand Surgery Diploma Examinations. This will be encouraged and supported by supervision from the Consultant staff and their assigned Educational Supervisor. The lead Consultant Supervisor is a BSSH-approved Diploma Supervisor and Tutor.
With experience there will be opportunities to undertake certain unsupervised operating lists and clinics. The Fellow will be the key member of the Trauma pathway, responsible for facilitating daily Trauma lists as a Trauma coordinator.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
* MBBS or qualification of an equivalent level
* FRCS (Plast) (Ortho) or qualification of an equivalent leve
* Evidence of attainment or commitment to enroll in the European or British Hand surgery Diploma /similar
Desirable criteria
* Postgraduate academic degree
* ATLS
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Able to demonstrate commitment and experience in Plastic Surgery training, in particular: Hand surgery of varying complexity including fractures, limb reconstruction, trauma and microsurgery
* Ability to offer and be accountable for, full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
* Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the hand Surgery specialty
Desirable criteria
* NHS experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Experience of audit
Fitness to Practice
Essential criteria
* Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs.
* Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
* Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
* Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
Desirable criteria
* Ability to teach clinical skills
* Experience in organising educational activities.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
* Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Role model our trust values every day
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.