Job Details
The MWL Theatre departments are expanding, opening an additional 2 theatres at Whiston Hospital and we are looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Burns & Plastics Surgery to join our friendly and professional team.
Full Time 40 hrs per week
Working 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday
This is a whole-time permanent post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Surgeon looking to progress their career in burns, plastics, and reconstructive surgery to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
The successful candidate will be expected to have full Registration with the GMC at the time of appointment. Candidates without GMC will progress if shortlisted for interview, though will be expected to have full GMC registration at the time of appointment.
Interview Date: 13th March 2024
Main duties of the job
To assist Consultants and Specialty Doctors with patient management. The successful candidate will assist with the day to day running of the service and to supervise, help and instruct the junior doctors as part of the team. The successful post holder will be expected to assist and manage the ward patients as well as taking referrals from ED and other departments. Duties will include at outpatient clinics and operating lists, attendance on other departmental activities e.g., Audit M& M meetings. The successful applicant will participate in the on-call rota.
Audit and Education
The hospital has a clearly defined programme of medical audit to which the appointee will be expected to contribute. All specialities spend one half day per month on audit and clinical governance. This occurs at the same time for all specialties, allowing an exchange of views between specialties and encourages multi-disciplinary audit. The audit NHD occurs on a different half day each month, rotating from Tuesday morning to Thursday afternoon.
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. Hold a current licence to practice with the GMC
22. MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
23. ATLS, Basic Surgical Skills, CCriSP, MRCS and Microsurgery or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
24. Experience and an understanding of Audit
25. Evidence of active participation in audit
26. Experience and an understanding of Research
27. Knowledge/experience of managing plastic surgery patients
Desirable
28. Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements
29. Evidence of contributing to teaching and learning of others
Skills
Essential
30. Experience of applying sound clinical knowledge and judgment and prioritise clinical need
31. Experience technical competence/diagnostics skills and judgment required
32. Communication skills, capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively to others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
33. Validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date
34. Awareness of own limitations
35. Judgement to work under pressure, capacity to work effectively under pressure and remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations