Job overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen within our Neurosurgery Department, for a Junior Clinical Fellow based at the Royal Preston Hospital, to commence in post as soon as possible.
The Contract of employment will be for a full time, fixed term for 6 months.
This is a Junior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery role This post will provide you with the opportunity to gain clinical experience in Neurosurgery at the level of ST 1-3 (Junior Level).
You will partake in the junior tier on call for the Neurosurgery Department during which time you will discharge clinical duties as required and set out in the job description.
Main duties of the job
Organise and perform the day-to-day pre and post-operative care of inpatients as advised and guided by the Registrars and Consultants in the department. You will be expected to be on the ward during the normal working day except for natural breaks and when clinical duties elsewhere so demand.
Clinical Fellows are encouraged to attend the routine or emergency operating sessions, when required or as opportunity allows. A provisional roster is published to specify clinic and theatre slots.
Our team is our work family. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion. We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are.
The Department is staffed by 12 Consultants; there are 12 Middle Grades which include 4 Training posts (ST4-8) and 6 non-training Trust appointments, one Research Fellow and one Spinal Fellow. They rotate between each Consultant/team every six months. There are 3 ST1-3 and 5 Clinical Fellows who take part in the 1:8 rota. The role is also supported by Nurse Practitioners.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the major acute trusts in the North West, with all of the usual specialties on site, as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the Departments of Neurosciences, Nephrology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Burns.
Undergraduate medical student teaching commenced in Oct 2003. We offer the full range of acute outpatient and inpatient services to the 380,000 people living in Central Lancashire. The Neurosurgery Department serves a population of 1.68 million.
We have Modern Education Centres based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites which offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.
We support the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal Colleges and are committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
Although these are not formal training posts, this post will allow you full opportunities for training in a structured fashion similar to recognised training posts, including attending clinics and theatres.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
1. What we can offer
2. Job Plan/On-call Requirements
3. The Team
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
4. Full current GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
5. MBBS or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
6. MRCS Part 1 or equivalent
Experience and Skills
Essential criteria
7. Completed Foundation years training
8. Basic skills for patient’s daily management
9. Management of critically ill patients
10. UK experience in Neurosurgery
Desirable criteria
11. Previous experience in Surgical specialties at level ST1-3
12. Neurosurgical experience
13. Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
Personal
Essential criteria
14. Proven effective communication skills (with examples).
15. Good organisation skills (with examples).
16. Works well within a multidisciplinary environment
Desirable criteria
17. Computer Skills
Health
Essential criteria
18. Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice