Senior Clinical Fellow ST3-5 Vascular

The successful candidate will work at ST3-5 level. It is anticipated that the weekly timetable will comprise both timetabled service activity (e.g. ward rounds and outpatient clinics) supporting and overseeing the work of the FH01 and FH02 doctors on the team as well as bleep free procedural training opportunities. Successful candidates will be expected to be on call on a one in six frequency non-resident with prospective cover. Assessment /admission of emergencies in A&E, vascular assessment unit, surgical wards and outlying wards is required when on-call. There will be a responsibility for the maintenance of proper case records and investigations on patients, and correspondence with General Practitioners and others as required.

A suitably experienced post-holder will be

Expected to

provide a service to patients of the

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend

multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work

within multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality clinical care. It is

anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patient's home. The Trust is seeking to

extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and rotas may be revised in

due course.

be responsible for the

continuing care and treatment of patients in their charge and personal

performance of clinical duties.

provide support to the

A&E department and acute medicine to

ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.

attend Consultant ward

rounds and triage ward referrals.

prepare patients for

planned treatment and procedures, including post-operative care as required.

provide consultation and advisory service to

clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care, including discharge

summaries.

attend multi-disciplinary meetings where

requested, which may be cross county and

cross site.

collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and

to work towards meeting the Trust's and

departmental objectives.

provide professional supervision, training

and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and

accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD

activity locally and nationally as appropriate.

participate in the middle grade on call rota

to ensure that both emergency and urgent services

are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues

in post.

if undertaking non-resident on-call duties,

attend the hospital site to review patients

when clinically necessary. You must be prepared to attend willingly

whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.

participate in clinical audit as part of

quality improvement activity under local arrangements.

commit to taking part in annual appraisal

process which will be undertaken by a trust approved appraiser.

be responsible for compliance with personal

continuing professional development requirements with the support of the Trust.

It is mandatory for all Specialists to keep up to date with evidence based

practice.

be responsible for maintaining awareness of & acting in accordance

with professional guidelines

You will join the middle grade rota within

the clinical department which will include participating in the on-call shift

pattern to provide 24/7 services.

You will be provided opportunities to join

weekly specialist out-patient clinics and assist the Consultant or registrars

with relevant procedures with a view to becoming an independent operator,

maintaining a training portfolio (and logbook of procedures where applicable).

Whilst these posts are not training posts,

they are structured to provide a portfolio-based Postgraduate Training

Programme similar to the national training programme model. The Trust is

committed to providing the medical training content.

The successful candidates will be welcomed to

join the weekly teaching sessions and Grand Rounds/Journal Clubs, and

participate in audit projects (at least one audit every 6 months). In-house

training will be provided for PACES/membership of royal colleges examinations,

and study leave will be available to help candidates prepare for the

examinations. At the end of the post a Certificate of Postgraduate Training

will be available.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large

acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute

services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a

larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from

three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our

caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred

care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to

work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our

everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise

accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working

within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a

DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check

(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting

Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Qualifications

Personal Attributes

Research Experience

Experience

Management and Administrative Experience

Professional Values and Behaviours

Teaching Experience