Trust Grade ST3+ in Cardiothoracic Surgery

You will participate in 1/9 on-call rota. On call commitments are 12 hours of resident on-call, covering both Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery (elective, acute and emergency referrals), as well as patients in cardiac ICU.

This current post starts is 12 months in the first instance, possibly extendable , subject to satisfactory performance. Following a total of 12 months, this post will be re-advertised

The successful candidate should have a minimum of 3 months' Cardiothoracic experience and committed to a cardiothoracic career, subject to CV review and interview. The successful candidate will receive training and career progression support in keeping with their abilities and needs. We can support registrars with ST3 to ST5 level educational needs and we would consider applications from trainees who have completed a type 1 training programme (or equivalent) and who wish to broaden their experience in preparation for their first consultant post.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Proffesional Registration

Essential: - Full Registration with the GMC

Qualifications and Training

Essential: - MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification; - Valid ALS certificate

Desirable: - Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD; - Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Clinical Experience

Desirable: - Current ATLS and/ or CALS training

Management and Administration Experience

Essential: - Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit; - Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload

Desirable: - Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research

Personal Attributes

Desirable: - Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines