Junior Clinical Fellow in Vascular Surgery

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Applicants are invited to apply for a SHO post in Vascular Surgery for 6 months on a fixed term contract. This post will be based at St Mary's Hospital but may include cross site working.

The successful candidate will be working at the middle grade level as a FY2 Junior Clinical Fellow with previous in Surgery and looking to further develop their knowledge and skills in the area.

Main duties of the job

Applicants must be eligible for registration or hold full registration with the GMC and will be expected to participate in a 1:9 on-call rota. They must have the ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists, operating lists and rotas as well as demonstrate strong communication and team working skills.

The department has a growing quality improvement, research and audit unit and involvement in research is also actively encouraged.

Please see JD for more information.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption. As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

The post holder is intended to work at SHO level, supporting and aiding the clinical ward work, the Outpatient workload and Elective and Emergency operating of the Department. A pay banding supplement is payable for participation in the on-call rota at middle grade level.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS :

The post holder will be required to develop key working relationships with the following roles within the service and the wider Trust.

Consultants

Doctors in Training

Trust Doctors

Nursing Staff

Allied Health Professionals

Managerial Staff

MAIN DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RESULTS AREAS:

You will be part of a 1 in 9 on call rota.

See JD for more information

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• On GMC registered/ licensed Medical Practitioner

Higher Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• MRCS

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty

Essential criteria

• Good grounding in SHO level surgery
• Ability to provide a complete employment history
• Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
• Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UKFPO or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Experience under the vascular surgery specialty
• Experience of HDU/ ITU management level.

Audit Experience

Essential criteria

• Competent in the use of IT packages
• Experience of Audit

Language Skills

Essential criteria

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or have achieved the following scores in the academic lnternational English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence.

Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need

Patient Focused Skills

Essential criteria

• Capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively with others
• Able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations.
• Awareness of own limitations & when to ask for help.

Audit

Essential criteria

• Competent in the use of IT packages
• Experience of Audit

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 848.5KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 232.6KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)