Junior Clinical Research Fellow in General Surgery

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking a Junior Clinical Research Fellow in General Surgery. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team, participate in surgical services, and undertake outpatient clinical commitments. Required qualifications include an MBBS or equivalent and full GMC registration. This is a 12-month position, extendable based on performance.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Evidence of achievement of ST2,CT2 competences in a relevant specialty.
• Ability to manage clinical assessments and make sound clinical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the general surgical SPR rota, performing duties as scheduled.
• Engage in clinical commitments in an outpatient setting.
• Contribute to surgical services for Whittington Health NHS Trust.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Relevant specialty clinical knowledge

Practical skills

Written and spoken English communication

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Eligibility to work in the UK

Job description

Junior Clinical Research Fellow in General Surgery

We are seeking to appoint a Fixed Term Research Fellow in General Surgery to join our forward-thinking department. This is a replacement post, and the successful appointee will join colleagues in the department providing surgical services for Whittington Health NHS Trust. The post-holder will be offered a 12-month contract; extendable by a further 12 months dependant on performance.

All candidates should be eligible for full registration with the GMC.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to participate in the general surgical SPR rota doing 3 nights every 2 weeks and doing 2 out-patient clinical commitments.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Undertaking PhD / MD
• Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Evidence of achievement of ST2,CT2 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST3/CT3 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Fitness to Practise

• Applicant's knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely

Language Skills

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following: oApplicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English oHave the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) -Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7,Reading 7, Writing 7 oHave achieved at least grade B in themedicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking,listening, reading & writing

Health

• Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)

Clinical skills

• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job
• Clinical judgement: Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
• Practical skills: Shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
• MRCS or equivalent ATLS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.