Senior Clinical Fellow in Vascular

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Vascular to provide specialised care and training in vascular and interventional radiology. The ideal candidate will work alongside a multidisciplinary team and support both emergency and elective services. Applicants should have MRCS certification and at least one year of relevant experience. The role requires flexibility to commute between hospitals and a commitment to excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year's experience of working within a vascular service.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the continuous provision of vascular services.
• Participate fully with the multidisciplinary team in the care of vascular inpatients and outpatients.
• Supervise and teach junior medical staff and students.

Skills

Basic vascular surgery

Excellent history taking skills

Education

MRCS Part A & B

Job description

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

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We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

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These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

The post will provide specialised vascular and interventional radiology experience that will assist in the progression in specialised training. The post is central to the delivery of vascular and interventional radiology care at London North West Healthcare Trust by supporting the emergency and elective service for patients with vascular pathology. The post will be primarily based at Northwick Park Hospital and focused on delivering ward, theatre, Angiography Suite and clinic support. The post holder will be involved in all aspects of the treatment and management of vascular patients.

London Northwest Healthcare hosts the West London Vascular Interventional Centre with the hub based at Northwick Park hospital. There is a daily operating list in a Hybrid Suite and Angio Suite where patients with venous and arterial disease are surgically treated. There is also an additional dedicated daily theatre for varicose veins and other minor surgery. Vascular patients are located mainly on a single ward and are managed between 6 consultants. All consultants and registrars participate in a consultant and registrar of the week rota providing ward-based continuity of care. The post holder will be expected to provide support to junior staff and help ensure continuity of care for patients admitted to the unit. The successful candidate will have previous vascular experience and will be expected to pursue clinical research and audit projects.

Main duties of the job
• Participate with colleagues in the continuous provision of vascular services provided by the Trust.
• Participate fully with the multidisciplinary team in the care of vascular inpatients and outpatients.
• • Participate and cooperate in the departments audit and research programme.
• Undertake regular weekly ward rounds for inpatients as part of the consultant/registrar of the week on call team (including weekends).
• Take part in a 1:6 rotation (including weekends).
• Participate in the assessment of emergency patients in the accident and emergency department.
• Participate in operating theatre / angiography suite sessions and outpatient clinics.
• Be prepared to commute between Northwick Park and the trusts other spoke hospitals as necessary.
• Be expected to supervise and teach junior medical staff and students.
• Be expected to adhere to the Trusts' Infection Prevention and Control Policies and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection control at all times thereby reducing the burden of all Healthcare Associated Infections including MRSA. In particular all staff have the following key responsibilities:

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post will provide specialised vascular and interventional radiology experience that will assist in the progression in specialised training. The post is central to the delivery of vascular and interventional radiology care at London North West Healthcare Trust by supporting the emergency and elective service for patients with vascular pathology. The post will be primarily based at Northwick Park Hospital and focused on delivering ward, theatre, Angiography Suite and clinic support. The post holder will be involved in all aspects of the treatment and management of vascular patients.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• MRCS Part A & B

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to do perform basic vascular surgery independently
• Excellent history taking skills

Experience

Essential criteria

• At least 1 year's experience of working within a vascular service

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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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

• Senior Clinical Fellow in Vascular (PDF, 512.6KB)
• Guidance for applying (PDF, 914.7KB)
• HEART values (PDF, 158.5KB)