Senior Clinical Fellow In Vascular Surgery

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a recently vacant SCF post in vascular surgery. The role includes 1:6 non-resident on-call duty and opportunities to lead ward rounds and support consultants in clinics and theatres.

You may work across two hospital sites with potential community-based care as service integration evolves, participating in MDTs, vascular grand rounds, audits and governance to enhance patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Doctors who have completed early years of training in general surgery and are seeking further experience in vascular or CESR pathway.
• Opportunity to consolidate skills and complete CESR requirements.
• Role includes leadership of junior staff and involvement in MDTs and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead ward rounds and manage inpatient care within competence limits.
• Provide on-call emergency cover on a 1:6 non-resident rota.
• Support consultants in outpatient clinics and operating theatres.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

MDT participation

Clinical governance

Emergency on-call management

Education

Core surgical training (early years)

Surgical track focusing on vascular

Tools

SBAR communication

Discharge letters

Handover procedures

Job description

This invitation is to fill a recently vacant SCF post, working with a team who will provide a 1:6 OOH non-resident on call rota for vascular emergencies, in addition to supporting a consultant team delivering a safe, effective, responsive but efficient service. The core purpose of the vascular team is to save lives and limbs. We do this by continually working to improve quality of care and patient experience and find innovative solutions to common problems.

The Trust is part of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership (Integrated Care System) and within this the Bedfordshire Care Alliance. As a result of this, the successful candidate may be required to adapt their job plan in the future to work across more than one site within the area; this may also include delivering aspects of care in community settings which supports the Trust's vertical integration strategy.

This Post Will Be Suitable For Doctors Who Have

• completed early years of training in general surgery and are seeking further experience in vascular or
• wish to pursue a career in vascular surgery or
• looking for an opportunity to consolidate their skills and experience to complete the requirement for CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration).

The post holder will perform their clinical duties at the level of a registrar but within the limits of their competence. Their duties may include, leading the ward rounds of inpatients, taking responsibility of all aspects of the care of in patients including the safe, timely discharges and discharge-communication. They will provide leadership and supervision to the junior members of the team and support consultants in outpatient clinics and operating theatres. They will take part in regular MDT and Vascular Grand Rounds, Audit and Clinical Governance Meetings. They will provide an emergency on-call cover (1:6 non-resident OOH).

They must keep accurate record of emergency admissions and referrals and formally handover at the end of their shift. Handover must be formal, should follow the SBAR pattern (Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation). Similarly, they must make sure that they have understood the patient's problems and needs when receiving handover from somebody else. They will supervise juniors in writing comprehensive but succinct discharge letters and summaries.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Luton Medical Workforce Job title: Medical Workforce Email address: [e-mail]

Kayleigh Spackman - Vascular Surgery Service Manager.

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