Senior Clinical Fellow in Organ Donation

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham is looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join their team. The role involves participating in the Senior Critical Care Rota and developing a specialist interest in Organ Donation. Candidates must have MB ChB or equivalent, full GMC registration, and prior experience in Anaesthetics and Critical Care. This position offers various personal development opportunities within a supportive environment aiming to deliver world-class healthcare.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Support for applications

Qualifications

• Successful completion of FY2 training in an NHS setting plus two years of post-foundation training.
• Twelve months' Anaesthetics & three months' Critical Care experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-calls on the Senior Critical Care Rota.
• Develop a specialist interest in Organ Donation.

Skills

Intubation

Organ support

Teamwork

Written communication

Education

MB ChB or equivalent

Full/limited GMC registration

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant is expected to participate in on-calls on the Senior (Airway) Critical Care Rota. This will take up 50% of the time. The remainder of the time will be devoted to developing a specialist interest in the named areas. The Senior (Airway) Critical Care rota doctor will be in charge of the other trainees and fellows out of hours under the leadership and support of the Duty Critical Care Consultant on-call. Clinical duties will be conducted at both the Queen's Medical Centre and at the Nottingham City Hospital. Where possible, the post will be tailored to individual training needs.

The post is EWTD compliant. It would be advisable that the appointee register with the College of their parent specialty and it would be good practice to keep a logbook of their experience.

The Clinical Fellows would be encouraged to undergo regular appraisal and to develop a learning plan and portfolio.

Other Responsibilities

50% of the appointees' time will be devoted to developing a specialist interest in Organ Donation. Prior to commencing the post, candidates who are pursuing an interest in organ donation or clinical research will be expected to have conceived of and planned a project in discussion with the appropriate supervisor. The expectation is that the project will be substantial and will be of sufficient quality for submission for publication or presentation at a national/ international meeting.

Please refer to JD and PS for details for this post.

Person specification

Training and qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB ChB or equivalent. Full/limited GMC registration.
• Successful completion of FY2 training in an NHS setting plus two years of post-foundation training in acute specialities (Anaesthesia, Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine or ICM)

Desirable criteria

• Primary FRCA or equivalent higher qualification ALS or equivalent accredited life support course ATLS or other trauma course

Experience

Essential criteria

• Twelve months' Anaesthetics & three months' Critical Care experience AND prior experience of NHS-based anaesthetics or ICU experience

Desirable criteria

• Completion of Stage 1 Critical Care Training Experience of senior oncall roles in acute specialties
• Completion of Audit Cycle or quality improvement project Published research
• Other evidence of academic achievement including additional qualifications, prizes

Ability

Essential criteria

• Ability to stabilise the deteriorating patient including intubation and initiation of organ support.

Desirable criteria

• Competence in bronchoscopy, lung ultrasound, focused echocardiography

Career progress

Essential criteria

• Evidence of continuous career development, including evidence of attendance at meetings/ courses

Desirable criteria

• Attendance at meetings/ courses/ membership of professional bodies

Interpersonal skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of good written communication, successful team-worker, sensitivity to needs of patients and colleagues

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of formal Human Factors training

Professional behaviour and attitude

Essential criteria

• Punctuality, professional appearance and attitudes consistent with GMC guidelines

Outside interests

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrates non - medical interests / activities

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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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

• JD Senior Clinical Fellow Organ Donation (PDF, 424.4KB)
• PS Senior Clinical Fellow Organ Donation (PDF, 304.4KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)