Senior Clinical Fellow ST6-8 in Breast

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Support for continuing professional发展

Job summary

The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust offers a 12-month Senior Clinical Fellow post in the Breast Services department. The role focuses on clinical care of breast patients under consultant guidance, with involvement in oncoplastic surgery and countywide MDT activities across sites.

You will possess GMC registration, seven years of postgraduate training, and contribute to teaching and audit. The post requires leadership in a multidisciplinary team and on-call duties; flexibility is aligned

Qualifications

• MBChB/MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Satisfactory ST3-5 training, plus 12 months of specialist breast surgery training at ST3-8 level.
• Membership examination with a relevant UK Royal College.
• ALS and ATLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care for breast patients under consultant guidance
• Perform breast surgery within own capability, sometimes without supervision, escalating to the consultant beyond competence
• Assist in breast outpatient clinics
• Maintain patient case records and investigations, and correspond with GPs and others
• Attend consultant ward rounds and triage ward referrals
• Prepare patients for planned treatment and procedures, including post-operative care
• Support the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely care and patient flow
• Provide consultation and advice to clinical colleagues and primary care, including discharge summaries
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings, which may be cross-county and cross-site
• Provide professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, including teaching and assessment
• Take part in the middle-grade on-call rota, shared equally with colleagues
• Take part in clinical audit as part of quality improvement

Skills

Organise workload

Communicate effectively

Teamwork in multidisciplinary teams

Apply research outcomes to clinical问题

Teach clinical skills

Independent responsibility for complex

Education

MBChB/MBBS or equivalent

ST3-5 training + 12 months breast surgery training ST3-8

UK Royal College membership examination

ALS and ATLS certification

Job description

12-month Senior Clinical Fellow post in the Breast Services department at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The work is clinical care of breast patients under consultant guidance, covering outpatient clinics, breast surgery sometimes without direct supervision and patient records. The post stands out for its oncoplastic surgery, weekly countywide MDT meetings and links with plastic surgery at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. Full GMC registration with a licence to practise is needed at appointment.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical care for breast patients under consultant guidance
• Perform breast surgery within own capability, sometimes without supervision, escalating to the consultant beyond competence
• Assist in breast outpatient clinics
• Maintain patient case records and investigations, and correspond with GPs and others
• Attend consultant ward rounds and triage ward referrals
• Prepare patients for planned treatment and procedures, including post-operative care
• Support the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely care and patient flow
• Provide consultation and advice to clinical colleagues and primary care, including discharge summaries
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings, which may be cross-county and cross-site
• Provide professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, including teaching and assessment
• Take part in the middle-grade on-call rota, shared equally with colleagues
• Take part in clinical audit as part of quality improvement

Qualifications

• MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Satisfactory ST3-5 training, plus 12 months of specialist breast surgery training at ST3-8 level
• Membership examination with a relevant UK Royal College
• ALS and ATLS certification

Registration & licences

• Eligible for full GMC registration with licence to practise at appointment

Experience

• At least seven years full-time postgraduate training, or equivalent part-time or experience, including CT/ST5-level training in the specialty
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
• Ability to offer expert opinion on emergency and elective problems within the specialty

Skills & knowledge

• Organise and prioritise workload
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Work effectively in a multidisciplinary team, including under pressure
• Apply research outcomes to clinical problems, with awareness of specialty developments
• Teach clinical skills to undergraduates, postgraduates and other disciplines
• Take full independent responsibility for complex patients, working without supervision

Other

• Work antisocial hours
• Practise to GMC Good Medical Practice and the Professional Capabilities Framework, and complete annual appraisal

Nice to have

• Peer-reviewed publications in the last five years or evidence of original research
• Critical appraisal skills
• At least 12 months previous NHS experience in the specialty
• Specialist oncoplastic breast training course
• Specialist breast training in non-reconstructive breast surgical principles
• Advanced communications or cancer communications course
• Higher degree
• Formal qualification in teaching or education

What’s offered

• Flexible working, as a Timewise-accredited flex positive employer
• Support from the Trust for personal continuing professional development