Trust Grade doctor

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; West Carr; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK seeks a Trust Grade doctor to engage in Chemical Pathology and support laboratory duties. This role provides opportunities for professional development and the chance to contribute to clinical governance. Ideal candidates will possess a medical degree and experience in laboratory environments, with skills in teamwork and communication. The position comes with a generous relocation package and access to NHS staff benefits including pension and extensive leave options.

Benefits

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

NHS Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Qualifications

• Participation in duty biochemist rota.
• Experience in laboratory projects and method validation.
• Ability to maintain a professional portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Provide laboratory duties during standard hours.
• Engage in teaching junior medical staff.
• Involvement in quality assurance and clinical governance activities.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Laboratory methods

Clinical governance

Education

Medical Degree

Tools

Biochemistry laboratory equipment

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit a Trust Grade doctor within our Trust. The post provides an excellent chance to develop a range of skills and gain experience within Chemical Pathology under Pathology services within Cancer and Clinical support Care group. The post would suit candidates looking to build upon their laboratory and Chemical pathology out patient management experience and provide a great foundation for personal development and an ideal opportunity to facilitate step-up to Senior ST grade training. The post will provide cover laboratory duties ward during standard daytime hours 09:00 - 17:00 Monday - Friday.

Clinical duties – Chemical Pathology

• Participation in duty biochemist rota
• Participation in laboratory and clinical team meetings
• Reporting and validation of specialist biochemistry laboratory assays
• Act as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Liaison with clinical colleagues
• Undertaking laboratory-based projects – method development & validation
• Practical bench work
• Follow up abnormal investigations during lab reporting
• Attendance at CPD sessions – departmental, grand round, & appropriate postgraduate education courses and use of the potential of study leave to keep up to date
• Involvement in teaching and training junior medical and non‑medical staff
• Involvement in quality assurance process – including internal quality control and external quality assurance programmes
• Participation in clinical governance activities including clinical audit and risk management
• Provision of accurate clinic letters/reports written correspondence to GP’s & secondary care physicians
• Able to maintain a professional portfolio
• Networking with colleagues in Chemical Pathology in SHYPS cross sites, We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us

Disability Confident and Mindful Employer
The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in one payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.
Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check – basic, standard and enhanced.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
• All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

About us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York – consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale – an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

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