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Job summary

Applications are invited for the posts of Chief Medical Officer's Fellow, under the Trust's Terms & Conditions of Service for Junior Specialist Doctor (Standard).

Main duties, tasks & skills required

These are fixed term 12 month posts commencing in August 2023, which will form part of the team delivering the Trust's Corporate Quality Improvement (QI) Programme across UHB Trust. These posts will support QI projects such as: safety standards for invasive procedures (LocSSIPs), VTE prophylaxis, ward rounds, end of life care. These posts will be responsible for giving the clinical steer required to ensure that projects are developed with the necessary clinical background and detail.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

They will suit an individual wishing to develop skills in quality improvement, management, team working and clinical leadership. These posts will enhance individuals' portfolios for potential selection into basic or higher specialist hospital training and possibly hospital management in the future.

Further details regarding this post may be obtained from:

Prof Tim Graham, Assistant Medical Director and Consultant Surgeon; [email protected], 07786 267 045

Justin King, Deputy Head of Clinical Governance, [email protected] 07788320148

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC

Medical Degree from a recognised University

Experience

Essential

A minimum of 2 years full time post graduate training (its equivalent gained on a part time basis) or equivalent experience and competencies.

Able to demonstrate basic clinical knowledge appropriate to level of responsibility.

Desirable

Awareness of Clinical Governance principles

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.