Junior Clinical Fellow in General Surgery (ST1-2) inSlough inSlough PUBLISHED 6 SEP 2024

Job Overview


We are seeking qualified candidates to join our SHO team on an initial 6-month contract, with the potential for a permanent position. We offer high-quality training and support for special interest training whenever possible. You will have the opportunity to participate in minor and intermediate supervised surgeries, as well as engage in research and audit projects aimed at publication. These positions are perfect for those preparing for Core Training, international medical graduates, individuals looking to build a robust portfolio, or those aiming for ST3 entry. Our department has a strong track record of successful entries into national selection programs.

Main duties of the job


The Post Holder Will

• Provide care of acute patients under the guidance of the senior staff and will include assisting the consultants at outpatient clinics and theatre sessions, and operating under supervision
• Be expected to provide teaching to FY1s, nursing staff and undergraduate students
• Be expected to participate in audits and research as arranged by the firm.
  
  

Working for our organisation


There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts


Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.


Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities


Able to communicate clearly in

written and spoken English

Able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand

Able to establish good working relations with patients, carers and multi-disciplinary colleagues

Able to contribute to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting

Keep professional knowledge and

skills up-to-date

Able to manage time and prioritise workload

Recognise stressful situations

and respond appropriately

Demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm and common sense

Respect and promote an individual’s rights, interests, preferences, beliefs and culture

Person specification


Qualifications


Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• GMC registration
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Distinctions, Scholarships, prizes Computer literate
  
  

Experiance and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Satisfactory completion of foundation programme training (including FY2) (or equivalent certified evidence of competence) at the time of taking up post
• Competent in basic procedures
• Able to prioritise clinical need and aware of own limitations
• Understands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
• Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
• Understands the principles of clinical governance
• Understanding of the basic principles of research
• Knowledge of the consent process and understands the principles of consent
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience at SHO level in General Surgery
• Has participated in clinical audit
• Previous research experience
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .

Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future .

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