Junior Clinical Fellow in Burns and Plastic Surgery (Locally Employed Doctor)

Applications are invited for Trust Grade doctors (CT level) in the Burns and Plastic Surgery Dep) and Royal Manchester Children's Hospitals (RMCH). Wythenshawe is a Major Trauma Centre and RMCH is the Major Trauma Centre for paediatric trauma in Manchester.

We have a number of positions available starting from Nov 2024 to Feb 2025 available.

Candidates that are non-GMC registered at the point of application will be considered for this position, under the Trusts International Fellowship Scheme (please note, there is a £500 admin charge for this scheme). More information re this scheme can be found on our website - link in job description.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will work with nationally renowned Consultant Plastic Surgeons and will gain exposure to both elective and trauma admissions. Wythenshawe Hospital provides sub-specialised elective surgery in hand surgery, breast reconstruction, complex reconstruction. Emergency work includes all aspects of hand and upper limb injuries, facial soft tissue trauma and we also house the regional burns centre. There are daily trauma clinics and consultant led trauma operating lists. The plastic surgery department at RMCH deals with elective and emergency paediatric surgery and additionally has the regional cleft service and paediatric burns centre.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification
Attainments
Essential

• Basic medical qualification
• Knowledge in the care of and assessment of seriously ill patients

Desirable

• MRCS
• To have completed some CST
• previous experience in an NHS role

Disposition
Essential

• To be able to work in a team
• To be able to share workload on a give and take basis with the other CT level doctors as the workload demands
• Must be highly motivated to ensure the highest standard of ward care, in patient care and motivated to learn Plastic Surgery

Other
Essential

• All applicants will be expected to supply evidence of their competence to communicate effectively in English
• Evidence of career personal progression commensurate with time since qualification

Audits
Desirable

• Experience of Audits

Academic Achievements
Desirable

• Research and Publications

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