Speciality Doctor in Adult Cardiac Surgery

Job summary

Post: Speciality Doctor (ST3 - ST6 Equivalent) in Adult Cardiac Surgery

Appointment:Fixed Time (6-month fixed term with opportunity to extend, further to appraisal)

Responsible To: Clinical Lead in Cardiac Surgery - Mr Kamran BaigEducational Lead in Cardiac Surgery - Mr Gianluca Lucchese

Accountable To: Clinical Director - Dr Gerald Carr-White and Dr Rachel Bastiaenen

Employing Authority: Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Employing Authority and main place of employment:The post will be based at St. Thomas' Hospital at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust. However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

Job Summary:? To provide clinical services for cardiac surgery patients in support of the consultant surgeons. ? Duties will include training and mentoring of less experienced colleagues and other staff, participation in clinical audit and in clinical research projects. Clinical areas covered will mainly include theatres, wards, overnight intensive recovery unit and outpatients.? To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care ? To participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training

About us

Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth & Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart & lung, cancer & renal services as well as a full range of local hospital & community services for people in Lambeth & Southwark.

Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals joined Guy's & St Thomas' in February 2021 & is the largest specialist heart & lung centre in the UK & among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart & lung disease, including rare & complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence & into adulthood & old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton & Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart & lung diagnosis, treatment and research.

We are working in partnership with King's Health Partners, to deliver our vision of creating a new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart & lung disease, in patients from pre-birth to old age.

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

The post-holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Cardiac Surgery services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

Training of junior staff:

The post-holder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her that post-holder has agreed with their supervising consultant.

Teaching:

The post-holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Clinical Governance:

All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.

Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:

There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.

New Deal & European Working Time Directive (EWTD):

All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with both New Deal and EWTD guidelines.

Educational Programme:

Neither the London Deanery not the Royal College of Surgeons accredits this post for postgraduate training. However, the post-holder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings, multidisciplinary meetings, research clubs etc.

All post-holders will be designated a professional development mentor from among the consultant surgeons with whom a professional development contract will be agreed and reviewed on a regular basis.

Appraisal:

All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal.

Other:

The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and you may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required from time to time.

This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.

All staff are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their clinical service as required; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the trust.

Person specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practise
• MRCS or equivalent,

Desirable

• Higher degree

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Equivalent to two years full time clinical experience in cardiothoracic surgery including pre and post-operative care
• Experience as first assistant in cardiac surgery

Desirable

• Sub-specialty courses

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Competent IT user
• Good communication skills

Desirable

• Attendance to courses and seminars

Research

Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

• Experience of clinical research

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training

Desirable

• Teaching training

Management

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable

• Management training
• Evidence of participation in the development of clinical services

Other

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

Desirable

• Experience in clinical guideline development
• Appraisal training