Total 2 job vacancies by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

We are looking to appoint two Senior Clinical Fellows (SCF) to the Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care.

The post-holder will work in collaboration with the existing Anaesthetists to provide a high quality, progressive and professional Anaesthetic service in a broad range of surgical specialties. The successful candidate will for the initial 3 months cover the First on-call rota followed with the potential for the subsequent nine months to be spent on the registrar level rota. There will be an opportunity to progress in training by undertaking ST3 modules like Critical care and Obstetrics along with an opportunity for exposure in Colorectal, Bariatrics, Pre assessment and Chronic pain and participate in Second oncalls on Maternity and ICU over the subsequent two years. The appointee will be able to engage with quality improvement projects, Research projects, Simulation and education based on individuals’ interests.

This is an opportunity to join a friendly, cohesive department currently consisting of 30 Consultants, 10 Specialty doctors, 2 SpR (Higher) 9 Clinical fellows, 9 WTE CT1&2, two WTE FY1, together with Advanced Critical Care Practitioners, specialist nursing team, in Acute Pain and Perioperative Medicine.

Previous candidates need not apply.

KEY DUTIES OF THE POST
• Cover Anaesthetics and ICU as per the needs of the service.
• Cover the first oncall rota during the early part of the placement.
• Covering the elective operating theatres, ICU and emergency theatres.
• Cover the Second oncall on ITU and Maternity oncalls.

General Information

The Anaesthetics Department is situated in the Trusts Outpatient Department. It is conveniently located close to surgical daycase and the Family Health and Diagnostics theatre complexes. It comprises of multiple shared rooms for consultant office space and an open plan secretarial space along with an integrated kitchenet in the same footprint. It provides a pleasant working environment with easy access to the Anaesthetic secretaries. There are hot desking areas close to Theatres and the ICU with a dedicated lecture/seminar room and a kitchen.

To be eligible for these posts you must be eligible to secure GMC registration with Licence to Practice, ideally have completed the Post graduate training in the country of origin at Core Training level.

Applicants should be aware that regardless of Country of Origin, their ability to communicate in written and spoken English to the standard required to carry out the post will be assessed during the selection process.

The Senior Clinical Fellow will work on the General Critical Care Unit for a period of six months. There may be the opportunity to extend the post at the end of the term. This will depend upon staffing vacancies and satisfactory progress by the Fellow.

The post holder’s role can be adapted to suit the individual interests and training needs of the candidate. This may include spending time in operating theatre keeping Anaesthetics skills up to speed.

Education

All clinical fellows are allocated a trained Educational Supervisor (ES) who will oversee their progress and serve as a mentor for training and other needs. We would expect the individual to meet with the ES both formally (every 3 months) to record the progress and informally as frequently as is possible.

The clinical fellow will be fully supervised by consultants during the day shift. Overnight, there is supervision by a resident senior trainee /middle grade and an on call ITU consultant.

For more details please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.


This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

One full time substantive post

As a member of the podiatry team, you will be supported to develops skills to enable you to undertake a complex multi-functional role combining clinical and professional duties and responsibilities to manage a large caseload of patients with diverse needs in a community setting.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Are you a qualified Podiatrist or newly qualified Podiatrist? An opportunity has arisen for a Podiatrist to join our team in Walsall Community Podiatry.

Walsall Community Podiatry services offer care to patients at risk who suffer from metabolic, vascular or neurological disorders, e.g. diabetes that place the lower limb in a compromised situation.

We are seeking a Podiatrist who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who is able to work on their own as well as part of a team. A commitment to patient care to assist patients to achieve their potential is essential. You will be encouraged to take part in various CPD activities including clinical support, supportive supervision and in-house training during team meetings. The post holder should have the ability to travel around the district.


All Podiatry staff are supported with supervision, preceptorship for newly qualified staff, appraisals (PDP) and a comprehensive induction.

Some of the benefits of joining our team:
• AfC Salary at £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
• Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children’s Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.

Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.
• The Podiatrist, through a formal mentorship programme at Band 5 Podiatrist level, will work to develops extensive knowledge and skills, particularly in the following areas:• • Mobility and gait analysis
• Tissue viability and wound management
• Vascular and neurological conditions
• Dermatological pathologies
• Musculoskeletal pathologies
• Immunosuppressed conditions
• Caseload management
• Assessment skills
• To develop skills in the assessment, diagnosis, delivery and evaluation of individualised podiatric care packages to patients in a variety of locations including the patient’s own home.
• Contribute to maintaining tissue viability, maximise mobility, and relieve pain especially for patients with factors which place them at risk due to a variety of medical, structural and social needs e.g. diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, chronic systemic disease immunosuppressed, congenital abnormalities etc.
• Under the supervision of a Senior Podiatrist further develop investigative and analytical skills to assimilate and prioritise information in order to develop individual treatment plans based on clinical need and determine priority and risk status to facilitate caseload management.
• Develop decision making skills to identify when patients require the intervention of other professionals e.g. Primary Care Teams, Tissue Viability Nurses, Musculoskeletal Team, Specialist Podiatrists, Orthotists etc.
• Carry out minor surgical procedures using local anaesthesia, under the direct supervision of a Senior Podiatrist
• To be an effective part of the Podiatry Team adhering to Podiatry Service and Trust policy, procedures and strategy.
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team network requesting the support and intervention of others as appropriate.


This advert closes on Thursday 14 Nov 2024