Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Clinical Experience
Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- Clinical Experience
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Clinical Experience
3-12 months of practical experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Personal Attributes
Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Personal Attributes
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Personal Attributes
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
- Proffesional Registration
Full Registration with the GMC
- Qualifications and Training
MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- Qualifications and Training
Valid ALS certificate
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Evidence of participation in audit
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
- Management and Administration Experience
Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Management and Administration Experience
Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Clinical Experience
Current ATLS and/ or CALS training
- Personal Attributes
Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
- Qualifications and Training
Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Qualifications and Training
Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Original peer-reviewed research publications
- Management and Administration Experience
Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Job overview
Applications are invited for the Post of Trust Registrar Grade in Cardiothoracic Surgery, based at Castle Hill Hospital for a period of 12 months initially with an extension subject to favourable review. This post does not attract a National Training Number.
As a Trust Doctor working with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, you will be entitled to receive the following:
- A named Educational Supervisor
- 10 Study Days Leave per annum + Annual Leave allowance
- £500 of Study Leave Allowance per annum
- Access to an e-portfolio
- An assigned Appraiser and access to Multi-Source Feedback 360° (if required) and an Appraisal System
The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Yorkshire. The department provides the full range of adult cardiothoracic surgery to a population of 1.3 million. The department has 34 beds ward beds, of which 14 are High Observation Beds, and 12 intensive care beds. There are 3 dedicated purpose-built cardiothoracic operating theatres. Approximately 850 cardiac and 750 major thoracic operations are performed annually (pre-COVID FY2019-2020). The department has an excellent reputation for training and developing junior Doctors
Main duties of the job
You will participate in 1/9 on-call rota. On call commitments are 12 hours of resident on-call, covering both Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery (elective, acute and emergency referrals), as well as patients in cardiac ICU.
This current post starts is 12 months in the first instance, possibly extendable , subject to satisfactory performance. Following a total of 12 months, this post will be re-advertised
The successful candidate should have a minimum of 3 months’ Cardiothoracic experience and committed to a cardiothoracic career, subject to CV review and interview. The successful candidate will receive training and career progression support in keeping with their abilities and needs. We can support registrars with ST3 to ST5 level educational needs and we would consider applications from trainees who have completed a type 1 training programme (or equivalent) and who wish to broaden their experience in preparation for their first consultant post.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Trust Grade ST3+ in Cardiothoracic Surgery with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Cottingham, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Cardiothoracic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £67,325 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (fixed term). The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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