Job overview
Managerially Accountable to: Clinical and Educational Supervisor (Host Trust)
Professionally Accountable to: Head of Clinical Training and Responsible Officer (Host Trust)
Responsible for: Delivery of Safe, High Quality Patient Care
For further information please refer to the attached the MCh MMed flyer flyer
To be eligible you must be Registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC with license to practice and must join the MCh MMed Programme.
Do not apply on this advert. Applications must go to [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The MCh and MMed programmes offer international clinicians with higher postgraduate qualifications to develop an evidence-based approach to clinical practice. Students study specialist aspects of evidence-based practice in surgery and medicine including the application of advanced knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pathology, microbiology and imaging; also clinical research with a focus on research design, ethics and governance, critical appraisal, writing research proposals and systematic review protocols. As part of this scheme, doctors will be required to work under direct supervision of consultants at their respective NHS Trusts or Institutions participating in the MCh or MMed rotations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties of Post – provided as an example (not exhaustive)
- Attendance at outpatient clinics
- Attendance at ward rounds, operating theatre sessions
- Day to day management of in patients under the team’s care
- Checking pathology and radiology reports ensuring that appropriate action is taken
- Informing therapy staff as necessary regarding the treatment of in patients.
- Collecting and presenting data for clinical audit meetings.
- Signing death certificates and personally notifying deaths to HM Coroner where necessary and after discussion with the Consultant if required
- Keep medical records and electronic records in the manner prescribed by the Trust
- Cover for colleagues in the Department during periods of leave. Deputise as required for absent colleagues.
- Participation in out of hours working (where required and subject to Host Trust requirements)
These duties apply in common to both NHS and private patients.
The International Training Fellow accepts that he will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant, in consultation where practicable with his colleagues both Senior and Junior. It has been agreed between the profession and the Department that while Juniors accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under this subsection are exceptional and, in particular, that Juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.
All full time International Training Fellows will be entitled to 27 days leave per year plus 8 Bank Holidays. All applications for annual leave, should be approved by the Consultants and submitted on the appropriate form to the appropriate person and managed by the Host Trust, under local policy and procedure.
All International Training Fellows will be entitled to 10 days Study Leave per year. All applications for Study Leave and any associated expenses should be submitted by Application to the appropriate person and managed by the Host Trust, under local policy and procedure.
Your employment as an International Training Fellow requires you to actively progress in your training and requires your employer to support the established Programme education curriculum
The standard full-time working week is 40 hours per week, your actual hours will be no more than 48 hours per week on average and will be as set out in your job plan. If you are required to participate in an out of hours working pattern you will receive the appropriate pay premia in line with the Locally Employed Doctors Terms and Conditions.
The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
All Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust staff employed within Clinical Environments and has contact with children, vulnerable adults; service users and their families must familiarise themselves, be aware of their responsibilities and adhere to Local Safeguarding Children’s Board, Local Safeguarding Adult Board and WWL Procedures for Safeguarding and Protecting Children which are available on the Trust Policy Library.
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, employees who are required to interact regularly with the public, both face to face, and by telephone, are required to be
able to speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.
Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulators 2016, Data Protection Act 2018 and Information Governance Principles – the post holder is not entitled to use for their own benefit or gain, or to divulge to any persons, firm or other organisation whatsoever, any confidential information belonging to the Trust or relating to the Trust’s affairs or dealings which may come to their knowledge during employment.
Compliance with the Health & Social Care Act 2008 – Code of Practice on the Prevention and Control of Infections and related guidance – the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the reduction and management of healthcare related infection in all of their actions. This entails compliance with Trust Infection Prevention and Control policy and related Standard Operating Procedure (SOP’s); along with risk assessment of all situations; as staff have a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Staff must be fully compliant with Trust Infection prevention and Control eLearning policy.
All applicants to any post within the Trust are required to declare any involvement either directly or indirectly with any firm, company, relevant person or organisation which has any interest with the Trust, the services provided by the Trust or any element of patient care.
Failure to do so may result in an employment application being rejected, or if it is discovered after appointment the omission of such information could lead to dismissal. This includes any form of private practice relating to medical care.
Compliance with Trust Policies and Procedures including the Code of Conduct.
Compliance with Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs) – The SFI’s identify the financial responsibilities which apply to everyone working for the Foundation Trust and its constituent organisations including trading units. Failure to comply with Standing Financial Instructions can in certain circumstances be regarded as a disciplinary matter that could result in dismissal. Compliance with the SFIs is monitored by the Finance Department and post holders are therefore required to understand their responsibilities outlined within this document and ensure compliance with its instructions.
Responsibility for all records (including patient health, financial, personal and administrative) that they gather or use as part of their work within the trust. The records may be paper, electronic, microfiche, audio or videotapes, x-ray images.
Any other duties appropriate to the grade. The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give a broad flavour of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the post holder.
This document is also available in audio, large print, Braille and other languages upon request. For more information call 01942 773106.
