South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Applications are invited for a Trust grade doctor post in cardiology, offered by the South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. This is a fixed-term post until 1st July 2025, with a potential opportunity to extend for another 6 months. The post is nominally based at South Tyneside District Hospital with cross site working also at Sunderland Royal Hospital. The post is designed to provide experience in general cardiology and general internal medicine, but with opportunities to gain more in-depth exposure to sub-speciality cardiology, depending on the successful candidate's experience and interests.
Main Duties of the Job
The post would ideally suit a candidate who has completed Foundation training and/or internal medicine training and may be interested in applying for higher specialty training in cardiology. The roles and responsibilities of the post can be tailored accordingly, depending on the candidate's experience and needs.
The successful applicant will gain experience of elective and non-elective cardiology, as well as sub-speciality cardiology including interventional cardiology, cardiac rhythm management, heart failure, cardiac imaging, and community cardiology. There will also be opportunities to attend regular departmental and Trust-wide educational meetings, and receive individual clinical supervision.
About Us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award-winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation, and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness, and civility and promote a compassionate, caring, and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups. Looking after our workforce's health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high-quality education, training, career progression, and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support, and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
Job Responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
This post will be based within the Division of Medicine across South Tyneside and Sunderland Hospitals.
The post holder will be expected to review all new patients admitted to the ward within the previous 24 hours or over the weekend and be able to provide a summary of the diagnosis and initial management to their senior colleagues. They will provide prospective cover for other colleagues who may be absent from the ward. They will share responsibility for arranging investigations (and reviewing the results) and documenting management plans with the other members of the ward medical staff. There will be educational opportunities to attend/observe general and specialist clinics and procedures.
They will also undertake day-time and out-of-hours on-call work on the Specialist Registrar and Junior Doctor on-call rosters, admitting and treating unselected acute medical, surgical, and orthopaedic emergencies under appropriate clinical supervision. The frequency of on-call work will average at 1 in 9 with prospective cover and is EWTD compliant.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take during core training or equivalent.
* Demonstrates awareness of managing acute medical conditions, including emergencies, in patients and outpatients.
* Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems.
* Proficiency in a range of medical procedures (as defined by the Internal Medicine Stage 1 curriculum).
* Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate.
* Able to prioritise clinical need.
* Able to maximise safety and minimise risk.
Personal Attitude
* Empathy.
* Non-judgmental.
* Enthusiasm for learning.
* Awareness of own limitations.
* Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
Knowledge
* Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues.
* Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
* Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice.
* Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance.
Skills
* Good communication skills - oral and written.
* Good interpersonal, organisational, and listening skills.
* Ability to recognise the need for assistance.
* Shows enthusiasm, drive, and initiative.
* Responsible for keeping own skills up to date.
* Evidence of audit experience.
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent.
* Either of the following: MRCP-UK Part 1 at time of application and MRCP-UK full diploma by the published deadline. Eligibility for the specialist register in general internal medicine by time of application.
* Full GMC registration to the end of the post.
* Have evidence of achievement of foundation competences from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme or equivalent, by time of application in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice.
* Have evidence of achievement of Internal Medicine Stage 1 capabilities, for the round of application, via one of the following methods:
* Current employment in a programme which leads to successful completion of Internal Medicine Stage 1 Training by the advertised post start date, via one of these approved routes:
* UK Internal Medicine Stage 1 Training.
* UK ACCS - Internal Medicine.
* UK Broad Based Training - medicine route.
* A standalone UK IMY3 programme - following completion of UK core medical training - ACCS - acute medicine.
* Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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