This role offers you the opportunity to join NUH as a Trust Grade doctor in Plastic Surgery for 4 months; with the potential to extend for a further by mutual agreement. You will join as a CT grade doctor working within Plastic Surgery. To be considered for a CT position a completed 2024 CREST form must be submitted to the recruitment team as evidence that F2 competencies completed.
This posts provide ideal opportunities for you if you wish to gain more experience & exposure in Plastic Surgery prior to an application to a national training programme. If you are an International Medical Graduate (IMG) Doctor or starting a new role in the NHS with no UK experience, additional support has been put in place to support your smooth transition. This includes a bespoke induction, a shadowing and supernumerary period, ranging from 4-6 weeks (dependant on experience) paid at basic salary. The workshops within the IMG induction will include a Safe E-Prescribing and a practical clinical skills course for you. The main induction days cover: History of the NHS, developing portfolios, Intro to UK practice (GMC), Chaplaincy, Legal requirements after death, Freedom to speak up, People Inclusion Team (PINC), Sepsis and NEWS2 and Breaking bad news. External speakers from the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Medical Defence Union (MDU) are also in attendance. The trust also offers Pastoral support in the form of a Pastoral welcome induction day delivered by a dedicated team and ongoing pastoral support as and when required to help you to settle into life here in Nottingham.
About NUH Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities. With more than 19,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging. As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.
This is a service post, so does not have educational approval but you will be provided with excellent training and educational prospects, tailored to meet your individual needs. Where service provision allows, you are encouraged to attend educational teaching sessions. There will also be an opportunity for you to contribute to audit and QIP’s. NUH is a leader in the field of using new data sets to improve doctor experience/training and has forged strong research links with the University of Nottingham. There will be opportunities for you to be involved in exciting and innovative projects around the use of novel IT solutions and app development. You will be expected to remain up to date with current knowledge and practice; to attend clinical meetings within departments, and to participate in audit and service training of other professionals.
You can expect to:
• Build upon undergraduate experience and FY1 experience (or equivalent)
• Develop further expertise in the identification and management of the sick patient
• Gain experience and familiarity in identifying and managing a wide variety of medical and surgical conditions, including making appropriate decisions regarding the need for admission, the development of strategies which might provide an alternative to admission and identifying where early discharge would be safe and appropriate
• Develop skills of history taking, physical examination, appropriate investigation and rational prescribing
• Master several basic medical and surgical techniques
• Hone communication skills with patients, relatives and colleagues
• Develop skills in managing time and conflicting priorities.
You will be expected to maintain an educational portfolio and will have a named Clinical Supervisor who can also act as their Educational Supervisor.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Mar 2025