Job Summary
An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic colleague to join our Respiratory team as a Clinical fellow with a view to gain skills and competencies towards a Specialist training number with great support to present research, do quality improvement and experience in Respiratory medicine.
This would suit someone wishing to gain experience in RESPIRATORY MEDICINE with a view to entering specialist training, CESR, or a non-consultant grade career in respiratory. Anyone completing foundation year 2 (or equivalent) or beyond would be an ideal candidate and would ideally continue in post for up to 2 years before moving on for wider experience. They will gain experience in clinic and on the wards and would support the service. They would be offered funding and training to Ultrasound level 1 if they wished with Chest drain and endoscopy experience.
Important information
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Divide your answers with separate headings
1. Attainments & Qualifications
2. Knowledge base, skills and experience
3. Presentations & Posters
4. Teaching experience
5. Dedication to Specialty
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Main duties of the job
1. Inpatients - Care of Respiratory Unit patients and providing advice to inpatients in other areas with support of the Respiratory ward consultant, and alongside Respiratory specialty trainees. I:4 weekend support on the Respiratory Ward.
2. Outpatients - The successful candidate will support some respiratory clinics with the support of consultants.
3. The successful candidate can be supported to develop procedural skills in pleural procedures, including medical Thoracoscopy and bronchoscopy.
4. Maintaining a portfolio and logbook of procedures. The applicant can be supported towards achieving accreditation in thoracic ultrasound.
5. Attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings.
6. Participation in Mortality & Morbidity and Education and Audit meetings and case reviews.
The post holder will be supervised / mentored by the consultant team. They will participate in annual appraisal and will be provided with support and guidance for revalidation.
About Us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Date posted
07 April 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£49,909 a year pa
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-MDMS-SG-7117088
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For more details on this position, please refer to job description and person specification attached or contact the details provided below.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Attainments & Qualifications
Essential
* Full registration with GMC licence to practise
Desirable
* MRCP Part 1
Knowledge base, skills and experience
Essential
* Current ALS certificate or equivalent [SS1]
Desirable
* Audit and teaching experience relative to career stage
* Experience in Respiratory Medicine
Clinical experience
Essential
* 12 months experience of working in the NHS as a doctor
* Equivalent to completion of Foundation year 2
Teaching experience
Essential
* Must have an interest in teaching all grades of medical staff and other allied health professionals.
Desirable
* Teaching qualification/accreditation
Presentations & Posters
Essential
* Poster or oral presentation at a local, regional, or national meeting
Desirable
* Published research in Respiratory Medicine
Dedication to Specialty
Essential
* Shows interest in Respiratory Medicine and commitment to patient-centered care
Desirable
* Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr