Clinical Fellow in Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
Main area: Surgery
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (1 Year)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 387-S-6253-AFR
Site: Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town: Bristol
Salary: £55,329 - £63,152 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/11/2024 23:59
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
An excellent opportunity has arisen to advertise for a cleft fellowship at the South West Cleft Service. This post is in collaboration with Craniofacial Australia and the Cleft Collective.
The successful applicant will be exposed to all aspects of cleft care and will also undertake research with the Cleft Collective. The fellowship is designed for senior trainees in Plastic Surgery, ENT or Maxillofacial Surgery, who have completed their higher surgical training and have passed the appropriate Intercollegiate Specialty Examinations. The trainee will have demonstrated a clinical and an academic commitment to cleft surgery.
This is a 12-month programme that is geared to provide the Fellow with the required knowledge, skills and attitude to start independent practice as a consultant cleft surgeon within a multidisciplinary cleft team. Overseas candidates should have similar experience and have passed the relevant examinations.
Main duties of the job
Cleft Clinics
The Fellow will attend all the multidisciplinary clinics based at the hub unit in Bristol. There will also be opportunities to attend peripheral clinics, speech investigation clinics, and cleft audit clinics.
Operative Surgery
The Fellow will attend operating lists at The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and at The Bristol Royal Infirmary to achieve competence, including the management of complications, in the techniques of primary and secondary cleft surgery standardised in the unit.
Research
The Fellow will join the research team at The Cleft Collective and spend 1.5 days undertaking research. A research project will be allocated to the Fellow at the start of the fellowship.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall, and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more in-depth information, you can access the full Job Description in the attached documents or contact us.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
* Ability to understand and communicate verbally in the English language
* Good clinical care
* Maintaining good medical practice
* Good relationships and communication with patients
* Good working relationships with colleagues
* Shows knowledge of evidence-informed practice
* Shows awareness of own limitations
* Demonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside specialty
* Information Technology skills
* Attendance at non-obligatory training courses
* Demonstrated experience in cleft lip and palate surgery above standard training level
Skills
* Is up to date and fit to practise safely
* Capacity to adjust behaviour & language as appropriate to needs of differing situations
* Experience of clinical risk management
* Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
* Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach
* Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
* Particular skill in the field of cleft lip and palate surgery
* Attendance at relevant courses
Qualifications
* MB BS / MB CHB or equivalent
* MRCS
* Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (Plastic Surgery/ ENT/ OMFS) or equivalent
* Ability to prioritise clinical need
* Ability to organise oneself and own work
* Research experience, presentations, publications, prizes and honours
* Paper / presentation at a national or international meeting or published in a peer review journal
* Evidence of teaching experience
* Enthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different groups / teaching methods
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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