Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Junior Clinical Fellow - Vascular Surgery
Full Time - 40 hours per week
Fixed Term - 6 months
Nodal point 3
The Cardiovascular directorate at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is a large, tertiary centre for acute referrals, providing highly specialised treatments to patients of South East London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent. The three departments of Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Vascular Surgery have 132 beds at the St Thomas' hub site, 5 cardiac catheter laboratories, 4 dedicated operating theatres and a vascular hybrid facility with integrated imaging. We are a leader for open, endovascular and hybrid treatment of patients with complex Vascular pathology.
Main duties of the job
This post provides an excellent opportunity for aspiring surgeons to gain invaluable hands on clinical training in both vascular/endovascular as well as cardiac surgery. They will be given protected time to attend both open and endovascular operating lists and will be trained in theatre by our dedicated team of surgeons. We have a large team of interventional radiologists and the post holder would also have the opportunity to attend these procedures and improve their diagnostic imaging interpretation skills. The post holder will also be trained in managing peri-operative patients within our dedicated vascular and cardiac high dependency units.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Creating a world-leading Academic Health Sciences Centre.
Working for our organisation
GSTT comprises of 5 of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all providing high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We are one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The directorate would like to appoint one proactive and highly-motivated individual to join the Vascular service provided by the directorate. The post provides training in cardiovascular surgery to doctors who have completed their foundation years and are currently at FY3/CT1/CT2 (SHO) level. The Junior Fellow is part of a rolling 8-week rota that comprised open and endovascular operating sessions (which can include vascular and/or cardiac surgery), ward and outpatient sessions and on-call cover in vascular and cardiac surgery during the day and night. It is expected that by the end of the post, the applicant will have experience in both surgical disciplines.
Although not recognised as a training post by the London Deanery, this post is aimed at trainees seeking to improve their clinical, surgical and academic portfolio in readiness for applications to training programmes at Nodal Point 3 or higher. The post holder will always be supported by a Registrar, Consultant and our Clinical Nurse Specialists at all times. In turn, they will be expected to support our Foundation Year 1 and 2 doctors.
Closing date: 02 Jan 2025. Starting date: April 2025.
Please note that applications might close early if a sufficient number of suitable candidates' applications have been received.
If you have not heard within two weeks of the closing date please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Informal contact:
Mr Sanjay Patel (Sanjay.patel@gstt.nhs.uk)
Departmental Lead for Education and Training.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
* Advanced Life Support certification
* Eligible to work in the UK
* Medical Degree
Desirable criteria
* MRCS part 1 or Equivalent
* Higher degree
Professional/ Statutory Regist
Essential criteria
* Full GMC Registration
Previous experience
Essential criteria
* Previous experience in medical or surgical specialities
* Worked at a FY2/CST1/CST2 level
Desirable criteria
* Previous placements in cardiovascular surgery at any level
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
* Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
* Competent IT user
* Good communication skills
* Ability to perform standard emergency clinical procedures
* Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
Desirable criteria
* Previous surgical (Vascular/Cardiac) experience
* Familiarity and management of vascular patients including those with aortic, peripheral vascular and venous disease.
* Experience in insertion of central venous catheters.
Teaching
Essential criteria
* Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training.
Desirable criteria
* Teaching training.
Research
Essential criteria
* Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of clinical research.
Management
Essential criteria
* Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.
Desirable criteria
* Management training.
* Evidence of participation in the development of clinical services.
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Junior Clinical Fellow Job Description (PDF, 414.8KB)
* Functional Requirements (PDF, 652.3KB)
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