Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 216-G3-URO6955666
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Derriford Hospital
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- £61,825 - £70,425 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Urology GIRFT Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
This is a 12 month fellowship and the successful candidate will be part of a wider cohort of GIRFT fellows. You will have weekly/fortnightly supervision meetings with GIRFT’s Academic Content Lead and have regular access to GIRFT’s national clinical lead for your specialty, Professor Tim Briggs (National Director of Clinical Improvement) and the wider GIRFT Academy team. You will have access to national datasets curated by NHS England (including Hospital Episodes Statistics, Out-patients, Emergency Care and Theatres datasets). We will support you to write peer-reviewed research publications, presentations for conferences and guidelines/recommendations as appropriate. Taught elements will include sessions on quality improvement methodology, leadership, behavioural change, action learning sets, statistics, academic publication, and public engagement. Peer support from other fellows is an important component of the fellowship.
Main duties of the job
The role will be split across the week with 3 days dedicated to GIRFT research in sustainability in Urology services.
The remaining two days will be clinical work with the service including performing diagnostic procedures and clinics, same day emergency care and supporting junior urology staff as part of a wider urology clinical team including post grad urology trainees, doctors assistant and surgical care practitioners. There may be some requirement to cover absence colleagues as required.
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached JD combined with job description from GIRFT, pending completion ready for advertising beginning of march.
This is a 12 month fellowship and the successful candidate will be part of a wider cohort of GIRFT fellows. You will have weekly/fortnightly supervision meetings with GIRFT’s Academic Content Lead and have regular access to GIRFT’s national clinical lead for your specialty, Professor Tim Briggs (National Director of Clinical Improvement) and the wider GIRFT Academy team. You will have access to national datasets curated by NHS England (including Hospital Episodes Statistics, Out-patients, Emergency Care and Theatres datasets). We will support you to write peer-reviewed research publications, presentations for conferences and guidelines/recommendations as appropriate. Taught elements will include sessions on quality improvement methodology, leadership, behavioural change, action learning sets, statistics, academic publication, and public engagement. Peer support from other fellows is an important component of the fellowship.
Person specification
Clinical Experience, Training and Skills
Essential criteria
- 1) Completed CT/SHO level training with experience in urology (6 months)
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- • Ability to cope with stressful situations and take on responsibility • Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills • Punctual • Ability to attend range of problems both emergency and elective within urology • Ability to take shared responsibility for clinical care of patients • Ability to manage acute urology admissions • Understanding of principles of audit, research and evidence-based medicine • Willing to undertake research projects
Desirable criteria
- • Good leadership qualities and ability to work independently • Uses initiative • Able to organise own learning and time
APTITUDE & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems Presentations in national/International meetings
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of audit management • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
DISPOSITION / ATTITUDE / MOTIVATION
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of good team working • Good interpersonal skills • Enquiring, critical approach to work • Caring attitude to patients • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs nurses and other agencies • Commitment to continuing medical education • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Hunter Campbell
- Job title
- Service Line Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01752 439912
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
- Telephone
- 01752439787
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