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Job overview

Applications are invited for the Post of Trust Registrar Grade in Cardiothoracic Surgery, based at Castle Hill Hospital for a period of 12 months initially with an extension subject to favourable review. This post does not attract a National Training Number.

As a Trust Doctor working with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, you will be entitled to receive the following:

• A named Educational Supervisor
• 10 Study Days Leave per annum + Annual Leave allowance
• £500 of Study Leave Allowance per annum
• Access to an e-portfolio 
• An assigned Appraiser and access to Multi-Source Feedback 360° (if required) and an Appraisal System

The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Yorkshire. The department provides the full range of adult cardiothoracic surgery to a population of 1.3 million. The department has 34 beds ward beds, of which 14 are High Observation Beds, and 12 intensive care beds. There are 3 dedicated purpose-built cardiothoracic operating theatres. Approximately 850 cardiac and 750 major thoracic operations are performed annually (pre-COVID FY2019-2020). The department has an excellent reputation for training and developing junior Doctors

Main duties of the job

You will participate in 1/9 on-call rota. On call commitments are 12 hours of resident on-call, covering both Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery (elective, acute and emergency referrals), as well as patients in cardiac ICU.

This current post starts is 12 months in the first instance, possibly extendable , subject to satisfactory performance. Following a total of 12 months, this post will be re-advertised

The successful candidate should have a minimum of 3 months’ Cardiothoracic experience and committed to a cardiothoracic career, subject to CV review and interview. The successful candidate will receive training and career progression support in keeping with their abilities and needs. We can support registrars with ST3 to ST5 level educational needs and we would consider applications from trainees who have completed a type 1 training programme (or equivalent) and who wish to broaden their experience in preparation for their first consultant post.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.