Job description

Job responsibilities

Womens services:

As the only NHS Trust in London with womens and specialist childrens services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children.

Our directorate provides high quality care to patients across South East London, as well as delivering a range of specialist services both nationally and internationally. We treat approximately 40,000 gynaecology patients, and deliver 6,400 NHS births and 350 private births a year.

We have one of the largest NHS IVF units in the UK, which includes our flagship Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis services. Alongside our clinical services, we are integrated with colleagues at Kings College London, delivering a significant programme of research and development.

Summary of post

The post holder will provide total midwifery care to women both high and low risk under the direction of the Midwifery Practice Leader (MPL) and with his/her support, this will include the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of maternity care over a 24-hour period. The post holder will facilitate on behalf of the MPL the development of midwifery and non-midwifery staff.

Key Relationships

Community Matron, Community midwives, Inpatient matrons, obstetricians, neonatologist, GP practice managers, Consultant midwife, Maternity Support Workers

Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder will

• Work in accordance with the NMC rules and code of conduct for midwives.
• Maintain and develop their professional knowledge and competence in accordance within the NMC recommendations.
• Work with the Trust policies and protocols and enable all members of the practice to carry out care within these guidelines.
• Maintain good standards of care within their designated practice and assist in the implementation of recommendations from Government and professional bodies in relation to maternity care.
• Work with the MPL in the monitoring of standards of care.
• Maintain efficient and effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups and staff working within the Trust.
• Utilise the full skills of a midwife (both integral and extended) in the provision of care to a named caseload of women.
• Provide total care to a caseload of women booked with the midwifery practice in liaison with the other staff and under the direction of the MPL
• In liaison with the MPL ensure that midwifery practice is in keeping with current research findings and is appropriate for each individual woman for whom care is being provided.
• Participate in both medical and midwifery education programmes, participating in the teaching of all learners and new members of staff attached to the practice.
• Assume responsibility for the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with the District Policies and Statutory Rules and Regulations.
• Assist the MPL with the co-ordination of the clinical activities of the practice and 'act up' when required.
• Assist with orientation programmes which familiarise new members of staff with the organisational and clinical demands of the unit and group practice.
• Supervise the work of the non-midwife, qualified or unqualified staff as well as midwifery, medical and nursing students.
• Maintain stores and equipment ensuring proper economic use.
• Report complaints, incidents and accidents to the MPL or midwifery manager and assist in their investigation and resolution.
• Ensure that working conditions are safe in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• To be fully informed of the risk management strategy, be responsible for reporting incidents, risk assessment and development of action plans to reduce risk.

The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including:

Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information

Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person those staff will be liable to dismissal. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information. Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2005, post holders must apply the Trusts FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information.

Equal Opportunities

Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.

Health and Safety

All post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that the Trusts health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and employees.

Infection Control

All post holders have a personal obligation to act to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). They must attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures required by the Trust to reduce HCAIs. Post holders must be familiar with the Trusts Infection Control Policies, including those that apply to their duties, such as Hand Decontamination Policy, Personal Protective Equipment Policy, safe procedures for using aseptic techniques and safe disposal of sharps.

Risk Management

All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly. They are expected to be familiar with the Trusts use of risk assessments to predict and control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from mistakes and near misses in order to improve services. Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager, or stated by the Trust to be mandatory.

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Post holders have a general responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Smoking Policy

It is the Trusts policy to promote health. Smoking, therefore, is actively discouraged. It is illegal within Trust buildings and vehicles.

NHS Plan

We are committed to meeting the rights and standards required by the NHS plan. We expect our staff to be aware of these rights and standards and to be fully involved and co-operative in meeting them.

Terms and Conditions of Employment

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and this means that any criminal conviction must be made known at the time of application.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience-worked in a variety of settings utilising all midwifery skills

Desirable

• Experience of midwifery research and audit

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities/Physical Qualities

Essential

• must be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the midwives rules and code of conduct
• Can practice as an autonomous midwife in the acute and primary care setting
• Able to prioritise workload appropriately
• Be able to lead on antenatal clasess

Desirable

• Previous experience of midwifery working in all areas of maternity
• Confident in teaching and assessing student midwives

Values and behaviour

Essential

• Values and behaviour

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of professional qualification and responsibility via a professional portfolio

Desirable

• Post registration teaching qualification ( e.g 998 or mentorship course))

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Good verbal and written skills

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Thomas’ Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Lead in Cellular Pathology.

Key duties and responsibilities

Specialist Interest

The Department operates a system of specialist reporting, each consultant having one or more special interests, which facilitates dealing with difficult cases and enhances patient care in accordance with Calman-Hine recommendations.

The specialist diagnostic pathology to be delivered by this locum post is gastro-intestinal histopathology. However, a second specialist interest would be considered as a minor component of a post, depending on the requirements of the department at the time.

Gastro-intestinal pathology:

The successful candidate will be joining an existing team of 9 substantive consultants several of whom have other speciality interests. The current gastro-intestinal histopathology team includes both full time and part-time consultants Dr Ula Mahadeva, Dr Harriet Deere, Dr Baljit Gill-Barman, Dr Michael Green, Dr Mark Ong, Dr Vivek Sekhawat, Dr Mojisola Giwa, Dr Maria Buttice, Dr Benita Stevenson.

Responsibilities include the reporting of over 10,000 GI specimens (biopsies and resections from upper and lower GI tract, surgical liver biopsies and a few biliary tract biopsies).

GSTT is the Upper gastrointestinal cancer centre for South-east London, Medway and East Kent and regional network referral centre for anal tumours. It is also a tertiary referral centre for coeliac disease, complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease cases, the management of early neoplasia in Barretts oesophagus and EUS Fine Needle Biopsies (the latter reported by the cytopathologists).

The surgical specimens encompass the standard neoplastic and non-neoplastic resections for upper and lower GI, including oesophago-gastrectomies, but we also specialise in radical and salvage pelvic exenterations for complex/ recurrent colorectal and anal tumours.

We routinely perform (in-house or outsourced) cancer predictive marker testing for the GI cancers, in accordance with national guidelines.

There are five MDMs, four weekly and one monthly. These are Upper GI, Local Hepato-pancreaticobiliary, Lower GI and Inflammatory Bowel Disease MDMs weekly.

We are involved in multiple research studies and tissue banking.

We are committed to teaching postgraduate students as well as being involved in the university teaching of undergraduate students.

The team is actively involved in the teaching and training of histopathology resident doctors. Up to three histopathology resident doctors are allocated to the gastrointestinal pathology team monthly and are involved in all aspects of specimen dissection, histological interpretation and report writing.

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC full and specialist registration and hold a current licence to practice

To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

Research, Teaching and Training

Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.

To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.

Performance Management

To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.

Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.

Financial management, e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively such as managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.

Operational efficiency, e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Medical Staff Management

To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.

To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments

To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.

To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

To be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

Governance

To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.

To participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.

To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.

To participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.

To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.

To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.

To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Strategy and Business Planning

To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.

To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Leadership and Team Working

To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.

To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required.

To chair regular meetings for the specialties.

To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.

Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave, including reporting absence.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in continuing professional development (CPD) and this form part of the supporting programmed activities in the agreed job plan (please see example below).

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
• FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent qualification

Desirable

• PhD or other Higher Postgraduate degree in Medicine or Science
• Any additional medical or sub-speciality qualifications either national or international.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive clinical experience in histopathology.
• Proven record of experience as a trainee in histopathology.
• Continuing and recent diagnostic practice experience in gastro-intestinal histopathology, as a major specialist interest, however, another specialty interest will be considered as a minor component of the post depending on the requirements of the department at the time.

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with modern morphological and molecular diagnostic techniques

Desirable

• Experience in clinical guideline development.

Audit Management & IT

Essential

• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical governance, audit clinical risk management, and IT skills.
• Understanding of principles of audit.
• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.

Desirable

• Management training or qualification.
• Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services.

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
• Evidence of original research.
• Ability to supervise junior staff in diagnostic work.
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.

Desirable

• Appraisal training.
• Teaching qualification.
• Evidence of original research and publication in gastrointestinal pathology.

Leadership/Management skills

Essential

• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

• Previous experience in management positions, e.g. speciality lead, clinical lead, clinical director.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

London

SE1 7EH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Lead in Cellular Pathology.

Key duties and responsibilities

Specialist Interest

The Department operates a system of specialist reporting, each consultant having one or more special interests, which facilitates dealing with difficult cases and enhances patient care in accordance with Calman-Hine recommendations.

The specialist interests of this post are cytopathology & general histopathology. Cytopathology will form the main workload (6PAs) and general pathology (2PAs).

Diagnostic Cytopathology:

The department has an established FNA service (approx. 3000 cases annually) including EBUS & EUS FNA with onsite provisional reporting by consultant cytopathologists. A palpable FNA service is also provided by the cytopathologists in clinics, wards and theatres, which is requested through the cytology office and Epic. The cytology team provides an FNA service with Rapid Onsite Evaluation (ROSE) every working day at Guys & St Thomas sites to cover Navigational bronchoscopy, head & neck, melanoma, haematology and other rapid access clinics including Interventional Radiology.

At some clinics including Thyroid & other ultrasound guided FNA lists, where a pathologist is not in attendance, cytology Biomedical Scientists (BMS) assist radiologists in the assessment of sample adequacy by ROSE.

Other types of exfoliative cytology specimens (fluids, urine, washings and brushings) are also received in the department.

The Andrology service receives approx. 3600 specimens annually and is signed off by trained BMS staff with clinical oversight by the lead cytopathologist.

Cervical cytology and colposcopy MDMs are delivered by consultant pathologists and BMS at the London hub and is not a requirement for this post.

Cytology input is provided into the H&N, thyroid, lung, breast, haemato-oncology, gynaecological & gastro-intestinal MDMs. There is a consultant led multi-header teaching session every Monday 1-2pm for trainees and cytology BMS. The consultants are actively involved in teaching and presenting at national and international conferences, and support trainees and new consultants in their career development in Cytopathology.

General histopathology:

The successful candidate will be joining an existing team of 2 consultants who share the workload & are available to mentor a new colleague. The specimen types include the following -

Lumps and bumps: ganglion cysts, Morton neuromas, giant cell tumour tendon sheath, schwannomas/neurofibromas, lumps around eyelid e.g. chalazion/cysts.

Vascular specimens: mostly ascending aortas for dissection or dilatation, temporal artery biopsies, heart valve ?endocarditis, heart valve other pathologies, atrial myxomas, occasional endomyocardial biopsies.

Bone and joints: femoral heads (one or two a week), joint replacement tissue ?infection, osteochondromas, other benign bone lesions e.g. osteophytes, enchondromas etc. Synovial biopsies, PVNS etc.

Eye: sometimes cornea and other eye specimens e.g. phthisis bulbi.

We are committed to teaching postgraduate students as well as being involved in the university teaching of undergraduate students.

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice

To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

Research, Teaching and Training

Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.

To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.

Performance Management

To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.

Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.

Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.

Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Medical Staff Management

To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.

To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments

To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.

To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

To be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

Governance

To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.

Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.

To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.

To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.

To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.

To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Strategy and Business Planning

To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.

To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Leadership and Team Working

To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regards to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.

To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required.

To chair regular meetings for the specialties.

To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.

Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in continuing professional development (CPD) and this form part of the supporting programmed activities in the agreed job plan (please see example below).

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
• FRCPath or equivalent.

Desirable

• PhD or other Higher Postgraduate degree in Medicine or Science
• Any additional medical or sub-speciality qualifications either national or international.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive clinical experience in cytopathology & general histopathology.
• Proven record of experience as a trainee in histopathology and cytopathology.
• Continuing and recent diagnostic practice experience in cytopathology as a major specialist interest
• Continuing and recent diagnostic practice experience in general pathology

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with modern morphological and molecular diagnostic techniques

Desirable

• Experience in clinical guideline development.

Audit Management & IT

Essential

• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical governance, audit clinical risk management, and IT skills.
• Understanding of principles of audit.
• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.

Desirable

• Management training or qualification.
• Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services.

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
• Evidence of original research.
• Ability to supervise junior staff in diagnostic work.
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.

Desirable

• Appraisal training.
• Teaching qualification.
• Evidence of original research and publication in Cytopathology & general pathology.

Leadership/Management skills

Essential

• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

• Previous experience in management positions, e.g. speciality lead, clinical lead, clinical director.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

London

SE1 7EH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

In addition the postholder will:

Support the Infection Sciences laboratory services alongside the other site microbiologists and virologists. Laboratory duties will include result authorisation, contribution to the day-to-day running of the diagnostic service, troubleshooting of unexpected results, and active participation in laboratory management and development. Alongside existing consultant colleagues, they will support the work at the new large, multi-hospital offsite laboratory hub at Blackfriars. This includes transfer of microbiology workload from GP practices in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham in late 2026.

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the induction and training of the StRs rotating to Microbiology/Infectious Diseases/Virology and to take an active part in postgraduate teaching and training and participate in KCL Medical school undergraduate teaching in years 2 and 3.

Work closely with clinical teams, pharmacists and the IPC nursing team to develop local clinical guidelines, manage outbreaks in relevant clinical areas e.g. PICU, and deliver key performance objectives (e.g. C. difficile, blood stream infections etc.) and staff education/training. This will include contributing to good antimicrobial stewardship (bacterial and fungal).

The post-holder will participate in the non-resident on-call rota which will be shared equally with the other consultants in the Microbiology section. Weekend authorisation is performed by the on-call Infection consultant, this can be done remotely and no weekend on-site presence is generally required. At present there is a separate on-call rota covering Guys & St. Thomas Hospitals and Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, however this is under review and the post holder may be required to contribute to either rota.

Trainees

There are currently twelve StRs training in Infectious Diseases combined with either Microbiology/Virology or General Medicine, plus F1 and F3 junior doctors. The development of 2 senior infection fellow posts rotating between RBH and HH is in progress, which will offer unique specialist training opportunities under the supervision of the RBH Infection consultants.

DoI has hosted a thriving Integrated Academic Training (IAT) programme with the School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences. A

DoI education meetings centre around the DoIs own purpose-built facility, equipped with state-of-the-art AV technology to ensure high-quality remote participation and access to learning. In particular, the presentation of difficult cases or those highlighting important learning are encouraged at the weekly Thurs Case Discussion and external speakers with specific areas of expertise are invited to the Tues Academic Seminar. The DoI weekly education programme is currently as follows:

Academic Seminar (GSTT) Tuesday 09.00 - 10.00

Microbiology Tutorial (GSTT) Wednesday 09.30 10.15

Virology Tutorial (GSTT) Wednesday 10.15 - 11.00

Hospital Grand Round (GSTT) Wednesday 13.00 - 14.00

Clinical Case Discussion (GSTT) Thursday 13.00 - 14.00

In addition to the above, the KCL Academic Dept. of Infectious Diseases offers a regular programme of invited speakers with national and international reputations for their scientific research. Furthermore, the Trusts Dept. of Postgraduate Education runs an active and diverse education and training programme for all clinical staff.

A major redesign of laboratory services has occurred as part of the joint venture between Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust, Kings College Hospital and SYNLAB UK & Ireland. Working with Synnovis, the JV Has opened a Pathology Hub near Blackfriars, located about 10 minutes-walk from both St Thomas and Guys sites. This will provide a 24/7 diagnostic service for our patients with technological and operational benefits such as faster translation of rapid pathogen genome sequencing and real-time data analysis. The service offers a wide range of specialist bacteriology, virology and fungal diagnostics including cystic fibrosis and transplant bacteriology, mycobacterial identification and susceptibility testing, molecular PCR assays, serology assays and testing for the heart valve bank.

Pathology specialties have been relocated to the hub. An Essential Services Laboratory (ESL) has been retained at each site which will process urgent samples. A category 3 laboratory is also retained at St. Thomas in order to service our HCID-a centre. Further information about Synnovis and the South East London Pathology Hub can be found here: https://sel.synlab.co.uk/

Main place of employment:

The post-holder will be based at the St Thomas site and the Evelina. It is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

There will be a personalised induction programme both for the Microbiology and clinical Infectious Diseases service. The programme will be tailored to the needs of the successful candidate.

The Consultant Doctor will haveaccess to a computer and desk space and the support of departmental administration and clerical staff. The Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Medical School library is on the St. Thomas' and Guy's sites. Electronic access to the KCL e-journals will be available. There are libraries/learning zones at the Brompton and Harefield sites.

The post holder will be expected to participate in CPD. Consultants can apply for professional and study leave over a three-year period up to 30 days (on average 10 days per year). Statutory and Mandatory training must be taken within the leave allocation. Consultants have access through the Post-graduate Centre to apply for funds to support CPD activities. All medical staff are required to undertake annual appraisal and revalidation. Appraisal documentation for GMC Specialist Revalidation will be submitted through the SARD system.

Mentoring:

There is an active mentoring and coaching scheme available to all consultants. New consultants are encouraged to participate in the New Consultants Forum with organised seminars supporting professional development.

The post holders job plan is anticipated to contain 8 Programmed Activities (PA) per week, to be carried out primarily at the St Thomas / Evelina sites.

Below is anexample outline programme based on 7 PAs but the exact job plan will vary dependant on site of working and discussed with the Clinical Director and Service Leads prior to any start date, particularly in order to reflect specific responsibilities that are agreed). The job plan will also be negotiated between the Consultant and their Clinical Lead at least annually.

When the Childrens PTC has transferred (estimated Autumn 2026) there is an opportunity to increase PAs to 10, or alternatively (subject to the job-planning process) substitute activities to incorporate childrens cancer liaison work into the current job plan.

DCC

SPA

Job Planning, appraisal, CPD, clinical governance, audit, mandatory training

1

Teaching/StR supervision, being an appraiser, etc, defined in job planning according to service needs

0.5

Total

8

The exact amount of Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) allocation can be increased during the job planning process, depending on post-holders interests.

An example of the proposed timetable for the postholder:

Description of work

Start-Finish

Frequency

Cat.

Mon

Handover meeting

Ward Rounds/Consults

Diagnostic work

0900-1000

1000-1300

1300-1700

1x1w

1x1w

1x1w

DCC

DCC

DCC

Tues

Academic Seminar

Diagnostic work

MDTs/Clinical work / PICU ward round

0900-1000

1000-1300

1300-1600

1x1w

1x1w

1x1w

SPA

DCC

DCC

Wed

Ward Rounds/Consults

CPD

0900-1300

1300-1600

1x1w

1x1w

DCC

SPA

Thur

MDT/clinic

Clinical Cases meeting

Laboratory authorisation

0900-1300

1300-1400

1400-1700

1x1w

1x1w

1x1w

DCC

DCC

SPA

Fri

Other agreed SPA activity

Ward Rounds/Consults

Ward Rounds/Consults

0900-1000

1000-1300

1400-1600

1x1w

1x1w

1x1w

SPA

DCC

DCC

On Call Rota:

The appointee will be required to participate in a 1 in 5 to 1 in 6 Microbiology on-call rota dependant on site of work GSTT or RBHH (Category A) in order to authorise and communicate significant laboratory results, and provide specialist clinical advice.

Currently, separate rotas run according to site (a combined Guys and St Thomas Hospitals rota and a combined Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals rota), although it is possible that these rotas merge at some point in the future. Both rotas are supported by a Consultant Virologist on call.

Category A:this applies where the consultant may be able respond by giving telephone advice and/or by returning to work later but the complexity of work or urgency of work is such that they could on rare occasions be required to return to site.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Full and Specialist GMC Registration and current licence to practise.
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• On GMC Specialist Register for Microbiology OR Microbiology and Infectious Diseases OR Virology

Desirable

• MRCP or equivalent
• FRCPath or equivalent
• MD or PhD
• Infection Prevention and Control qualification (e.g. DipHIC or MSc)

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Comprehensive experience across the range of adult infectious diseases.
• Experience in writing clinical infection and/or laboratory guidelines.
• Working knowledge in Infection Prevention and Control in the acute care setting e.g. management of outbreaks and antimicrobial stewardship.

Desirable

• Expert knowledge and experience in management of infection in the non-HIV immunocompromised host eg. Transplant and/or cancer patients.
• Diagnosis and management of infections in chronic lung disease involving non-tuberculous mycobacteria, tuberculosis, fungi, resistance to multiple antibiotics.
• Leading or managing a diagnostic laboratory.
• Introduction of new laboratory tests into the diagnostic repertoire.
• Managing change in order to deliver clinical infection or infection control targets.
• Post-graduate IPC qualification.

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Operating an Infectious Diseases clinical consult service and contributing to multidisciplinary clinical meetings.
• If applicable, running an Infectious Diseases out-patient clinic or OPAT service.
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Clinical assessment and management of Critical Care patients and/or paediatric patients

Audit Management & IT

Essential

• A track record demonstrating clinical governance, audit, service development and management and IT skills
• Evidence of leading service development and participation in quality improvement projects for clinical and/or laboratory services

Research. Teaching skill & experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.

Desirable

• A track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics.
• Teaching qualification
• Experience of independently attracting research funding
• Holder of GCP certification and involvement in clinical trials

Leadership / Management skills

Essential

• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate. Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority. Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff. Ability to lead staff, balance competing demands on the diagnostic service, striving to develop an efficient and high-quality laboratory service. Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

• Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of business case and service development.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas'

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job SummaryThis position is for a BSE accredited (or equivalent), independently reporting echocardiographer. The post holder will perform their own transthoracic echo lists and provide reports and expert opinions to other health professionals. The post holder will perform studies within a specialist area of echocardiography (e.g. stress echo, bubbles, or TOE) and will be expected to contribute to non-clinical projects as required (e.g. QA and audit, infection control, machine and IT maintenance or stock control).Key RelationshipsThe post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of physiologists, echocardiographers, consultant cardiologists, junior doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, clerical and administrative staff and our porter. The post will involve training physiologists and doctors and the post holder will be expected to act as a role model and mentor to the trainees.Duties and Responsibilities Professional / Clinical responsibilitiesPerform transthoracic echocardiograms to a high standard in accordance with BSE guidelines and department minimum standards. Identify and advise when transthoracic echocardiography is insufficient to answer the clinical question and proactively suggest and arrange alternative/additional investigations. Produce an accurate and comprehensive report for each study, Ensure that personal knowledge base is current to reflect change in clinical echocardiography. Depending on previous experience or agreed internal training programme and sign off, perform specialist echo to a high standard as follows: Perform transoesophageal echocardiograms including record keeping (in particular probe infection control measures), interpretation and patient care. Perform stress echocardiograms (exercise and pharmacological) and assist with all aspects of the procedure including record keeping, interpretation and patient safety. Perform 3D echocardiograms with appropriate record keeping, interpretation and archiving. Perform contrast/bubble contrast echocardiography including keeping adequate stock levels of consumables, record keeping, interpretation and patient safety. Perform complex dyssynchrony studies pre and post device implant including appropriate analysis and archiving. Perform complex adult congenital studies including record keeping, interpretation and patient care. Perform research studies as required with appropriate record keeping, interpretation and archiving. Perform other highly specialist technical and specialist technical roles as required including ECG interpretation. To assist in protocol development and maintenance to agreed national, international or local standards in liaison with the Head of Echocardiography and the Clinical Lead for Echo and Non Invasive Cardiology. To assist with triaging echo requests for appropriateness and relevancy, prioritising caseload depending on clinical urgency on a rotational basis.Teaching and professional development Train physiologists, cardiology registrars, intensivists, general practitioners to BSE individual accreditation standard, taking professional responsibility for the trainees studies. Teach other echocardiographers to a standard of excellence within post holders specialist area. Teach cardiac registrars to basic level including signing off their studies. Maintain own CPD as directed by Trust guidelines, including Performance Development Review (PDR) and mandatory training commensurate with the role. Update own CPD to meet BSE reaccreditation standard. Support other staff in acquiring CPD.Management and leadership Manage own workload routinely and that of other staff members when necessary. Write and implement the echo department rota on a rotational basis. Monitor inpatient waiting lists and ensure any delays or shortfalls in service are promptly reported to the Head of Echocardiography and assist in taking remedial action. Manage stock within specialist area. Organise equipment maintenance within specialist area. Lead a small team within specialist area. Represent specialist area at departmental meetings. To assist in the recruitment of cardiac physiologists/clinical scientists and to identify and implement retention strategies in conjunction with the Head of Echocardiography and Principal Cardiac Physiologist. To support the Head of Echocardiography in implementing Trust initiatives and strategies within the Directorate. To manage own time to ensure balance between clinical and administrative duties.Information Management Use Trust and department software to analyse, report and archive studies appropriately. Provide data for audit projects and contribute towards department QA process. To contribute to the development of research within cardiology, ensuring that requirements are adhered to and data is saved according to protocol.

General

The post holder will be expected to undertake any duties, commensurate with grade, that are necessary for the smooth running of the directorate.

The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including:

To ensure that all clinical duties are carried out in such a manner as to ensure safety and compliance with any locally agreed protocols.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable practical experience of performing & reporting of echocardiograms.
• Knowledge and practical experience of at least one specialist area of echo e.g. 3D, bubbles, stress or TOE.

Desirable

• Experience in leading a small project within your team e.g QA, audit or service review.
• Previous experience of clinical or academic teaching

Skills

Essential

• Broad knowledge of echocardiography and multi vendor echo machines
• Experience in applying theoretical knowledge into patient care
• Good communication skills
• Able to deliver teaching and training on complex investigations to other professional groups

Desirable

• Cannulation

Knowledge

Essential

• Relevant BSc degree or BHF training.
• BSE or European accreditation
• ILS certification.

Desirable

• Evidence of post graduate study in clinical or management area
• HCPC registration as a clinical scientist
• Accreditation in TOE, ACHD or stress echo

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross-site

Westminster Bridge road

London

SE1 7EH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Attend the weekly Reproductive Medicine clinic where new referrals and follow up patients requiring initial investigation and treatment other than assisted conception are seen.
2. Attend the weekly post Reproductive Medicine clinic meeting.
3. Performing Hysterosalpingograms and Hysterosonography.
4. Understanding the implications of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and practising according to the Code of Practice produced by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.
5. Counselling patients who require assisted conception about all aspects of their treatment, risks and complications of treatment, legal and ethical issues relating to their treatment, and research projects ongoing within the unit.
6. Being able to undertake the following aspects of a couples assisted conception cycle including scheduling, follicle tracking, egg retrievals, scanning for embryo transfer, intrauterine insemination, follow up counselling, pregnancy scanning, and management of pregnancy/treatment related complications such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Being available to cover the unit as back up for nurses scanning sessions. The technique used for sperm retrievals will be taught but these occur infrequently and expertise may not be obtained after 1 year. Embryo transfers are taught to one trainee at a time as the technique is highly operator dependent and can influence pregnancy rates. Proficiency at embryo transfer would not normally be obtained until the second year of training in Assisted Conception.
7. Taking part in non-resident on call rota for Assisted Conception Unit by carrying the emergency bleep for patients, covering inpatients on the gynaecology ward at St Thomas Hospital and being available to do scans for embryo transfers and occasional egg collections at weekends.
8. Managing any subfertility / Assisted Conception Unit patients admitted to the gynaecology ward, St Thomas hospital.
9. Presenting at the monthly/twice monthly Patient Information Evenings.
10. Attending weekly IVF clinical meeting and other planning/research/audit meetings held weekly
11. Initiation and taking part in and recruiting patients for research projects within the unit.
12. Contributing to regular audit meetings within the unit and initiating an audit project while in post
13. Active involvement in a research project
14. Teaching Kings College /Guys and St Thomas Trust undergraduates and postgraduates, giving talks at other meetings e.g. patient support groups, GP meetings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC registered
• MRCOG Part 2

Desirable

• Previous experience in research PhD, MD, MSc
• Good Clinical Practise/ Research Training

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of audit activity with benefit to patient care
• Computer literacy
• Teaching under and post graduate
• Ability to work in a multi-professional team.
• Good communication skills.
• Computer Literacy

Desirable

• Competence in gynaecological and early pregnancy ultrasound scanning
• Research publications
• Teaching qualification
• Ability to perform fertility ultrasound scanning, hysterosonography and/or HyCoSy
• Completion of Patient safety and leadership training modules

Experience

Essential

• General obstetrics and gynaecology training for at least 4-5 years

Desirable

• Previous clinical time spent in reproductive medicine and assisted conception
• Understanding of the importance of regulatory compliance, consent, accurate documentation, patient identification, incident reporting and adherence to SOPs within a highly regulated clinical service.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To be responsible for the development and provision of a specialist, evidence based dietetic service for GPs and patients who are prescribed Oral Nutrition Supplements in SEL.
• To be a senior member of the prescribing dietetic team responsible for providing advice and guidance on use of oral nutrition supplements (ONS) to patients and clinicians within a designated area.
• To be responsible for reviewing patients on prescribed oral nutrition supplements in an outpatient setting and advising GPs and practice pharmacists on optimal prescribing of nutrition supplements.
• To work closely with acute dietetic teams so that patients discharged on oral nutrition supplements are reviewed and have an adequate nutrition care plan at home.
• To work closely with acute dietetic teams so that patients discharged on oral nutrition supplements are reviewed and have an adequate nutrition care plan at home.
• To use local prescribing systems and GP notes to identify patients being prescribed ONS, review their nutrition care plans and modify these appropriately in conjunction with the GP / practice pharmacist.
• Provide education/training sessions and discuss patient care plans with HCPs across SEL in a variety of healthcare settings, including but no limited to GPs and care homes
• To provide expert advice to clinicians, patients and carers regarding provision of nutritional support for patients based on clinical evidence. This will involve nutritional assessment, to include the calculation of nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry clinical condition and other physical parameters.
• To initiate and participate in regular research and audit in line with departmental and multi-disciplinary team procedures.
• To provide clinical cover for colleagues within the prescribing support dietetic team
• To provide clinical support, clinical supervision, line management to junior staff members
• To support with training and assessment of students, and induction of new dietetic staff / ADAs
• To support the SEL PSD service development and updating of clinical guidelines
• To provide highly complex nutrition counselling to patients and/or their carers requiring post registration cognitive behavioural therapy and use of reassurance and motivational skills to overcome barriers to change particularly where there is non-compliance.
• Ability to utilise developed communication and teaching skills to educate the diverse and multicultural population with barriers to understanding, both on a one to one basis and in groups. This will include patients with severe communication problems.
• To lead on the design, implementation and evaluation of multi-disciplinary protocols and procedures aimed at improving the nutritional status of patients.
• To develop, implement and audit innovative methods of delivering education sessions.
• To research, develop, produce and publish evidence-based literature on adult nutrition, including use of patient forums.
• To ensure safe practice through development of caseload management plan considering risk management and documentation and reporting of critical incidents as outlined in the Trust policy.
• To take responsibility for ongoing clinical excellence through evidence-based practice and development of standards, policies and guidelines in conjunction with the departmental standards committee.
• To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the dietary needs of care home patients, and to assist in instructing chefs on preparation of special meals as required. To adapt and analyse the menu cycle to ensure suitability for elderly care, and make recommendations to the site Catering Manager
• To initiate and participate in regular research and audit in line with departmental research and audit procedures. It will be expected that any relevant findings should be published or presented at appropriate conferences.
• To actively participate in departmental evidence-based groups and help to ensure that the trusts clinical governance requirements are met.
• To comply with professional codes of practice, professional guidelines and departmental policies.
• To maintain professional behaviour in with Trust policy and BDA/Health Professions Council standards.
• To be an active team member of the Dietetic Department at Guys and St Thomas participating in departmental developments and projects and attending monthly staff and continuing professional development meetings.
• To participate fully in the appraisal process and develop a strategy for continuing professional development encompassing a portfolio-based assessment in line with national legislation.
• In consultation with the post-holder, undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as requested by the Dietetic Services Manager.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Broad post registration experience within Clinical Dietetics
• Working as part of a team
• Experience in specialist area

Desirable

• Conducting audit and or research
• Experience of training student dietitians
• Experience in Prescribing Support Dietetics

Skills

Essential

• good communication
• organisational skills
• Presentation skills- including talking to large groups
• time management
• Maintain confidentiality

Desirable

• Computer Literacy

Knowledge

Essential

• BSc (Hons) Degree in Dietetics or equivalent
• Current state registration (HCPC registered dietitian)
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• NHS experience
• Experience in Prescribing Support

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mary Sheridan Centre for Health

Wooden Spoon House, 5 Dugard Way, London

London

SE11 4TH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Performs an advanced musculo-skeletal assessment of plastic surgery/hand patients including those with highly complex presentations and from this formulates a diagnosis and treatment plan, which is carried out as an autonomous practitioner.
• Fabricates static and dynamic splints and delivers exercise programmes with a background of strong clinical reasoning.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Skilled in assessment and management of surgically and non-surgically managed Hand Therapy patients
• Skilled in the fabrication of splints for a broad range of conditions
• Skilled in exercise prescription for upper limb conditions

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supervising and managing junior hand therapy staff
• Experience of supervising hand therapy students
• Experience of working in pressured environment with strict time management
• Involvement in research process in subject relevant to HT
• Involvement in Hand Therapy service development
• Involvement in departmental audit (ideally HT)

Desirable

• Attendance of management courses in a clinical setting
• Attendance of clinical educator courses
• Published research within HT/upper limb field
• Led service development or audit within HT/upper limb service

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Physiotherapy/BSc Occupational Therapy (or equivalent)
• Post Registration Hand Therapy/Upper Limb MSK
• HCPC Registration
• CPD
• BAHT Membership
• MSc level study in relevant area

Desirable

• Accredited Hand Therapist
• Post registration CPD in splinting or exercise prescription within Hand/Upper Limb

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guys and St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)