Fellow in Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy
If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.
With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.
Job overview
*Please note this post will be closed early once a sufficient amount of applications have been received*
Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in this post and for taking the time to read this information pack. We hope that this exciting and rewarding opportunity catches your imagination and you are encouraged to apply.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (NTHFT) is an ambitious organisation with a focus on excellent patient care. Our teams operate across two acute hospital sites, a community hospital in Peterlee and a number of other community-based hubs employing 5,500 staff who provide integrated hospital and community based services.
We have an income of around £360m and serve a population of c.400,000 living within Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, East Durham and surrounding areas including Sedgefield, Easington and Peterlee and wider population for our NHS England commissioned services ion bowel, breast and cervical cancer.
The Trust is an ambitious organisation with a focus on innovation in healthcare, reflecting the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan. Working to facilitate care closer to home, with a drive for prevention and control over own health – the Trust is dedicated to collaborative ways of working to drive aspirational outcomes for patients and the wider community at large.
The Trust operates a progressive pathway management model, with the establishment of three care groups focused on: Healthy Lives, Responsive Care and Collaborative Care.
Main duties of the job
**Please see attached Job Description for full details**
This is an established post to facilitate the delivery of benign gynaecological services (particularly endoscopic surgery), to impart training and to enhance research activity of the department. The candidate is also expected to support maternity service by participating in emergency on-call rota and attending antenatal clinics.
The candidate will be encouraged to gain / improve surgical skills in advanced gynaecological endoscopy. It may be possible to offer Endometriosis / Laparoscopy / Hysteroscopy related RCOG Advanced Skill Modules to a deserving candidate. Candidate will be supported by clinical training if he / she wishes to gain a higher university qualification or European qualification in advanced endoscopic surgery.
The selected candidate will work in the middle grade level within the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust for emergency on call duties in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology. In addition to the area of special interest, candidates will be expected to attend Antenatal and General Gynaecology clinics.It is expected that the candidate will be able to do some clinics / theatre sessions with indirect supervision in due course. He / She will contribute actively to the endometriosis centre work, attending the clinics and regular theatre sessions.
The candidate will be involved in cross-site working and will support the on-call rota.
Working for our organisation
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see attached Job Description for full details**
In additional, the post holder will be expected to:
Contribute to the achievement of the Trust’s Strategic Objectives.
Respect and practice the Trust’s People First Values:
Treat all people with compassion, care, courtesy and respect
Respect each person’s right to privacy, dignity and individuality
Take time to be helpful
Respond quickly and effectively
Always give clear, concise explanations
Practise good listening skills
Develop and maintain an appropriate environment
Look the part
Deal effectively with difficult situations
Perform as a team
Undertake mandatory training as directed.
Demonstrate commitment to “Improving Working Lives” principles and flexible working patterns, to meet the needs of the service and staff
Tackle discrimination and harassment, and promote equality and diversity in the workplace
Reduce sickness absence; work place accidents; and promote zero tolerance on violence against staff. All employees have a general duty of care towards colleagues, patients and the general public and act in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and its associated regulations.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- • MRCOG or equivalent qualification.
- • Completed CCT / CSIR or equivalent training from Europe / abroad for GMC.
- • Specialist Registration
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria- • Be able to demonstrate previous experience in middle grade work (ST4 - 5 Competency)
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential criteria- • Willingness to participate in management duties and activities within the NHS
- • Evidence of having completed the clinical audit with supporting evidence
- • Understand how health service reforms affect clinical practice
- • Good organisational skills
- • Knowledge of Finance and Budgets
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria- • Ability, enthusiasm and willingness to teach and mentor trainees and other staffing groups (nursing, management, undergraduates)
- • Teaching experience
Research Experience
Essential criteria- • Evidence of clinical research including publications in peer reviewed journals
Other Attributes
Essential criteria- • Good organisational ability and a willingness to be flexible in accordance with the demands of team working.
- • Excellent interpersonal skills in a clinical and non-clinical setting
- • Able to organise and prioritise workload being aware and responsible of own limitation.
- • Leadership skills
- • Evidence of driving change and innovative working practice
- • Experience in Counselling
**Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early**
Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method.
As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening: Disclosure and Barring Scheme (previously Criminal Records Bureau)
Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Should you require a copy of the Trust's Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, please contact a member of the recruitment team on 01642 624023.
It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate.The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust.
Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted.
For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust , you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form.Personal references are not acceptable.
If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
If you experience any technical difficulties applying for this post please contact a member of our recruitment team on 01642 624023 quoting the vacancy reference.
Equal Opportunities
The details in the Monitoring Information section of your application will be used for monitoring our recruitment process and will not be seen by the interview panel. The information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence. To meet its commitment to promoting equality of opportunity, the Trust’s policy is that individuals will be recruited, trained and promoted according to ability and job requirements only.As such we welcome your application irrespective of your gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic or national origin, and nationality, and marital status, responsibility for dependants, religion, trade union activity and age.
Disability
The Trust gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment received from disabled people. We are a “Positive about Disabled People” employer, and we hold the ‘two ticks’ Disability Symbol, which is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to meet five commitments regarding the recruitment, employment, retention and career development of disabled people.If you have a disability, which makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 01642 624023.
Armed Forces Covenant
As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly.
We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.
What does this mean?
We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials within our recruitment and selection processes, by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those indicated as part of the Armed Forces Community. We engage with our local and regional Career Transition Partnership representatives and are a member of Step Into Health.We employ veterans and reservists from differing branches of the Armed Forces and actively promote our positive policies for the Armed Forces Community, including our Special Leave policy. We advocate support for defence people issues, including facilitating easier access to Healthcare Services for our patients within the AF Community.
We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.