Acute Care Fellows Hospital Out of Hours

We are pleased to be re-appointing these innovative posts. The posts were established 3 years ago and are designed to be flexible. They would suit someone wishing to create anF3type year. The (1 in 6) night commitment of the job is towards the Trust's Hospital Out Of Hours Team (HOOH). The rest of the contracted time can be in a range of specialities within the trust of the candidate's choosing. These would be undertaken on a rotational basis of 4-6 months. For example General Surgery, Orthopaedics & Urology could form 1 rotation. There are also opportunities to undertake various Medical Specialities.

The successful applicant will be supported with professional examinations & will be offered a flexible timetable that allows adequate personal study time. You will receive supervision, access to an Eportfolio & be encouraged to join the established regional teaching programmes.

Majority of the posts will commence from August 2024.

• Attend handover


• Attend / participate at cardiac arrest calls as part of the resuscitation team.


• Work with other members of the HOOH team to share tasks and cross cover as appropriate.


• Communicate continuously to ensure other members of the team are aware of the current position throughout the trust.


• Refer appropriately to Surgical or Medical Registrar linked to the HOOH team


• Support the F1 trainees attached to the HOOH team


• Support the activity on the Private Patient Unit if requested


The rota for the post will follow the provisional timetable shown below which includes prospective cover.

Essentially: Mon - Thursday night in week 1 and Fri-Sunday night in week 3 both covering HOOH. The rest of the time are standard days in the pre-agreed areas of the candidates choosing with 1 'long day' in week 6.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development


• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.


• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car scheme


Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.


• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.


• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.


• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.


• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.


• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.


We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day

• Redefine medical cover out of hours


• Achieve effective and safe clinical care


• Introduce multidisciplinary, competency-based, teams who work together


• Minimise out of hour's workload by changing current ways of working and promoting the shift of routine non-urgent work into the day.


• Improve handover to ensure patients are handed over safely and efficiently


• Attend handover


• Attend / participate at cardiac arrest calls as part of the resuscitation team.


• Work with other members of the HOOH team to share tasks and cross cover as appropriate.


• Communicate continuously to ensure other members of the team are aware of the current position throughout the trust.


• Refer appropriately to Surgical or Medical Registrar linked to the HOOH team


• Support the F1 trainees attached to the HOOH team


• Support the activity on the Private Patient Unit if requested


The post holder will have the opportunity to be involved in one of the many quick turnaround clinical research projects and the new style of Quality Improvement projects within The Trust or even regionally.