South Tees Hospitals

NHS Foundation Trust

Job description & person specification
We’re thrilled you’re thinking
of joining our journey
Getting good NHS services is the most important thing to more than 1.5
million patients, carers and families in the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire
and beyond who depend and rely on them. It is the most overriding thing
to everyone who works at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
too.

Since the autumn of 2019, we’ve been empowering our clinicians to take the decisions about how
we manage our resources and deliver care across our hospitals and services – supported by our
amazing scientific teams, administrative, support staff and volunteers. This is important – not just
for our local communities in Teesside and North Yorkshire but for patients across the North East
and beyond who rely on us as a specialist centre and regional major trauma centre.

By enabling clinicians to come together to shape and deliver the care they want for their patients,
we were rated by our colleagues in the 2020 NHS Staff Survey as the most improved Trust in the
country. This clinically-led approach has been at the heart of our response to COVID-19 and the
overriding goal set by our experienced clinicians to help keep colleagues, patients and service
users safe.

We are an anchor tertiary provider – delivering world-class cancer, cardiothoracic, spinal,

cochlear implant, neurosciences, gynaecology and urology care for patients across the region – and
one of only three hospital trusts in the UK operating three robotic surgical systems. Our major
trauma centre sees half of all trauma cases in the North East and Cumbria. Our role as an anchor
tertiary provider is also crucial in ensuring that specialist care is available to patients across our
region and that health inequalities are not exacerbated in our local patient populations.

Our laboratory colleagues were amongst the first in the country to develop round the clock on-
site testing for COVID-19 and James Cook was one of the world’s first COVID vaccination
centres.

Our significant contribution to the COVID-19 research effort is a mark of our determination to
remain at the forefront of clinical research as a driver of safe, quality care. Alongside our
commitment to research, our position as one of the country’s highest ranked medical training
organisations, and as a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer, characterises our commitment to our
people and communities.

By joining the South Tees family, you are joining a team who are
committed to putting safety and quality first.
Clinically-led
Since October 2019, we have been empowering our clinicians to make the decisions around how
we allocate our resources and deliver care – supported by the wealth of experience and
professional knowledge that exists within our operational, estates, human resources and other
administrative and support teams.

We have done this through our Clinical Policy Group (CPG) which draws its membership from
our clinical directors, nursing and allied health professional leaders, chief medical officer, executive
team, operational managers, chairs of staff-side, our senior medical staff forum, and our BMA
representative.

Our CPG has created ten clinically-led improvement collaboratives (service groups) - natural care
communities of surgeons, physicians, nurses, midwives, scientists, allied health professionals and
administrative and support colleagues, which have come together to make their services even
better for our patients.

At the heart of our clinical collaboratives is our Leadership Improvement and Safety Academy
which encompasses our patient safety faculty and provides a range of support, including leadership
and management training, quality improvement skills, team and service support, coaching and
human factors training.
Welcome to
the South Tees Way?
The values and behaviours of our nurses, midwives, doctors, allied health
professionals, scientific teams, administrative, support staff and
volunteers has been instrumental in helping our services to meet the
challenges presented by COVID-19.

They are the words we want our patients, service users and colleagues to
be able to use to describe how it feels to receive care or work in our
hospitals and services.

Respectful
I am respectful because I listen to others without judgement. I
promote equality and diversity and treat others as they wish to
be treated. By holding myself and others to account I
demonstrate my professionalism and integrity to my
colleagues.

Supporting
I am supportive because I acknowledge the contribution of my
colleagues. I support my colleagues and our trainees to
develop themselves in order to deliver the best possible care
to our patients and families. Being part of a team requires me
to be honest, available and ready to help others and myself.

Caring
I am caring because I show kindness and empathy to others
through the delivery of individual and high quality care to our
patients, families and my colleagues.
Supporting you
Recognising our fantastic colleagues
Each month hundreds of colleagues are nominated for our South Tees Appreciation Reports –
known as STARs. The STARs Awards help us celebrate the individuals, teams and services that
deliver outstanding patient care or go the extra mile in their job.

Staff networks
One of the fantastically important strengths of our South Tees family is our diversity. We
currently have five staff network groups which support BAME, Disability and Long-term Health,
Faith, LGBTQ+ and Menopause. Our support network groups provide a forum in which issues
that matter to colleagues are raised and cascaded for action through to the Equality Diversity and
Inclusion (EDI) strategy group. They enable individuals to come together, to share ideas, raise
awareness of challenges and provide support to each other.

Health and wellbeing

We have an in house Occupational Health Service which is there for colleagues to access to seek
support across a range of areas such as mental health and physiotherapy. We also have dedicated
staff psychologists alongside wellbeing coordinators to support colleagues and deliver psychological
first-aid and empathetic listening. In 2020 all our colleagues received an extra day of annual leave in
recognition of the amazing work that everyone has done during the pandemic.

Education training and development

Leadership Improvement and Safety Academy
As a clinically-led organisation, the safety and wellbeing of our patients, service users and
colleagues, und Improvement and Safety Academy is clinically-led and brings together training and
education, clinical leadership, improvement and safety in to one support function for a common
purpose.

The academy encompasses our patient safety faculty and utilises existing teams and experience to
provide a range of support to specialties and departments, including leadership and management
training, quality improvement skills, team and service support, coaching and human factors training.

Our special partnership with the armed forces

We are proud of our strong ties with the Armed Forces as one of the nation’s seven Ministry of
Defence Hospital Units.
Living in South Tees
From the breath-taking beauty of The North York Moors National Park
to a world-class public art gallery and designer boutiques, and from the
stunning North East coastline to the warm welcome of our historic
villages, we have it all. Welcome to our world.

As well as the fantastic variety of career opportunities with us, you will never stop enjoying the
amazing quality of life that our region has to offer.

Short commutes and great transport

We are minutes away from stunning countrywide and unspoilt coastline. And if that isn’t enough,
the Lake District is just a two-hour drive away and Teesside International Airport has destinations
across the UK and the Mediterranean. London and Edinburgh are less than three hours away by
train.

Schools
Our region is home to lots of excellent schools that can provide any child with a solid foundation
for a great and happy future.

Housing
We have some of the lowest house prices in England and living costs in England, making your
money go further.
 London – £517,686
 West Midlands – £200,176
 North West – £168,414
 North East – £125,947
THE JOB

DUTIES OF THE POST

The Trust Doctor work a Full Shift system, and while on duty will be part of the Cardiac Arrest
Team. Holidays and study leave are taken following agreement with colleagues, the Clinical
Director and other consultants to ensure continuity of cover.

WARD ROUNDS

There are consultant led ward rounds each week. At other times the doctor will do ward
rounds with the Specialist Registrar. Trust Doctor will be allocated to consultants and attend the
appropriate ward rounds.

CLINICS
Attendance at outpatient clinics is encouraged.

STUDY AND TRAINING

The Trust doctor will be expected to attend induction training and annual mandatory training
including basic life support, infection control, risk management, fire safety and transfusion training.

At least 4 hours per week will be available for continuing professional development activities. There
are a wide range of opportunities for professional development in this post, as appropriate for the
Trust Doctor’s needs. The appointed doctor will have a named educational supervisor. He or she
will have the opportunity to undertake the same workplace-based assessments as doctors in
training programmes recognised by the college. These assessments will be used as part of the
appraisal process for the appointed doctor.

The Trust doctor will have the same eligibility for study leave time as doctors in training. The
appointee will be encouraged to undertake relevant training courses such as ALS.

There are weekly post-graduate meetings:

There was also be speciality based teaching dependant on the rotation *As far as possible
protected time is given for teaching and we aim to make this ‘bleep-free’,

Time will be allowed to attend regional core surgical teaching

TEACHING, AUDIT AND RESEARCH

Appointees are expected to contribute to the teaching of the medical students who are attached to
the Unit. There may, on occasion be other teaching commitments.

Participation in audit and research projects will be actively encouraged and individual projects will
be supported. If the appointee wishes to present the findings of such work at national conferences,
this would be supported.

MAIN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

The post is covered by the Locally Employed Doctors Terms and Conditions of Service. The salary
scale is in accordance with nationally agreed rates of pay and varies from time to time in
accordance thereto.
CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT

Applicants must be registered with the General Medical Council (London) and their registration
status must be full with no restrictions on speciality.

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical examination with the Trusts Occupational
Health Department.

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS

The position you have applied for is an ‘exempt position’. This means it is not covered by the
provisions in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. When appointing to an exempt position we
are legally permitted to obtain a standard or enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring
Service (known as a DBS check). Any request for such a check must comply with the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (the Exceptions Order) and/or the
Police Act 1997 (as amended]. For applicants being recruited from overseas there is a requirement
for us to obtain an overseas police certificate or certificate of good conduct. There are other
circumstances where this might also be required, i.e. where a UK citizen has visited any other
countries for an extended period of time. We will explain any such requirements to you if this
applies. All overseas certificates are issued in line with the disclosure rules according to the issuing
country.

HEALTH & SAFETY

All staff 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.

GENERAL INFORMATION

This hospital is now taking part in a The Hospital @ Night initiative. The post holder will be
expected to contribute to any local or national projects which will benefit patient care.
 PERSON SPECIFICATION

Post: Locally Employed Doctors FY2 level

Requirements Essential Desirable Assessment

Education and Primary Medical Application / Interview
Qualifications Qualification.

Full GMC
registration

Clinical Skills Good history & Application / Interview

and Knowledge examination skills.

Able to formulate a
working diagnosis.

Able to order
appropriate
investigations.

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interpretation
relevant to
practice.

Knows when to
appropriately seek
assistance from a
senior colleague.
Maintaining Written evidence of Application / Interview
Clinical satisfactory training
Competence to date e.g.
workplace
assessments.
Teaching Experience of Application / Interview
teaching
undergraduate
medical students &
Foundation
Doctors.
Clinical Experience of audit Application / Interview
Governance, projects.
Audit and
Research
Requirements Essential Desirable Assessment
Communication Ability to Application / Interview
, Relationships communicate and
and Working liaise effectively
with Colleagues with patients and
other people within
a team.

Ability to work as a
team with
professional
colleagues in all
disciplines.
Personal Alignment with the Evidence of Interview
Attributes Trust’s Core & leadership
Professional skills.
Behaviours
IT literate.
Flexible approach
to service delivery
and committed
approach to
development.

A commitment to
personal / unit
CPD.

Time management
skills.

Honesty, integrity,
awareness of
ethical dilemmas,
respect for
confidentiality.