We are looking for a Speciality Doctor to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust Occupational Health team. As a Speciality Doctor in a supportive team, you will be at the centre of improving the lives of our staff.
Our Occupational Health service has a new leadership team, who are dedicated to improving the service we provide. We are committed to delivering the best service for LTHT staff and that means that there are exciting opportunities for Speciality Doctors who want to deliver OH services in new and innovative ways.
We are looking to recruit a full time Speciality Doctor with the potential to consider job share or part time, to work alongside our existing Lead Clinician and clinical team. The post will be based at St James Hospital when working on site, with options to work some sessions from home.
The Team delivering our Occupational Health Service includes nurses in bands 5 and 7, Occupational Therapist, a sessional psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist. Excellent communication and team working skills and a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential. As is a drive to deliver OH differently, the ability to challenge old ways of thinking and the ambition to continuously improve the service.
The post holder will be a fully registered medical practitioner, who is eligible for entry onto the GMC specialist register for Occupational Medicine. Must hold or be working towards the Diploma in Occupational Medicine (or equivalent).
Main duties of the jobThe Speciality Doctor Occupational Health reports managerially and professionally to the Lead Clinician Occupational Health.
Service specific
The Speciality Doctor Occupational Health will work alongside the Occupational Health team as a specialist clinician for the service. The OH team reports to Head of HR - Health and Wellbeing. This post is to work alongside our existing substantive Consultants and MDT team.
The role of Speciality Doctor Occupational Health will be expected to:
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.9 billion. Our 23,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.
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Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTHE LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING HUMAN RESOURCES
JOB DESCRIPTION
SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
1. BACKGROUND
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.9 billion. Our 23,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.
Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:
We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are:
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST
As part of our continued Health and Wellbeing offer to staff, we are looking to recruit a substantive Speciality Doctor. This is a full-time 10 PA appointment (or part-time) for a Speciality Doctor who will work alongside our Lead Clinician and MDT team to provide clinical support and expertise. The post holder will take the lead in key areas of our multi-disciplinary service to provide high standards of care. The post will support the services portfolio of work and continue to raise the profile of the Occupational Health Service throughout the Trust and partner organisations.
3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST
3.1 General Training and Qualifications
The post holder will be a fully registered medical practitioner, who is eligible for entry onto the GMC specialist register for Occupational Medicine. Must hold, or be working towards the Diploma in Occupational Medicine (or equivalent).
The Speciality Doctor Occupational Health reports managerially and professionally to the Lead Clinician Occupational Health.
Service specific
The Speciality Doctor Occupational Health will work alongside the Occupational Health team as a specialist clinician for the service. The OH team reports to Head of HR - Health and Wellbeing. This post is to work alongside our existing substantive Consultants and MDT team.
The role of Speciality Doctor Occupational Health will be expected to:
3.2 Experience
See Person Specification.
The appointee must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Occupational Health.
3.3 Personal Attributes
Excellent communication and empathic skills.
Demonstrable leadership skills.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Sound organisational skills.
Ability to work independently.
The appointee will have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communications about medical topics with patients and colleagues. See Person Specification.
He/She will have an understanding of current NHS management and Trusts and be aware of the responsibilities that a specialty doctor post brings.
3.4 Clinical Audit
The appointee will be expected to contribute to Audit meetings, client reviews and application of agreed clinical guidelines.
In the discharge of these responsibilities the appointee will be expected to maintain and update his/her skills and knowledge through appropriate continuing medical education.
4. TEACHING
The Trust as a Teaching hospital recognises the importance of links with the University of Leeds School of Medicine for the Undergraduate teaching and all medical staff are expected to provide an appropriate contribution to the undergraduate teaching programme. The precise details of the contribution to teaching will be discussed with the appointee after taking up post.
5. JOB PLAN AND WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
The job plan review will take place annually, normally with the managing consultant or Lead Clinican. The annual job plan review may result in a revised prospective job plan. There may be an interim review of the job plan where duties, responsibilities, accountability arrangements or objectives have changed or need to change significantly within the area.
5.1 Proposed Job Plan
Day Time Location Description of activity Categorisation DCC/SPA/AR/ED* No. of PAs
Monday AM On Site Clinic DCC 1
PM On Site Clinic DCC 1
Tuesday AM WFH SPA SPA 1
PM WFH 0.5 SPA
0.5 SPA for review of legal frameworks, UKHSA communications, HSE guidance and Government Guidance relating to OH SPA 1
Wednesday AM WFH DCC Admin Other DCC 1
PM WFH DCC Admin Other DCC 1
Thursday AM On Site Clinic DCC 1
PM On Site Clinic DCC 1
Friday AM On Site Clinic DCC 1
PM On Site DCC Admin Other DCC 1
Saturday
Sunday
Predictable emergency on-call work Direct clinical care
Unpredictable emergency on-call work
Variable On-site, at home on the telephone and travelling to and from site
Direct clinical care
TOTAL PAs 10
Direct Clinical Care (DCC), Supporting Professional Activities (SPA), External duties (ED) or Additional NHS responsibilities (AR)
2. Activity Summary (the totals must match that of the job content section)
Programmed activity
Number
Direct clinical care (including on-call)
8
5 Clinics
3 Other DCC
Supporting professional activities
2
Other NHS responsibilities
External duties
TOTAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES
10
3. On-call availability supplement Not applicable
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialDesirable
Additional Requirements
Essential
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
Desirable
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