MYDoc Foundation Plus FY2 Equivalent Medical Specialties

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is pleased to announce these innovative and exciting posts, with working hours of Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30. These roles are designed primarily for doctors who have successfully completed their FY2 placements and are looking to gain further experience. You will be covering general medical wards, and we see these roles as an ideal stepping stone between FY2 and Specialty training, offering opportunities to develop skills in areas like medical education, quality/service improvement, and medical leadership. These positions combine service delivery and educational input within the stroke and acute medicine services, as well as other specialties within the Division of Medicine.

While these are not recognised UK training posts, successful applicants will have a named supervisor and be supported in undertaking a wide range of CV-enhancing activities, in addition to participating in scheduled educational opportunities within the Trust and specialties.

Main duties of the job

From a clinical perspective these posts will participate in the cross site 08:30 16:30 rota. The junior trainee rota is compliant with the 2016 junior doctor contract averaging 40 hours per week. Duties will be based primarily on our Dewsbury Hospital site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites. These roles will enable the post holder to take supervised responsibility for patient care and consolidate the skills they have learned at medical school. As the post holder gains experience they will remain under clinical supervision but take on increasing responsibility for patient care. In particular they will begin to make management decisions as part of their progress to independent practice. During their tenure the post holder will further develop their core generic skills and contribute more to the education and training of the wider healthcare workforce. At the end of their tenure the post holder will have begun to demonstrate clinical effectiveness, leadership and the decision making responsibilities that are essential for the next stage of their careers.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

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Job responsibilities

The Medical Division at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust provides Acute care across the range of medical specialities in a large modern purpose built hospital in Wakefield, which includes an Acute Elderly Assessment Unit, Coronary Care and Acute (Respiratory) Care Unit. We also provide care for Acute Elderly Admissions and step-down care for patients in a less acute phase of their admission at Dewsbury Hospital. Successful applicants will support our general medical wards across both Dewsbury and Pinderfields Hospital.

The Service Role

From a clinical perspective these posts will participate in the cross site 08:30 16:30 rota. The junior trainee rota is compliant with the 2016 junior doctor contract averaging 40 hours per week. Duties will be based primarily on our Dewsbury Hospital site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites. These roles will enable the post holder to take supervised responsibility for patient care and consolidate the skills they have learned at medical school. As the post holder gains experience they will remain under clinical supervision but take on increasing responsibility for patient care. In particular they will begin to make management decisions as part of their progress to independent practice. During their tenure the post holder will further develop their core generic skills and contribute more to the education and training of the wider healthcare workforce. At the end of their tenure the post holder will have begun to demonstrate clinical effectiveness, leadership and the decision making responsibilities that are essential for the next stage of their careers.

The Additional Roles

Successful applicants will initially be given lead roles in identified projects in one or more of the areas identified below reflecting their key interests and objectives for their year. In addition they will be encouraged and supported in creating new initiatives/projects which address challenges and opportunities facing the Trust.

• Medical Education: We have a very active medical education department. We have close links with the University of Leeds and receive excellent feedback from our medical students. You will have the opportunity to get involved with teaching should you so wish. We also have weekly grand rounds and departmental teaching. There is a simulation department if you would want to improve your clinical skills.
• Quality/Service Improvement: Our dedicated audit and project improvement department are available to support any quality improvement projects you would wish to be involved in.
• Revalidation: This post is not recognised for training and brings with it an obligation to engage with the process of revalidation on an annual basis. The Trust has procedures that comply with national recommendations. As a Trust employed doctor on a fixed term contract successfully appointed applicants will need to have a prescribed connection with Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust via GMC Connect and will therefore have Dr Richard Robinson the Medical Director at the Trust as their GMC Responsible Officer. We have a dedicated organisational development department who can help you with the revalidation process.

Terms & Conditions and Tenure

Employment will be as a MYDoc Foundation Plus on Trust Terms and Conditions of Service. The post is offered on a fixed term contract for 12 months, any further opportunities would need to be appointed via a competitive interview process.

Pay Scale

These roles are equivalent to a doctor on the Foundation training programme and will be paid on the equivalent pay scale. The salary scale is currently £42,008 per annum.

Appraisal and Revalidation

This post is not recognised for training and brings with it an obligation to engage with the process of revalidation on an annual basis. All our Trust appointed doctors are required to engage positively with appraisal and revalidation. The Trust has procedures that comply with national recommendations. As a Trust employed doctor on a fixed term contract successfully appointed applicants will need to have a prescribed connection with Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust via GMC Connect and will therefore have Dr Richard Robinson, the Medical Director at the Trust as their GMC Responsible Officer.

Continuing Professional Development

The Trust requires all its doctors to engage with continuing professional development, guided by the relevant professional associations or Royal Colleges. Time and funding is provided according to departmental and Trust policies, subject to approval through the clinical management structures. There is a programme of mandatory training which all relevant staff must complete as required.

Research

Medical staff are encouraged to develop areas of personal and/or research interest. This can be developed in liaison with the Trust's R&D department and in line with prevailing policies and research frameworks. The Trust is developing an expanding and outward-looking research programme.

Educational & Clinical Supervision

The post holder will have a named educational supervisor and be expected to hold regular meetings with them during their tenure to ensure appropriate development during their appointment.

Teaching

The Trust is keen to maintain its reputation for high quality training and to attract the highest calibre of trainee and career-grade doctors. All senior doctors are involved in training our doctors, students and other professions. There are many opportunities to develop training and education roles and many have taken on educational leadership roles within and beyond the Trust.

Audit and Clinical Governance

There is a rolling half-day clinical governance programme and audit meetings are well attended and lively. The Clinical Audit Department assists with setting and supporting an audit programme for the Service with which all colleagues are encouraged to engage. Clinical Audit is considered within objectives as part of job planning.

Person Specification

Management skills

• Essential: Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving. Good time management.
• Desirable: Possess good organisational skills.

Experience

• Essential: Completion of 1 year training within an NHS organisation or 2 years employed medical experience with a non-NHS organisation. Recent minimum 6 months experience working in UK NHS hospitals.
• Desirable: Evidence of teaching on educational programmes and sessions personally developed and presented. Evidence of self-directed individual educational project work. Evidence of clinical skills or simulation teaching. Recent educational conferences or courses attended. Feedback and assessment of educational activity.

Right to work

• Essential: Eligibility to work in the UK.

Personal Attributes

• Essential: Possesses good communication skills. Flexibility. Willingness to provide and learn all aspects of hospitals internal systems and processes and adhere to local policies. Physically able to carry out the duties as specified in the job description and ability to evidence competencies.
• Desirable: Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses. Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust, the Unit and its services. Evidence of multidisciplinary team working. Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.

Qualifications

• Essential: Medical Degree from recognised medical school. ALS certification. Resus UK. Successful FY2 ARCP outcome or equivalent.
• Desirable: Medical School Prizes. Audit or Case Presentations. Teaching qualification/prize.
• Essential: Full GMC Registration with licence to practise. Please state your full GMC Number C9377-25-0172.