Description
Applications are invited for the Junior Clinical Fellow position at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, located in London, United Kingdom. The post is permanent and full-time, with a salary of £54,499 per annum.
The Orthopaedic department at University Hospital Lewisham is seeking an enthusiastic colleague to support their busy orthopaedic service. This is a replacement post and an ideal opportunity for a suitably qualified individual to develop skills within the Orthopaedic department.
The Junior Clinical Fellow will work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients in Trauma and Orthopaedics. The post-holder will be expected to take part equally with other trainees in a rota with EWTD with retrospective cover. The post will be based at the Lewisham site.
Key responsibilities include:
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality patient care
- Participating in the general workload of the department
- Contributing to the development of care for patients in Trauma and Orthopaedics
The department offers good training for junior medical staff in Orthopaedic Surgery with a broad range of treatment and management of Trauma and Elective patients. There is a link with the Kings College UMDS, which provides four Specialty Trainee Registrars.
The Orthopaedic department has one trauma ward at the Queen Elizabeth site, elective work is undertaken at Lewisham Hospital and Day Case is undertaken at the Queen Marys (Sidcup) site. Orthopaedic clinics and fracture clinics are currently held on the QE site between Monday and Friday.
The department organises Trauma on CEPOD principles with most trauma performed on a daily dedicated trauma lists under Consultant supervision. There are daily fracture clinics and typically each consultant team has 2 days trauma responsibilities.
Requirements:
- Medical degree, MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
- Complete F1 pre-Registration year
- At least 6 months previous substantive NHS Service
- Evidence of participation in teaching and Audit
- Ability to use Library and databases
- Appropriate level of knowledge in medicine
- Effective communicator - verbal and written
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good record of attendance and tidy personal appearance
Desirable skills:
- Experience and familiarity with UK hospital system and practices
- Some understanding of clinical risk management
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
- Ability to use patient information systems
- Evidence of clinical audit and/or quality improvement project
- Has experience of committee work and prepared to undertake committee work
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunities for professional development and growth