This appointment will provide training and experience in a wide range of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. Once a month the Orthopaedic Department holds a study morning. In addition to medical audit, case presentations are made, complications are discussed. Additionally, guest speakers attend where possible. A Journal Club is held once a month and there is a daily trauma meeting with all members of the junior medical staff. The SHOs give fortnightly presentations on anatomical or clinical topics. They also take part in the Basic Surgical Trainee educational programme. Junior staff are encouraged to take appropriate study leave. Further information may be obtained from the Junior Medical Staff or by making an appointment to visit the consultant. The Trust is looking to appoint a Senior Clinical fellow in Orthopaedics and Trauma. This is a 6-12 month post which may be extended by mutual agreement. All candidates should be well trained in General Orthopaedic Surgery having worked at middle grade level in the specialty for a minimum of 2 years. Training in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Shoulder surgery, Foot and Ankle surgery and Complex and Revision Hip and Knee arthroplasty will be given. All Senior Clinical Fellows participate in the management of Trauma and the post holders will participate in the 1 in 7 on-call trauma week rota. Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology. Our Values We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences. Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job. Each of the Senior Clinical Fellows will be allocated to one of the 8 Consultants and will remain so for the duration of the post, subject to the needs of the service. Although the Specialist Registrars & Senior Clinical Fellows will have a principal responsibility for one Consultant's patients, they will of course be expected (by arrangement) to cover for each other and will also assume responsibility to other Consultants should the need arise. The Senior Clinical Fellows will be expected to attend ward rounds and operating sessions as determined by their Consultants and will also be expected to assist at Orthopaedic and Trauma Clinics. The Senior Clinical Fellow will be permitted to operate under supervision according to their experience. This post is also suitable for experienced senior surgeons and opportunities will be made available for those with more experience. When on duty for Trauma and Orthopaedics emergencies (or in the unavoidable absence of a colleague who should be on duty) they will attend patients in the A & E Department and determine the initial treatment of these patients whether admitted to hospital or not. Please see attached job description