Senior Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedic Knee Surgery
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
The role will develop educational and experiential knowledge and skills in post CCT level knee surgery. They will have a comprehensive exposure to full spectrum of knee surgery including knee arthroplasty primary & revision, including uni-compartment replacement and robotics; osteotomy and arthroscopic and open soft tissue reconstructive knee surgery and sports surgery. Supervised 'independent' operating appropriate to competency will be available as well as exposure to teaching lists. Although no formally rotaed on call or trauma lists, there is likely to be some rotaed weekend ward round reviews with other fellows and may be opportunities to contribute to trauma lists especially for complex trauma for periprosthetic fracture work and revision.
This post will be principally clinic based at Ipswich and surgery at Colchester ESEOC with Mark Bowditch and Ryan Wood but working across both sites and have the opportunity to work with the other knee surgeons.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will:
* Work with colleagues to provide a service with the highest standard of care
* Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
* Develop and maintain good working practices within wards and outpatients
* Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
* Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
Job responsibilities
Duties will include:
* Clinics and theatre sessions with consultants and some independent (supervised from distance) sessions
* Ward rounds in ESEOC
* Some shared rotaed ESEOC weekend lists/ward rounds but not formal out of hours on call
* Participation in informal and formal teaching
* There may be some opportunity to contribute to the on call trauma rota although this is not mandatory. There is an expectation to contribute to research projects
Person Specification
* Full GMC registration with a license to practice
* MBBS or equivalent
* FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent
* ATLS or equivalent
* Be near to or completed Higher Specialist Training in Trauma & Orthopaedics
* Good Clinical Judgement
* Potential to cope with stressful situations & undertake responsibility
* Good communication & organisational skills
* Team player
* CCT or equivalent
* Use of Database Systems and Electronic Patient Records
* Demonstrated commitment to Career in T&O
* Interest in all aspects of knee surgery
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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