Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust would like to invite applications for a Senior Clinical + Research Fellowship post covering Elective Upper Limb Orthopaedic Surgery (mainly shoulder & elbow), including complex arthroplasty, reconstruction (incl. tendon transfers) & sports surgery, under the supervision of Mr Rohit Gupta and Mr Ali Narvani, as well as the rest of the Upper Limb Unit.
This post(s) will commence in October 2025 +/- April 2026 for a period of 6 or 12 months. The post is designed for senior trainees who are ideally post-CCT (or within 6/12 of CCT), and have completed FRCS(Orth) exam from a UK based Orthopaedic training scheme, or those with equivalent additional clinical experience.
Main duties of the job
The main duties and responsibilities of the appointee will be:
1. To provide Senior Middle Grade cover for all orthopaedics duties as detailed below including participating in the on-call rota.
2. To work with the existing orthopaedic surgeons across both Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals to provide an efficient and effective orthopaedic service.
3. To provide inpatients, day case and outpatients care for the patients requiring elective and emergency orthopaedic surgery, in accordance with the Trust contractual obligations.
4. To adopt a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your care and in partnership with other colleagues working in the speciality for the proper function of the department.
5. The Clinical Fellow would undertake to ensure that clinical audit was an ongoing programme and that agreed actions required as indicated from audit were implemented.
Person Specification
* Always puts patients first
* Full GMC Registration
* Full MRCS
* ATLS
* Previous experience in Middle Grade Orthopaedics.
* Significant clinical experience, including orthopaedic Surgery and Outpatients.
* Evidence of continuing Medical education.
* Experience in developing effective and collaborative working relationships
* An additional higher qualification: FRCS (Orth) or equivalent
* Experience in all aspects of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
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.
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
323-MD8448-GK
Job locations
Ashford & St Peters Hospital Foundation Trust
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