Senior Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Applications are invited for the above post at the Queen's Medical Centre campus of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust from March 2025 for 6-12 months. The successful applicant will work in the Orthopaedic Trauma unit at the Queen's Medical Centre Campus, which is the busiest Major Trauma Centre in the United Kingdom. Queen's Medical Centre hosts the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre and likely serves a population within the East Midlands region of England estimated to be around 4.8 million people.
Applications require full GMC registration and UK NHS experience.
Main Duties of the Job
The post is designed to support the successful candidate to bridge the gap between higher surgical training and a substantive consultant appointment, with a significant trauma element. Daytime responsibilities include supporting trauma operating theatres, fracture clinics, and on-call duties. The department offers all aspects of complex orthopaedic trauma surgery, including limb reconstruction, orthothoracic trauma surgery, and pelvic and acetabular surgery.
* In-patient accountabilities require assessment and management of emergency referrals for injured patients from the Emergency Department along with other routes of admission (from clinic or direct transfer) under the direction of the responsible consultant.
* Routine ward responsibilities, transfer and discharge summaries, and operating theatre duties are a key component of the Senior Trauma Fellow role.
* Out-patient responsibilities will include orthopaedic fracture clinics.
* Teaching medical and other students as required.
* To undertake audit and other quality improvement projects to enhance the delivery of care.
* To get involved in research leading to publication.
About Us
Successful candidates will join part of a highly motivated and ambitious multi-disciplinary team which includes medics, nursing staff, ACPs, Physician Associates, and prescribing pharmacists. We strive to deliver the very best care for our patients, but we are also passionate about providing high-quality training and support for our team and working in partnership with all health providers at NUH towards optimizing patient outcomes.
NUH has a national and international reputation for high-quality patient care, research, education, and innovation. We have strong links to local universities, allowing for the provision of excellent training and education for students, as well as being a major research organization.
Staff Benefits
* Access to Staff Wellbeing programme including free 24-hour advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, staff physiotherapy, and staff support networks.
* Secure cycle facilities.
* Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services.
* Salary sacrifice schemes.
* Cycle to work and travel passes.
Person Specification
Qualifications:
* GMC full registration.
* MB BS or Equivalent.
Experience:
* At least 4 years experience in Orthopaedics. Complete or approaching completion of SpR Training.
* Recent experience with UK Hospital practices and systems.
Teaching:
* Evidence of interest in and clear commitment to teaching and have experience in undergraduate or postgraduate teaching.
Research/Publications:
* Evidence of previous research interest.
* Evidence of contribution to published research.
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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