Junior Clinical Fellow

Hand Fellow - Specialist Clinical Fellow

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Slough

Salary

£67,325 – £67,325

Posted

5 days ago

About the role

Hand Fellow in Plastic Surgery based at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough There is participation in the registrar on-call rota which is a 1 in 7 non-resident on call covering plastic surgery admissions to Wexham Park Hospital. This job plan is flexible to maximise training and some service commitments with the intention that approximately 70% of commitments be "hand" related and 30% be "service" related. The post can count towards NTN training in plastic surgery as OOPT.

The post holder will gain hands-on experience in the management of emergency and elective hand surgery including peripheral nerve surgery, common congenital hand surgery, scaphoid fractures, scaphoid non-unions, wrist arthritis and common elective conditions

The post holder will benefit from the array of experience and surgery in the department between the 8 consultants. The Hand Fellow will have flexibility to optimise their training experience as well as meet individual training requirements. They may attend all department meetings including clinical governance, mortality and morbidity and clinical conference and be expected to contribute to the departmental teaching programme.

Full clinical admin support and office space is available at Wexham Park Hospital

Hand Fellow - Specialist Clinical Fellow

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Person specification

Essential

MBBS or Equivalent
MRCS or equivalent
Completed Core Surgical Training (or equivalent)
Eligible to reside and work in UK
Full GMC Registration and a licence to practice at time of application
Experience of plastic surgery at registrar level
Competence in diagnosis and operative management of hand trauma and common elective conditions
Ability to offer expert advice on a range of clinical problems in relation to hand surgery
Contemporary knowledge and experience of hand surgery care
Proven aptitude for practical skills needed for the role
Ability to make difficult clinical decisions and manage risk. Able to prioritise and seek help when needed.
Ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a registrar in a busy district general hospital.
Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
Evidence of successful teamwork
Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training

Desirable

Hand Diploma
FRCS (Plast)
minimum of 4 years specialist training in Plastic Surgery
Entry on GMC specialist register
ATLS certification
Previous hand fellowship
Leadership training
Management qualification
Hand surgery course and conference attendance

Education qualification