Senior Clinical FellowOrthopaedics

Senior Clinical Fellow - Trauma & Orthopaedics

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Fulwood

Salary

£67,325 – £67,325

Posted

4 days ago

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join the Team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to be able to start as soon as possible for 5 months until Feb 2027 (with potentially with a view to extend a further 6 months). This post would be a participant on a 1 in 11 middle grade rota in a MTC , and would provide an excellent opportunity for a suitable person wishing to increase their experience in the management of Orthopaedic Trauma in a Major Trauma Centre and complex sub speciality care. You will be required to work across both our hospital sites, Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley District General Hospital. This post is not formally approved for training and would also provide a study leave budget for attendance at national trauma courses and conferences. There are a number of opportunities will be available to the candidates to enhance portfolio with logbook, CBD, DOPS, Teaching, Audit and Research etc. The Directorate have a very successful record of previous candidates being successful in CESR application.

This post will be a full time post participating on the middle grade Orthopaedic 1 in 11 trauma rota. This post will be to work with a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic elective and trauma surgery.

Senior Clinical Fellow - Trauma & Orthopaedics

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Apply

The role will include a mixture of fixed trauma operating sessions, fixed outpatient sessions, trauma on-call commitments and trauma weeks and elective operating sessions. Consultants undertaking the Trauma commitments of Trauma theatre and on call, and senior ward review.

There are 18 Trauma Consultants. During the Trauma week, planned activities are replaced by the Trauma week activities.

This post will provide both elective and trauma experience in a major trauma centre and would be suitable for a person wishing to obtain Fellowship level experience This post would be suitable for a pre or post CCT candidate or those aspiring for CESR

Our purpose is to be recognised as the centre for acute and specialised hospital services in Lancashire and South Cumbria, providing:

The highest standards of compassionate, safe care that gives our patients a positive experience

Excelling in research, innovation and teaching

Developing our staff to reach their potential

Improving the health and wellbeing of our diverse communities

Our Aims are as follows:

To expand and develop specialised and tertiary services

To deliver local services for Preston, Chorley and South Ribble

To enhance our workforce and our reputation through education, research and innovation

Our delivery strategies set out our plans to enable us to achieve our aims:

Quality Strategy - 'Safe, Reliable and Compassionate'

Organisational Development and Workforce Strategy

IT Strategy

Operational Effectiveness Strategy

Clinical service strategies

Person specification

Essential

Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice
Full GMC Registration and License to Practice
MBBS or equivalent
Permission to work in the UK
Wide range of experience in orthopaedics
At least four years middle grade Orthopaedic experience.
Valid ATLS certificate.
Evidence of suitable logbook experience in Upper and Lower Limb Trauma.
Ability to demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of research methodology.
Evidence of involvement in research and/or publications.
Basic skills in clinical audit.
Appreciation of benefits of clinical audit in improving clinical practice and the development of clinical guidelines.
Experience and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Proven effective communication skills (with examples)
Decisive and flexible. (with examples)
Ability to have strategic thinking (with examples)
Works well within a multidisciplinary department.
Good organisation skills (with examples)

Desirable

FRCS Trauma & Ortho
One peer reviewed Trauma publication.
National or International Trauma presentations