Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

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Job summary

The Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Department at the Evelina London Children's Hospital offers a tertiary Children's Orthopaedic Service for South London and associated counties. The hospital is also the local hospital for many children in South London, providing services such as paediatric trauma, a neonatal DDH screening service and a Ponseti clinic. As such the fellowship attracts Royal College and PMETB training approval. The Paediatric Orthopaedic Department has specialist tertiary services including the management of hip problems in teenagers, a developing paediatric knee injury service, limb deformity service, skeletal dysplasia, spina bifida and an extensive neurodisability service with gait laboratory support.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will, under the relevant consultants be responsible for the provision of orthopaedic service to the Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Trust.

This will include:

Developing skills in the assessment and management of orthopaedic patients in acute and elective children's services.
To further enhance practical skills in children's orthopaedic surgery.
To gain understanding of 3-dimensional gait analysis and its contributions to clinical decision making, prognosis and research.
To undertake theatre lists and outpatient clinics with or without supervision.
To gain understanding and appreciation of the contributions of the other disciplines involved in children's orthopaedic care in a multidisciplinary setting which is sensitive to the needs of the patient and his or her family.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of around 13,650, a turnover of over £1.3 billion and 2 million patient contacts a year.

The Trust comprises two of London's oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.

We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK. It consists of King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. King's Health Partners includes seven hospitals and over 150 community based services, is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. Itbrings togetherthe best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver ground-breaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. Seewww.kingshealthpartners.org

Date posted

28 June 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,329 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196_MED4510

Job locations

St Thomas Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will join a team of 5 Consultants, 2 Specialist Registrars and 3 specialist orthopaedic nurses and will be expected to provide an elective orthopaedic and trauma service in conjunction with colleagues.You will be expected to participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care, to take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training, and to contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development. The Department is keen to help the post holder to develop their area(s) of clinical interest and has a flexible approach in this regard.

This is a non-on call post but you will be accountable to liaise with the trauma team and to co-ordinate cover arrangements for internal and regional referrals during the week (08:00-17:00). As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

The fellowship is a 6-month appointment.

We are delighted to invite applicants for this fellowship post commencing 3rd February 2025.

Creating a world-leading Academic Health Sciences Centre.

Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community.

Department Information

This is the tertiary Childrens Orthopaedic Service for South London and associated counties. It is also the local hospital for many children in South London. As such it attracts Royal College and PMETB training approval for fellowships such as this.

The fellowship is a 6 months appointment from the beginning of February 2025 until the beginning of November 2024 at the Evelina London Childrens Hospital.

The current consultant staff in Childrens Orthopaedic Surgery Unit in the Evelina Hospital is:

Arash Afsharpad Orthopaedic Surgeon, Lead for Paediatric Trauma

Martin Gough Orthopaedic Surgeon, Lead for Neurodisability and Gait Lab

Michail Kokkinakis Orthopaedic Surgeon, Lead for Adolescent Hip Preservation Surgery

Daniel Reed Head of Service, Lead for Paediatric and Adolescent Knee Surgery

Gavin Spence Orthopaedic Surgeon, Lead for Limb Reconstruction

The successful candidate will be accountable to Mr Michail Kokkinakis who will act as the educational supervisor and medical appraiser for the post holder throughout the fellowship post.