Senior Spinal Fellow in Orthopaedics
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Job summary
Central London Dedicated Spinal Fellowship
Full-time, 12 months or 18 Months Fixed-Term
Two Posts ST6+ - Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Queen Square
Applications are invited from orthopaedic and neurosurgical trainees who are interested in further specialist training in spinal surgery. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for suitable trainees to obtain hands-on experience of orthopaedic and neurological spinal surgery, including spinal trauma, spinal tumours, degenerative conditions, management and surgery of spinal deformity for adults and children, intradural and intramedullary tumours, Chiari malformations, syringomyelia and craniocervical junction pathologies.
This fellowship is for Surgeons who wish to become dedicated Spinal Consultants.
The post commences December 2024 (start date may be flexible) and is open to EEA or international trainees who have completed at least four years of specialist registrar (resident) training in orthopaedics or neurosurgery. NTN/VTN holders will need the written agreement of their postgraduate deanery to bring their training number with them. For those who wish to undertake the post as an LAT, up to one year may subsequently count towards the award of CCT on the advice of the Royal College of Surgeons from whom recognition must be obtained prospectively.
Main duties of the job
A range of specialised spinal surgery is undertaken across both sites and the successful applicant will be encouraged to attend these sessions in order to develop a broad interest in all aspects of spinal surgery and to further their Medical training.
You will be expected to actively participate in the department's audit and clinical governance activities with appraisal.
This post is established to allow the Trust to meet productivity requirements. The timetable will vary according to the needs of the department and the successful applicant's experience and duties, but will normally contain a mix of the various categories of work suitable for extending your training and experience.
The post holder will be responsible to the relevant consultant for an individual patient's care and Trust Appointed Clinical Fellows should carry out the consultant's instructions and policies, always seeking advice when appropriate. All departmental protocols and policies must be followed and the post-holder must familiarize him/herself with these policies.
The post holder will be encouraged to update his/her knowledge and skills through suitable Continuous Medical Education, including attending the entire department's academic, teaching and audit meetings. Study leave is encouraged.
Guy's Site
The Fellow will work alongside the junior medical team within the spine firms.
About us
Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of almost 11,000, a turnover of over £600 million and 900,000 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 groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See www.kingshealthpartners.org
Details
Date posted
28 October 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£70,425 a year pa excl. of London Zone (Nodal Point 5)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
196-MED4610
Job locations
Guy’s and St. Thomas’
London
SE1 9RT
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Guy’s and St. Thomas’
London
SE1 9RT
Employer's website
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