Senior Clinical Fellow - Upper Limb in Trauma and Orthopaedic

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in the Upper limb unit, Department of Orthopaedics, King's College Hospital.

The unit consists of 9 consultants who undertake a wide spectrum of work from hand to shoulder. The successful applicant will predominantly work for 6 months with shoulder/elbow surgeons before transferring to the hand/wrist team for a further 6 months although there will be significant overlap between these on a day to day basis. The clinical workload is reflective of King's status as one of London's Major Trauma Centres as well as a tertiary referral centre for complex cases within the region.

The unit has an active research group that meets regularly and has a strong background in generating outputs, either in peer review journals or in the form of posters and presentations at international meetings. The successful applicant will be strongly encouraged in this regard.

The orthopaedic department at King's is also actively involved in postgraduate education and runs several courses per year that are open to applicants from across the UK. These include FRCS Orth revision courses for Orthopaedics and also Hand surgery as well as simulation courses for shoulder arthroscopy. Further cadaveric courses are being planned for 2018 onwards. The upper limb fellows are encouraged to contribute to these as part of the faculty in order to strengthen their CVs and add to their teaching experience ahead of consultant applications.

Main duties of the job

There is ample exposure to challenging upper limb trauma under the supervision and guidance of senior colleagues along with opportunities to work independently. The Fellow contributes to the general orthopaedic on-call rota as a non-resident Senior Clinical Fellow, supported by an on-call registrar.

Simple and complex elective work is done in sufficient volume to allow most candidates to consider independent consultant practice by the end of their fellowship.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Date posted

14 December 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£53,179 to £60,560 a year per annum, including London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-DH-7671

Job locations

Kings College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

The fellowship is ideally suited to candidates who already have some upper limb experience, have successfully completed the FRCS (Orth) examination and are considering a career in Upper Limb Surgery.

The post is scheduled to start in Feb 2024. Applicants looking to start fellowship in 2024 onwards are also encouraged to apply

Job description

Job responsibilities

The fellowship is ideally suited to candidates who already have some upper limb experience, have successfully completed the FRCS (Orth) examination and are considering a career in Upper Limb Surgery.

The post is scheduled to start in Feb 2024. Applicants looking to start fellowship in 2024 onwards are also encouraged to apply

Person Specification

Qualification & Training

Essential

Achieved grade/years experience

Desirable

Training completion

Audits

Essential

Audit participation

Desirable

Audit lead

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

Interpersonal Skills

Desirable

Interpersonal Skills

Person Specification

Qualification & Training

Essential

Achieved grade/years experience

Desirable

Training completion

Audits

Essential

Audit participation

Desirable

Audit lead

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

Interpersonal Skills

Desirable

Interpersonal Skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).