The fellowship offers a unique opportunity to work in two renowned institutions, encompassing a comprehensive training experience across both sites. Responsibilities include participating in patient care, attending outpatient clinics, and engaging in the department's clinical governance and audit activities. Continuous Medical Education is encouraged, and the role includes collaboration with junior medical teams and adherence to departmental protocols. Applicants must have the necessary postgraduate qualifications and preferably possess the written agreement of their deanery if they hold a training number.
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.
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
Whole time fully funded senior fellow in spinal surgery at Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (nine months) and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (nine months). The post would be suited for orthopaedic and neurosurgical trainees who have completed a minimum of four years of training and wish to pursue a career in spinal surgery. The appointment is subject to the terms and conditions of service. The duties of this post are those of a Trust Appointed ST4 or above (not ST1-ST3 Level Doctor. Across both sites they will include day to day care of Spinal inpatients in collaboration with other junior staff, attendance at outpatient clinics, day surgery and inpatient theatre lists.
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