Junior Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics inRotherham inRotherham PUBLISHED
TUE 29 OCT 2024
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust rS5xmd1i
The Orthopaedics Department comprises a collaborative team of consultants and various levels of trainees, providing an environment focused on education and career development. Duties might include managing patient care, attending ward rounds, and maintaining clinical documentation, with opportunities for those with prior experience in general medicine or orthopaedics. The department offers significant training potential, strong academic links, and a commitment to producing well-qualified surgeons.
The Orthopaedics Department are seeking to appoint a Junior Clinical Fellow for a period of 12 months to commence as soon as possible. Following the previous successful recruitment campaign at Rotherham, we are now looking to provide an additional job vacancy in the Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics.
The successful candidate will participate in day to day care for elective and trauma inpatients. There will be an opportunity to assist in theatre on a weekly basis along with outpatient clinics. The successful candidate will participate in the first on call rota, supported by the ST3+ Higher. You will be encouraged and expected to conduct audit projects. Although this post is not formally recognised for Specialist Medical Training, the post holder will be both expected to, and supported in, taking either the MRCS or completing a MCh (Orth) Degree. Active participation in the audit programme is mandatory. Participation in the ISCP assessment system is anticipated and fully supported by the Department.
The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic group of consultants within the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department. There are Sixteen Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons specialising in a variety of procedures, such as hip, knee, shoulder, elbow and hand surgery and an Orthopaedic Service for children.
The department is also supported by one Associate Specialist, four Specialty Doctors, two Wrightington Fellows, five higher surgical trainees, one GPST Trainee, four Junior Clinical Fellows (ST1-2 Level), one Lower Level Trust F2 Doctor and two Foundation Year 1 Trainees through Health Education England. The Advanced Clinical Practitioners also support the SHO tier rota.
The Department has regular teaching sessions and are committed to further education to assist with the successful candidates career progression. We have Associate Teaching Hospital status with the University of Sheffield and strong links with the South Yorkshire Orthopaedic Training programme with strong representation in the Deanery.
In joining this Trauma and Orthopaedic Service at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust the successful candidate will be working with a nationally acclaimed training unit which produces and retains some of the best trained and qualified Surgeons in the country. To name just some of our successes:
Consultants awarded trainer of the year for the South Yorkshire Orthopaedic rotation
Clinical Trainer award, voted by medical students has been awarded to another Consultant.
We have been rated consistently the most popular Trust by Orthopaedic Specialty Registrar Trainees.
Three of our Consultants are examiners for the FRCS/ Hand Diploma qualification
Many of the Consultants teach on or run nationally acclaimed Orthopaedic courses including the AO course.
About us
There are two, adjacent, Orthopaedic wards with 27 and 33 beds respectively; one ward is for elective surgery and the other for emergency admissions.
Outpatient sessions are conducted in the Orthopaedic/Fracture clinic suite that lies adjacent to the Accident and Emergency and Radiology departments. The department treats musculo-skeletal disorders and injuries in adults and children of all ages. We provide a trauma service, after initial assessment and resuscitation in the Accident and Emergency Department, for all patients who have sustained a recent injury.
The department has regular teaching sessions and are committed to further education to assist with your career progression. We have associated teaching hospital status with the University of Sheffield and strong links with the South Yorkshire Orthopaedic Training programme since the Education Training Programme Director works here.
In joining this Trauma and Orthopaedic Service at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust you will be working with nationally acclaimed training unit which produces and retains some of the best trained and qualified Surgeons in the country.
Main duties & responsibilities, management of patients on the elective and non-elective orthopaedic wards. This post includes call duties that are supervised by a registrar.
No previous orthopaedic experience is required but would be an advantage. This post is a starting position in a speciality and the post holder will be supported by the wider team. Previous experience in general medicine would also be an advantage.
Many of our previous appointments have gone on to further surgical training, others have used the opportunity to gain experience in managing musculoskeletal problems. This post would suit someone at F3 level.
Expected roles includes:
Processing patient results
Attending ward rounds
Observing in clinic and theatres
Maintaining relevant clinical documentation
Taking part in the SHO/ANP on call
Liaising with UECC to enable efficient patient flow
General Clinical Governance (in conjunction with Consultant colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met)
Any other duties as deemed appropriate