Location: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
Contract: Full-time, fixed-term (6 months), with potential for extension
Start Date: January 2025
Salary: £43,923 p.a. (Nodal Point 3)
Role Overview:
The Plastic Surgery department is seeking proactive and skilled Junior Clinical Fellows to join a dynamic team. The position involves providing patient care, including diagnosis and treatment, and managing clinical responsibilities. The role also includes training junior staff and contributing to the education of medical students.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver clinical services across hospitals and clinics within the trust.
- Maintain ongoing clinical responsibility and effective delegation for patient care.
- Train and mentor junior staff as per an agreed training plan with supervising consultants.
- Participate in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Engage in clinical governance activities, including audits and development of guidelines.
- Contribute to departmental educational activities, including meetings and journal clubs.
- Undergo regular appraisals and pursue continuing professional development (CPD).
This position is an excellent opportunity for career progression towards registrar level with robust training prospects. Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly as the vacancy may close early based on the volume of applications.
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
JUNIOR CLINICAL FELLOW IN PLASTIC SURGERY - Posts available in January 2025
Full Time- 40 hours per week
Fixed Term Posts - 6 months with the possibility of extension.
Nodal Point 3 - £43,923 p.a excl. LZ
Please be sure not to delay the submission of your application and to register your interest as soon as possible. This vacancy may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
The department of Plastic Surgery is seeking a number of Clinical Fellows (SHO equivalent) to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking team. The department is currently involved in a number of exciting initiatives and are looking for an individual with appropriate skills to complement this team and help keep the service in the forefront of clinical and academic excellence.
This post offers excellent training opportunities with a view to progress your career to registrar level if we consider you have the appropriate experience.
About us
Clinical:
The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:
- Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
- Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
Training of junior staff:
The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.
Teaching:
The postholder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Educational Programme:
Neither the London Deanery nor the Royal College accredits this post for postgraduate training. However the postholder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings, multidisciplinary meetings, journal clubs etc.
Appraisal:
All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal.
Study Leave:
Study Leave will be granted at the discretion of the Clinical Lead.
Funding for CPD will be equivalent to that of the appropriate Training post.
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