Junior Clinical Fellow in City of London

A six-month replacement Junior Clinical Fellow post in the Orthopaedic department of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, filling a gap in service. The post holder joins the multidisciplinary team caring for trauma and orthopaedic patients and shares the department's general workload. Rota work under EWTD is shared equally with other trainees, with retrospective cover, in a department offering broad trauma and elective treatment. Full GMC registration, or eligibility for it within six months of interview, decides fit.

What the job involves

• Provide and further develop patient care in trauma and orthopaedics within the multidisciplinary team
• Play an active role in the general workload of the orthopaedic department
• Take an equal part in the rota with other trainees, with retrospective cover under EWTD
• Work closely with clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues to provide high quality healthcare

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree
• F1 pre-registration year completed

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise, or eligible for registration within six months of interview

Experience

• At least 6 months' prior substantive NHS service, with recent familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices
• Teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including exam preparation
• Evidence of participation in audit projects and teaching

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of the NHS management structure and evidence of risk management
• Team working within multidisciplinary teams
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), patient information systems, library and databases
• Appropriate level of medical knowledge
• Thorough understanding of medical audit and quality improvement principles

Nice to have

• Some understanding of clinical risk management
• Evidence of clinical audit, quality improvement or service improvement projects
• Experience of committee work
• ATLS, ACLS, ALS or APLS qualifications

What’s offered

• Good training in orthopaedic surgery across a broad range of trauma and elective work
• Access to four staff networks
• Corporate EDI team and programmes and events

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