Upper Limb Senior Clinical Fellow

The Upper Limb Team are happy to advertise their Fellowship. We have three posts available in total: 1 post starting February 2027 Hands only, and 2 posts starting August 2027 Hands only. Please do not apply if you are unable to start on these specific dates.

Main duties of the job:

• Attend clinics at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh as required.
• Participate in elective, trauma and emergency surgery as required.
• Attend arthroplasty meetings and prepare presentations for MDT meetings.
• One Fellow will be responsible for maintaining the Peri-Prosthetic Infection log.
• The posts may require fellows to participate in the non-resident out of hour’s rota dependent upon the service requirements.
• Carry out ward rounds and clerk patients on the day of surgery.
• In addition to consent, all patients for theatre require a thromboprophylaxis assessment to be completed by the admitting doctor and full assessment of medications on admission.
• Manage inpatients in conjunction with allied specialties at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (Wigan Infirmary).
• Maintain clear and contemporaneous medical records.

Working for our organisation:

On 6 January 2022, the Government made new legislation, approved by Parliament, which amended the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. This extends the scope of mandatory vaccination requirements for staff beyond registered care homes to health and wider social care settings in England. These new regulations come into force on 1 April 2022, requiring people who conduct Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated activity in public (NHS) or independent sector health and social care settings in England, to have received two doses of a Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved COVID-19 vaccine unless exempt. The vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) requirements includes front-line workers, as well as non-clinical workers not directly involved in patient care but who may have face to face contact with patients, including ancillary staff such as porters, cleaners or receptionists will be affected and as such, successful candidate(s) will be required to show proof that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of the pre-employment check process. If you are unable to prove that you have been fully vaccinated (i.e. that you have received two doses of an approved vaccine) please note we will be unable to proceed with your application and any offers of employment made will be withdrawn.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

The aim of the Fellowships is to provide advanced training in Upper Limb Surgery within the Upper Limb Department.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
• FRCS (Orth/Plast) or equivalent
• Higher Degree (MD, PhD)

Experience:

• Higher Specialist Training
• Experience in Hand and Upper Limb Surgery
• Previous upper limb fellowship
• Relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals

Skills:

• Team Player
• Ability to keep good clinical records
• Ability to set priorities in face of conflicting demands

Additional:

Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.

Knowledge:

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.