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Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics (Knee Surgery)

Employer
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Norwich
Salary
£70,425 per annum pro rata
Closing date
22 Nov 2024
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SENIOR FELLOW IN TRAUMA AND ORTHOPAEDICS WITH SPECIAL INTEREST IN REVISION ARTHROPLASY SURGERY.

This 12 month post-CCT fellowship post is being funded by money provided when Norwich became the regional Knee Revision Centre. The successful candidate would work predominantly with the revision knee surgeons, however would be encouraged to gain experience in revision hip surgery in this busy unit. A major component of this job will be developing the regional service and running the monthly knee and weekly hip MDT's.Norwich is a busy trauma centre, catering for a population of approximately 650,000 but even larger for open and complex fractures, spinal & pelvic trauma.

This post is based at the Norfolk and Norwich university Hospital but may include duties at the Trust's satellite in Cromer.

A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.

Main duties of the job

The appointment is for a one year fellowship to start in July 2025. The post will involve duties mainly at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. The elective commitment will be to knee surgery in general, with increased exposure to revision knee surgery, including periprosthetic fractures. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will be already capable of performing primary joint replacements with minimal supervision, and gradually increase operative responsibility in revision surgery over a period of one year. The appointee might be expected to be sharing some operating lists with more junior orthopaedic trainees & sensitivity towards their training needs & indeed participation in their training will be expected. The outpatient commitment will be to new & follow up joint replacement clinics. List & follow up clinic commitments will be coordinated with the ST from each firm. New patient clinics are organized by the fellow to run in parallel with consultant clinics.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N& N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
  • Multi Faith prayer room
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
  • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
  • On-site Nursery
  • On-site cafes offering staff discounts
  • Support in career development
  • Flexible staff bank
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.

Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

  • Basic Medical Degree.
  • FRCS (Tr & Orth).
  • Accreditation in Orthopaedics and on GMC Specialist Register (CCT) at time of appointment.
  • Current ATLS provider certification

Desirable

  • Higher degree
  • ATLS instructor

Aptitudes
Essential

  • Good communicator.
  • Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Able to work in shared office space
  • Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.

Desirable

  • Evidence of training in management skills.

Experience
Essential

  • Stated career intention of arthroplasty surgery.
  • European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 6 years specialist registrar orthopaedic training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty and examination equivalent of FRCS (Tr & Orth).
  • Evidence of competence in primary hip arthroplasty.
  • Training in children's safeguarding

Desirable

  • Evidence of interest & experience in revision arthroplasty surgery

Interests
Essential

  • Demonstrates evidence of interest in Arthroplasty Surgery
  • Demonstrable interest and research / audit in hip surgery.

Desirable

  • Peer reviewed publications or presentations in hip or knee surgery

Other
Essential

  • Flexible outlook on working practices.
  • Full registration with GMC.
  • Emotionally well balanced personality
  • Appropriate immigration status

Communications and Language Skills
Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
  • Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
  • Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries

Desirable

  • Evidence of training in communication / teaching, eg, Training the Trainers / Teaching the Teachers

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