Job summary
Employer heading
Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 鈥骋辞辞诲鈥 with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.听 The Trust鈥檚 overall rating has also improved to 鈥榞ood鈥.听 This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.听 Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
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Job overview
We are recruiting for a full time, fixed term Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic Fellow to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. This is an opportunity for a trainee to gain experience in all aspects of this subspecialty and to be involved in ongoing audit and research projects.
This post will be for 6 months initially, with the option to extend to 12 months by mutual agreement.
The Fellow will work with Mr. Davies and Mr Elkhouly as well as Nurse Consultant Angie Lee. The team is completed by Clinical Nurse Specialists.听
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have a wide exposure to high volume paediatric trauma with regular general trauma lists and specialist trauma lists . There are 2 complex paediatric orthopaedic lists a month, where we operate on hip dysplasia, SUFE, osteotomy and limb deformity as well as complex foot reconstruction.
There are other paediatric elective lists running every week. As part of the Fellowship there will be exposure to ring fixators for trauma and deformity correction. It is envisaged that at the end of the Fellowship he/she will be capable of managing acute and elective paediatric orthopaedic treatment.
Other sub-specialist trauma and elective lists may be available depending on the candidate鈥檚 interests. The successful candidate will also participate in generic departmental activities including fracture clinic, day-time referrals and cross-covering.
The role is essential to providing support and guidance to junior members of the surgical team and plays a leadership role in reviewing and improving patient pathways both for inpatients and for patients attending clinic.
Working for our organisation
The Trauma & Orthopaedic Department at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive Trauma & Orthopaedic service in all aspects of emergency and elective surgery both for adults and children.
We offer a wide variety of routine and complex orthopaedic procedures for fractures and musculoskeletal problems across the following subspecialties:
鈥 Hip & knee
鈥 Foot & ankle
鈥 Hand & wrist
鈥 Shoulder & elbow
鈥 Spine
鈥 Paediatric Orthopaedics and Trauma
鈥 Adult Trauma
鈥 Deformity correction
We form part of the Thames Valley Trauma Network and work in partnership with neighbouring Trusts across the Thames Valley to provide the best possible standard of care to our patients. Patients that require polytrauma and sarcoma care may be treated at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre or the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford which is the regional specialist-commissioned Orthopaedic and Major Trauma provider. We sit geographically in the centre of ROSPOG network and regularly contribute to its meetings with clinical cases, audits and research being presented. We are the network centre for the management of severe slipped upper femoral epiphysis.
We are a training department, welcoming and investing in student nurses, therapists, junior doctors and regularly host work experience students across all specialisms and offer five highly respected and sought after fellowships, as well as offering training opportunities across all clinical and administrative disciplines.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are recruiting for a full time, fixed term Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic Fellow to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. This is an opportunity for a trainee to gain experience in all aspects of this subspecialty and to be involved in ongoing audit and research projects.
The Fellow will work with Mr. Davies and Mr Elkhouly as well as Nurse Consultant Angie Lee. The team is completed by Clinical Nurse Specialists听
The successful candidate will have a wide exposure to high volume paediatric trauma with regular general trauma lists and specialist trauma lists. There are 2 complex paediatric orthopaedic lists a month, where we operate on hip dysplasia, SUFE, osteotomy and limb deformity as well as complex foot reconstruction.
There are other paediatric elective lists running every week. As part of the Fellowship there will be exposure to ring fixators for trauma and deformity correction. It is envisaged that at the end of the Fellowship he/she will be capable of managing acute and elective paediatric orthopaedic treatment.
Other sub-specialist trauma and elective lists may be available depending on the candidate鈥檚 interests. The successful candidate will also participate in generic departmental activities including fracture clinic, day-time referrals and cross-covering.
The role is essential to providing support and guidance to junior members of the surgical team and plays a leadership role in reviewing and improving patient pathways both for inpatients and for patients attending clinic.
Person specification
Postgraduate qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with GMC
- FRCS
- Demonstration of specialist training in Orthopaedic surgery
Desirable criteria
- Qualification/Experience in Paediatric Surgery
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Surgery at senior SpR level
- Ability to offer clinical opinion on a range of problems in Paediatric conditions
- Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of Paediatric patients
Desirable criteria
- Research with higher degree ideally in the field of Orthopaedic surgery
- Experience of MDT working
Knowledge/ skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability and enthusiasm to teach medical undergraduates and Allied Health Professionals
- Personal participation in audit
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Disposition
Essential criteria
- Clarity of career aims, in particular reasons for choosing fellowship post in Paediatric surgery
- Evidence of being a good team member
- Active interest in research and audit.
- Ability to organise and manage priorities
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amr El Khouly and Nev Davies
- Job title
- Paediatric Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 7415
- Additional information
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