Trust F2 in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Job description

Job responsibilities

This Clinical Fellow post offers an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive and forward-thinking Trauma and Orthopaedics department, gaining valuable experience in the assessment and management of a wide range of orthopaedic and trauma presentations.

The role is particularly suited to doctors who have completed Foundation Training and are considering a future career in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. Alongside day-to-day clinical duties, the successful candidate will be encouraged to engage in teaching, audit and quality improvement activities to support both personal development and service improvement.

Applicants must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise and demonstrate excellent communication, organisational and team-working skills. We are seeking a hardworking, conscientious and flexible individual who is committed to delivering safe, high-quality patient care and can work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

As part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, you will benefit from working in a friendly and supportive environment with access to excellent educational opportunities and supervision. Musgrove Park Hospital is the largest hospital in Somerset, providing a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and specialist services and offering a strong reputation for training and development.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration and license to practice with GMC
• Medical degree

Experience

Essential

• Completion of F1 year or equivalent
• Appropriate level of clinical skills and clinical experience equivalent to F2 grade

Desirable

• Completion of foundation training
• Teaching of junior medical staff, nursing staff
• Demonstrate a commitment to the specialty
• Experience in the assessment and management of unselected medical emergencies at foundation level
• Experience of acute medical speciality at foundation level

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit / quality improvement locally and understanding of the principles.
• Willing and able to work with colleagues in management, nursing and other specialities to ensure the delivery of a high-quality, safe service.
• Familiar with clinical governance.
• Good IT skills.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, their relatives and colleagues.
• Ability to work well in a team and under pressure.
• Interpersonal sensitivity
• Hardworking, enthusiastic, conscientious and flexible
• Good time management

Desirable

• Undergraduate prizes
• Published work from BSc project
• Other publications
• Experience in clinical governance
• Self-awareness
• Resilience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Musgrove Park Hospital

Musgrove Road

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 5DA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/