Core Clinical Fellow Trauma & Orthopaedics (ST1/2 equivalent)

This job is for a Trust Doctor (equivalent to ST1/2) to provide care for patients for designated Consultant/team at ward level providing support to F1s and receiving support/training from both Senior trainees and Consultant staff. Whilst this post will not be recognised for training, there is a strong educational component with dedicated training in clinical, professional and personal skills.

Main duties of the job

The Post Holder Will:

• Provide care of acute patients under the guidance of the senior staff and will include assisting the Consultants at outpatient clinics and theatre sessions.
• Be expected to provide teaching to nursing staff and under graduate students.
• Be expected to participate in audits and research as arranged by the firms.
• Perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant, in consultation where practicable with their colleagues both senior and junior.
• Duties will mainly be 07:45 - 17:00. On call will be covered by a shift system of long days and nights. Average hours will be under 48.
  
  

About Us

There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Participate in morning trauma meeting and (when on-call) evening handover.
• Ward cover, handover and morning ward round of all patients, ensuring the action plan from the handover is carried out and that there is proper daily documentation in the notes . Answer all ward calls and attend as required. Maintain an updated inpatient list.
• On theatre days, carry out preoperative patient review with your team and assist with surgery, documentation and ensure the postoperative plan is followed. Review your postoperative patients that are staying overnight.
• When on-call, take A&amp E and external referrals and those from other departments, review them and formulate a management plan with senior input. Maintain an updated patient database.
• Comply at all times with the Trusts dress code.
• Observe Trust policy on prevention of infection including hand washing and remaining bare below the elbows in all patient areas.
• Take responsibility for your continuing professional development and attend Trust essential training, any clinical updates and Trust Academic Half Days as appropriate.
• Undergo an annual appraisal as part of maintaining medical registration as required for Revalidation.
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB, BS or equivalent
• Eligible for full GMC Registration to cover the scope of employment
  
  

Desirable

• Distinctions, Scholarships, prizes
• Other degrees e.g. BSc, Masters, PhD (or equivalent
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Satisfactory completion of Foundation training (or equivalent ) at the time of taking up post
• Able to contribute to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting
  
  

Desirable

• Has participated in clinical audit
  
  

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable organisational skills Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to practice
  
  

Desirable

• Evidence of ability to lead a team
  
  

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL

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