Senior Clinical Fellow Orthopaedic Hip Arthroplasty & Revision SurgeryNHS

Job summary

We are inviting applicants to apply for the Senior Clinical Fellow role in Orthopaedic Hip Arthroplasty and Revision Surgery based at Colchester Hospital/ESEOC.

The role will develop educational and experiential knowledge and skills in post CCT level surgery. They will have a comprehensive exposure to full spectrum of hip & revision arthroplasty surgery including periprosthetic fractures and complex metastatic replacements.

The appointee will be required to take up the post October 2026.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

• Work with colleagues to provide a service with the highest standard of care
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
• Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
• Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team

Job description

Duties will include:

• Clinics and theatre sessions with consultants and independent (supervised from distance) sessions
• Ward rounds in ESEOC
• Some shared rotaed ESEOC weekend lists/ward rounds but not formal out of hours on call
• Participation in informal and formal teaching.
• There may be some opportunity to contribute to the on-call trauma rota although this is not mandatory.
• There is an expectation to contribute to research projects

About us

At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to more than one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.As one of the largest NHS organisations in England, we employ over 12,000 staff and are committed to providing excellent opportunities for learning, development and career progression. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles where service needs allows.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters. We concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause delays for our staff and patients.

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with the implementation of Epic electronic patient record. This will transform the way we work.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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