Core Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics ST1/2NHS

Job summary

Join our Trauma & Orthopaedics team as a Core Clinical Fellow! This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in patient care while working alongside experienced Consultants and senior trainees. Although not a formal training post, you'll benefit from a strong educational programme designed to develop your clinical, professional, and personal skills in a supportive environment.

Main duties of the job

• Provide care for acute patients and take responsibility for the daily management and review of patients admitted to the Trauma & Orthopaedic wards at Frimley Park Hospital under the guidance of senior staff.
• Participate in the morning trauma meeting and, when on-call, attend the evening handover.
• Arrive at 07:45 for handover when covering the ward.
• On theatre days, carry out pre-operative patient reviews with your team and assist with surgery.
• When on-call, manage referrals from A&E, external sources, and other hospital departments.
• Prepare and deliver the morbidity and mortality presentation for your allocated consultant during the monthly academic half-day meeting.
• Take responsibility for your continuing professional development and attend all Trust-mandated essential training.

Job description

• Participate in the morning trauma meeting and, when on-call, attend the evening handover.
• Provide ward cover, including handover and morning ward rounds of all patients, ensuring action plans are implemented and daily documentation is completed accurately. Respond to ward calls promptly and maintain an updated inpatient list.
• On theatre days, carry out pre-operative patient reviews with your team, assist with surgery, complete documentation, and ensure post-operative plans are followed. Review post-operative patients staying overnight.
• When on-call, manage referrals from A&E, external sources, and other departments. Review patients and formulate management plans with senior input, maintaining an updated patient database.
• Comply at all times with the Trusts dress code and infection prevention policies, including hand hygiene and remaining bare below the elbows in patient areas.
• Take responsibility for your continuing professional development, attending Trust essential training, clinical updates, and Academic Half Days as appropriate.
• Undergo an annual appraisal as part of maintaining medical registration and meeting requirements for revalidation.

Please refer to the full job description for a comprehensive list of duties.

*Please note Frimley Health NHS Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications*

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo