JUNIOR CLINICAL FELLOW (SHO LEVEL) IN ORTHOPAEDICS

 
The post is based at Queen Mary's Hospital site. This is a District General Hospital officially opened in 1975 and has 430 beds. It is situated 15 miles from Central London on the A20 (Maidstone Road) and serves a population of approximately 218,000.
 
In addition to the general clinical departments, there are also paediatric, surgical, geriatric and ophthalmic departments.   Supporting services include well equipped diagnostic Radiology, Pathology and Pharmacy departments.
 
The Post Itself
 
This is a Junior Clinical Fellow post that participates in the SHO, resident on-call rota with the other F2 and Junior Clinical Fellows. The post is on the SHO grade , which is currently £- £per annum. The post also attracts a Band 1B supplement of 40% of basic salary for out-of-hours commitment, and a London Allowance of £ per annum.  
 
The post is not recognised by the Royal College of Surgeons for training purposes and is therefore only open to those with Full Registration. Possession of MRCS or equivalent is desirable but not essential.
Duties of the Post
 
The Junior Clinical Fellow is required to assist the Consultant in the management of all patients, preparing trauma lists and supervising / teaching the F1 doctors. Duties will include the receiving and managing trauma and elective Orthopaedic admitted patient, doing daily ward round, maintaining detailed medical records, teaching / training of the F1 doctors, assisting in the operating theatre, working under the supervision of the Registrar/Clinical Fellows and Consultant.   The postholder is also required to attend to all correspondence pertaining to the Orthopaedic Department and to ensure that all summaries are despatched as quickly as possible.
Attending the operating theatre is encouraged but the ward work is to be sorted as first priority. Audit and Clinical research will be encouraged.

please contact:
KArolina.Janowicz@medacs.com