Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery

at  Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 17/10/2024, Shortlisting week commencing 21/10/2024, and Interviews due to take place week commencing 28/10/2024.

The Fellow duties will be 50% clinical and 50% research activities.
During their clinical role, the Fellow share the assessment and management of inpatient care of all Plastic Surgery patients in Bradford Royal Infirmary.
In practice and in the interests of their training all Junior staff are expected to have a working involvement in the management of all Inpatients. The Fellow attends all Consultant and Specialist Registrar ward rounds and manage emergencies when on call. The fellow will be on the CT doctors on call rota.
The Trust Fellow is encouraged to attend major operating lists each week. Opportunities are provided to operate under Consultant/Specialist Registrar supervision or independently, depending on experience.
During their research role, they will be assigned a research project on wound healing at the Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Unit (PSBRU) at the University of Bradford. They will be registered for a MPhil / MD degree at the University, which they will be expected to complete over the one-year period.
The Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, became operative on 1 April 1991, provides acute services for the City of Bradford and the surrounding areas. There are two large general hospitals, Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital. Maternity and Neo-natal services are centralised at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
All main specialities are undertaken in Bradford except Neurosurgery, Cardiac Surgery and Renal Transplantation which are provided on a regional basis by other Trusts. Most of the Trust’s work is for PCT. Significant contracts have also been agreed with Leeds, Dewsbury, Calderdale, Huddersfield.
Research Unit profile
The Plastic Surgery & Burns Research Unit (PSBRU) was established by Prof David Sharpe in the wake of the devastating Bradford City FC fire and is now lead by Professor Ajay L Mahajan. The PSBRU has always had close working relationship with the skin researchers at Bradford University and is now an autonomous unit with the University’s Centre for Skin Science (CSS) lead by Professor Margaret Thornton. The CSS is the largest academic base in the UK offering what is a unique blend of fundamental and applied skin and hair follicle science.
The PSBRU has been involved in various projects on wound healing over the last 30 years, presenting it’s work at various national and international meetings and publishing in various peer reviewed journals.
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people
We are one team
We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
The job holder must comply at all times with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the Trust’s Risk Incident Reporting System.
Equality and Diversity
The jobholder is required to abide by the Trust’s policies and procedures and to actively support the Trust’s commitment to equality and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. All patients, staff and visitors must be treated equitably, with dignity and respect taking into account their race, gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexuality etc”.
Training and Personal Development – Continuous Professional Development
The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.
Patient and Public Involvement
All staff will be expected to comply with S.242 of the NHS Act 2006.
Respect for Patient Confidentiality
The jobholder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
Environment and Sustainability
All employees have a responsibility to promote sustainability and carbon reduction within the Foundation Trust adhering to our Sustainable Development Strategy and therefore ensuring that all our business is conducted in a sustainable manner.
Infection Prevention and Control
All employees have a personal responsibility to comply with Trust and departmental Infection Prevention and Control policies to protect their own health, the health of patients, visitors and other employees and to prevent health care associated infections. This includes a requirement to maintain a safe, clean and tidy work environment and to complete mandatory Infection Prevention and Control Training as provided by the Foundation Trust. All clinical staff must ensure rigorous and consistent compliance with standard infection control precautions including Hand hygiene, dress code and use of personal protective equipment and other clinical care policies and protocols applicable to infection prevention and control. Employees are required to challenge poor performance or poor practice in relation to infection prevention and report any breaches using relevant Trust procedures such as the Incident reporting system.
Safeguarding Children and Adults
All employees have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring they undertake the appropriate level of training in accordance with the safeguarding policy training strategy and that they are aware of and work within the safeguarding policies of the Trust