Clinical Fellow Trauma and Orthopaedics

at  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Applications are invited for the above posts for 6 months in the first instance.
The Orthopaedic department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Woolwich) is looking for an enthusiastic colleague who will support our very busy orthopaedic service.
This is a replacement post and ideal opportunity for a suitably qualified individual looking to develop skills within the Orthopaedic department.
For vacancies where a high volume of applications is received, we reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
As post holder you will be playing an integral part in delivering an excellent trauma and elective orthopaedic service. You will assist in Out Patient/Clinics and Main and Day Case Theatres under the supervision of the Consultant. You will be expected to attend regular ward rounds with the Consultants or other junior medical staff.
The Clinical Fellow is expected to take part in Medical Audit and Postgraduate Education Programmes, and to play a full part in all the teaching and educational activities of the Medical Directorate, including the teaching of Undergraduate Medical Students.
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a new organisation formed following the merger of Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Greenwich in October 2013. We take great pride in our place at the heart of the local communities we serve.
Staff will be fully involved in planning any future changes to services, which are likely to be made in two to three years’ time. We’re an organisation with a firm focus on the future and we are committed to ensuring staff are supported in their roles. By joining us now you can play a role in shaping a new organisation that continues to put patient care first, whatever the challenges ahead we’re prepared to face them as one team.
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
The Department provides an extensive Orthopaedic and Trauma service for the reception, assessment, examination and treatment of people with abnormalities of the musculo skeletal system or who have sustained a recent injury.
The Department offers good training for junior medical staff in Orthopaedic Surgery with a broad range of treatment and the management of Trauma and Elective patients. There is a link with the King’s College UMDS, which provides four Specialty Trainee Registrars.

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