Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma and Emergency Surgery

at  Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We currently have a SCF post in Trauma and Emergency General Surgery. The Trauma Centre at King’s has been growing steadily and these posts have been designed to expand and enhance the service.
The Trauma Fellow posts are designed to underpin the clinical activities of the Major Trauma / Emergency General Surgery team on the King’s Denmark Hill Campus. This is an exciting time; King’s went live as a Major Trauma Centre from April 2010 and this post will help develop improved ways of delivering care for trauma patients in SE L
The post holder’s principal responsibilities will be the day to day management of the Major Trauma / Emergency surgical in-patients:
To be part of the Trauma SpR rota and share in the immediate (
To be integral part of the resuscitation team
To assist the Consultant (General) Trauma Surgeon or any other subspecialty surgeon in the process of decision making, transfer to theatres, and phase I emergency surgery
To attend the daily general surgical hand-over meeting in order to be informed of any overnight problems with Major trauma/ Emergency Surgery patients; to participate in daily ITU/HDU and trauma ward rounds as key surgical communicator; and to participate in the daily morning trauma meeting and to put into action any surgical plans resulting hereof
To provide surgical continuity of care for all major trauma patients including performance/assistance in delayed emergency procedures and overseeing patients in the Trauma ward.
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possibl
To be resident on-site and share in the immediate (
To be integral part of the resuscitation team
To assist the Consultant (General) Trauma Surgeon or any other sub speciality surgeon in the process of decision making, transfer to theatres, and phase I emergency surgery
To attend the daily general surgical hand-over meeting from 7:30 to 8:00 am in order to be informed of any overnight problems with Major trauma/ Emergency Surgery patients
To participate in daily ITU/HDU and trauma ward rounds as key surgical communicator
To participate in the daily morning trauma meeting and to put into action any surgical plans resulting hereof
To provide surgical continuity of care for all major trauma patients including performance/assistance in delayed emergency procedures
To be responsible for the day to day management of patients on the Trauma ward, maintains regular contact with the on call General Surgery consultant (and other speciality consultants where required), liaises closely with them about the management plan for each patient.
To prepare all relevant surgical data for comprehensive monthly audit
To rotate through King’s specialty services to obtain specific trauma-related subspecialty training
To support service provision in relation to OPD minor operations as require

Please refer the Job description for details