Core Clinical Fellow - Plastic Surgery
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 06 May 2025
Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for daily management and review of inpatient care for patients admitted under the plastic surgery team at Wexham Park Hospital.
The Core Clinical Fellow will be on an average of 1:6 on-call covering day and night on calls and will be exposed to many opportunities in the operating theatre in elective, emergency and day case procedures.
This is a 12 month fixed term post.
Main duties of the job
- Participate in morning trauma meeting and (when on-call) evening handover.
- On ward cover, arrive at 07:45 for handover and a morning ward round of all patients, ensuring the action plan from the handover is carried out and that there is proper daily documentation in the notes and adherence to VTE and MRSA prophylaxis protocols. Answer all ward calls and attend as required. Maintain an updated inpatient list.
- On theatre days, carry out preoperative patient review with your team and assist with surgery, documentation and ensure the postoperative plan is followed. Review your postoperative patients that are staying overnight.
- When on-call, take A&E and external referrals and those from other departments, review them and formulate a management plan with senior input. Maintain an updated patient database.
- Comply at all times with the Trust's dress code.
- Observe Trust policy on prevention of infection including hand washing and remaining bare below the elbows in all patient areas.
- Take responsibility for your continuing professional development and attend Trust essential training, any clinical updates and Trust Academic Half Days as appropriate.
- Undergo an annual appraisal as part of maintaining medical registration as required for Revalidation.
- Participate in the departmental teaching rota, journal club and grand rounds.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description for further details about this post.
This job will be closed once we have reached 50 applicants.
Please note that your application will only be considered if you have Plastic Surgery experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description for further details about this post.
This job will be closed once we have reached 50 applicants.
Please note that your application will only be considered if you have Plastic Surgery experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCS total score of which Part A (1), MRCS Part B (1)
- Other degrees e.g. BSc, MSc, PhD
- Distinctions, Scholarships and Prizes
Professional Experience
Essential
- Previous plastic surgery positions
- Logbook - of which plastic surgery procedures (3), other procedures (3) [0 - no experience, 1 - some experience, 2 - moderate experience, 3 - extensive experience]
- Audit - evidence of participation in audit for each year of practice
- Presentations - evidence of collecting, analysing and presenting data orally
- Research - participation in research
- Courses/Conferences
- Publications
Specific competencies for the role
Essential
- Evidence of leadership/management
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of communication skills
- Outside interests
- Commitment to plastic surgery
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCS total score of which Part A (1), MRCS Part B (1)
- Other degrees e.g. BSc, MSc, PhD
- Distinctions, Scholarships and Prizes
Professional Experience
Essential
- Previous plastic surgery positions
- Logbook - of which plastic surgery procedures (3), other procedures (3) [0 - no experience, 1 - some experience, 2 - moderate experience, 3 - extensive experience]
- Audit - evidence of participation in audit for each year of practice
- Presentations - evidence of collecting, analysing and presenting data orally
- Research - participation in research
- Courses/Conferences
- Publications
Specific competencies for the role
Essential
- Evidence of leadership/management
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of communication skills
- Outside interests
- Commitment to plastic surgery
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
