Clinical Fellow (Core) in Trauma and Orthopaedics (CSMH)

Job summary

Applications are invited for an exciting opportunity to work in the new Cambridge Movement Surgical Hub as a Clinical Fellow (Core) within the department of Trauma and Orthopaedics.

These posts will be available from 07 August 2024 for a period of 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are to provide clinical care within the new Cambridge Movement Surgical Hub (CMSH) to the ward-based patients within the unit who are undergoing or recovering from elective surgery. This will include High Volume Low Complexity (HVLC) pathway driven care (See GIRFT) and related innovation and audit.

This post is ideally suited to 'Core Trainee' level doctors. The new CMSH has provided an opportunity to develop a new role that will provide 24/7 clinical ward-based cover to the new unit but which will also provide time within the role for additional supernumerary clinical experience.

Another feature of the role is protected time that will allow the applicant to pursue an interest in teaching and/or research.

In order to be considered applicants must meet the essential criteria, please refer to job description.

Please note that these posts do not carry Postgraduate Dean's approval or training recognition.

Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of application is required.

About us

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.