Job summary
The Fellow will be part of the Trauma Firm. The Fellow will be involved predominantly in management of trauma patients and the provision of care for all Orthopaedic Trauma cases. All trauma subspecialties are available onsite including pelvic surgery, limb reconstruction, orthoplastics and complex periarticular fracture surgery. This post will have integrated teaching and research commitments. There will be opportunities to develop operative skills in percutaneous pelvic/acetabular fracture fixation surgery and in 'Mini-max' complex periarticular fracture fixationsurgery.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for Trauma Senior Clinical Fellowship in Orthopaedics at King's College Hospital.
The fellowship is ideally suited to candidates who already have successfully completed the FRCS (Orth) examination.
Multiple start dates from November 2024
Applicants are also encouraged to apply for 2025-2026 start dates as these fellowships are very competitive.
About us
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 possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The trauma fellow will be able to rotate between specialities (specifically a pelvic trauma, orthoplastics, and periarticular) and/or have the option of a complete trauma-pod pan-specialty fellowship. Allocation to the subspecialties will be dependent on the educational requirement of all the trauma fellows.
The pelvis trauma fellow will be responsible for care of on average 100-120 pelvis/acetabular trauma cases operated on each year, along with communication to the 9 local district general hospitals who refer 140 non operative pelvis cases per year. Virtual complex fracture clinics are being created to provide a service to the re-patriated patients.
The orthoplastics trauma fellow will be responsible for co-ordinating all patients with open fractures, approximately 140 per year, of which 45-50 patients require free flap surgery. There are regular Complex Fracture MDTs and Bone Infection MDTs.
There are regular opportunities for parallel operating lists. The trauma fellow will have the opportunity to work alongside the limb reconstruction team, as an additional fellow on an ad hoc basis.
There is also a regular firm weekly teaching session that all members are expected to attend (in person or virtual). This session will be led by the Fellows with Consultant supervision. During this meeting, complex cases and surgical planning techniques will be discussed. In addition, the fellow (as part of a rota with the other trauma fellows) will be expected to critique a scientific paper and all firm members will provide a research/audit/QIP project update.
There will also be an opportunity to spend time in other departments (e.g. general surgery, interventional radiology, neurosurgery, trauma anaesthesia, intensive care) in order to have an improved understanding of the critically-injured patient and their needs.
Many of our previous fellows have gone on to be appointed as Consultants throughout the UK, especially at Major Trauma Centres.
On-Call: 1-10
The Fellow contributes to the general orthopaedic on-call rota. One does 8am to 8pm on Monday to Friday with the support of a SHO. There are no nights. Weekends are also undertaken as a 1:10 with support of a Registrar and SHO and with predominant responsibility for theatres.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The trauma fellow will be able to rotate between specialities (specifically a pelvic trauma, orthoplastics, and periarticular) and/or have the option of a complete trauma-pod pan-specialty fellowship. Allocation to the subspecialties will be dependent on the educational requirement of all the trauma fellows.
The pelvis trauma fellow will be responsible for care of on average 100-120 pelvis/acetabular trauma cases operated on each year, along with communication to the 9 local district general hospitals who refer 140 non operative pelvis cases per year. Virtual complex fracture clinics are being created to provide a service to the re-patriated patients.
The orthoplastics trauma fellow will be responsible for co-ordinating all patients with open fractures, approximately 140 per year, of which 45-50 patients require free flap surgery. There are regular Complex Fracture MDTs and Bone Infection MDTs.
There are regular opportunities for parallel operating lists. The trauma fellow will have the opportunity to work alongside the limb reconstruction team, as an additional fellow on an ad hoc basis.
There is also a regular firm weekly teaching session that all members are expected to attend (in person or virtual). This session will be led by the Fellows with Consultant supervision. During this meeting, complex cases and surgical planning techniques will be discussed. In addition, the fellow (as part of a rota with the other trauma fellows) will be expected to critique a scientific paper and all firm members will provide a research/audit/QIP project update.
There will also be an opportunity to spend time in other departments (e.g. general surgery, interventional radiology, neurosurgery, trauma anaesthesia, intensive care) in order to have an improved understanding of the critically-injured patient and their needs.
Many of our previous fellows have gone on to be appointed as Consultants throughout the UK, especially at Major Trauma Centres.
On-Call: 1-10
The Fellow contributes to the general orthopaedic on-call rota. One does 8am to 8pm on Monday to Friday with the support of a SHO. There are no nights. Weekends are also undertaken as a 1:10 with support of a Registrar and SHO and with predominant responsibility for theatres.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Medical Degree
- MRSC
- FRCS (Orth)
Desirable
- CCST (Completion Certificate of Training)
Clinical Governance
Essential
Desirable
- Completion of Quality Improvement Projects
Academic Achievements
Essential
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Organisation Skills
- Communication Skills
- Team working Skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Medical Degree
- MRSC
- FRCS (Orth)
Desirable
- CCST (Completion Certificate of Training)
Clinical Governance
Essential
Desirable
- Completion of Quality Improvement Projects
Academic Achievements
Essential
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Organisation Skills
- Communication Skills
- Team working Skills
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).
