Job summary
Job title - Foundation Year 3 (FY3) Doctor / Junior Clinical Fellow (12 months from 6th August 2025)
Directorate/ department - Trauma
Division - Surgery and Cancer
Main site of activity ; Charing Cross Hospital and rotate to St Mary's Hospital
Responsible to - Head of Specialty: Mr Christopher Jordan
Accountable to - Clinical Director: Ian Sinha
On call (to include frequency and details of supplements) 1B - 1in 10 full shift CXH , 1 in 9 full shift SMH.
Main duties of the job
The role involves working at the level of an ST1 or 2 trainee. This job is split between 6 months at Charing Cross hospital and 6 months at St Mary's Hospital.This primarily involves the care and assessment of trauma and elective patients, day-to-day care of inpatients, assisting in the operating theatres as well as routine and out of hours resident on call duties. There are also opportunities to participate in specialist theatre sessions and outpatient clinics, to improve experience in these areas. In addition, candidates can avail themselves of the opportunities to become involved with the work undertaken by the Academic Orthopaedic Department.
If the candidate is keen to be involved, there are opportunities to attend or even present at the monthly cross-site Journal Club Meetings and theatre equipment workshops.
This post carries an on-call banding currently graded at 1B.
In this post you will be a member of the surgical team responsible for the delivery of high quality assessment and care to our trauma and orthopaedic patients. You will work with a multidisciplinary team including consultants, junior doctors, nurses, therapists and other allied health professionals. You will work on the junior surgical rota which offers a resident on call service. The posts are well supervised by an experienced middle grade registrar and fellow tier as well as consultant orthopaedic surgeons.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are delighted to invite candidates to apply for these very successful FY3/Junior Clinical Fellow posts.
Trainees will rotate between the orthopaedic trauma unit at St Marys Hospital which is the regional trauma hub and the elective orthopaedic centre at Charing Cross Hospital.
The Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate across the AHSC has 24 consultant surgeons, and an academic department with a chair, reader and senior lecturer. There are two fully staffed trauma services, and two elective services one of which offers paediatric and hand surgery, while the other focuses on adult reconstructive surgery.
These posts will offer opportunities to increase your orthopaedic and trauma experience and confidence. The department has a strong track record in developing junior doctors who then go on to obtain training numbers in core and higher surgical training. We offer opportunities for motivated junior doctors, internally and with our partner institutions, for research and postgraduate study.
Applicants must be registered with General Medical Council with a licence to practise and should be able to demonstrate satisfactory achievement of FY2 competencies by the time of commencement
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are delighted to invite candidates to apply for these very successful FY3/Junior Clinical Fellow posts.
Trainees will rotate between the orthopaedic trauma unit at St Marys Hospital which is the regional trauma hub and the elective orthopaedic centre at Charing Cross Hospital.
The Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate across the AHSC has 24 consultant surgeons, and an academic department with a chair, reader and senior lecturer. There are two fully staffed trauma services, and two elective services one of which offers paediatric and hand surgery, while the other focuses on adult reconstructive surgery.
These posts will offer opportunities to increase your orthopaedic and trauma experience and confidence. The department has a strong track record in developing junior doctors who then go on to obtain training numbers in core and higher surgical training. We offer opportunities for motivated junior doctors, internally and with our partner institutions, for research and postgraduate study.
Applicants must be registered with General Medical Council with a licence to practise and should be able to demonstrate satisfactory achievement of FY2 competencies by the time of commencement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration with license to practice
Desirable
Language
Essential
- Candidates are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
Academic achievements
Desirable
- Prior involvement in research at any level
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Desirable
- Prior involvement in or completion of audit projects
Teaching & Training
Desirable
- Exposure to teaching medical students and junior colleagues
Clinical skills
Essential
- Appropriate to job description
Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty
Essential
- Experience or aptitude for clinical activity appropriate to job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration with license to practice
Desirable
Language
Essential
- Candidates are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
Academic achievements
Desirable
- Prior involvement in research at any level
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Desirable
- Prior involvement in or completion of audit projects
Teaching & Training
Desirable
- Exposure to teaching medical students and junior colleagues
Clinical skills
Essential
- Appropriate to job description
Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty
Essential
- Experience or aptitude for clinical activity appropriate to job description
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).
