Trust Grade General and Orthopaedic Surgical Fellow (CT1-2)

Job summary

This post offers an excellent learning environment for those seeking to broaden their experience of General and Orthopaedic Surgery. The post offers the opportunity to attain competencies and improve portfolios prior to ST3 applications. The post consists of a 50/50 gen surg/ortho split with the first half of the year dedicated to general surgery and the second half orthopaedics.

The general surgery role supports a busy department delivering colorectal, upper GI and emergency surgical activity. This post will be 1:8 on call on the SHO/CT rota.

The trauma and orthopaedic role supports a busy unit delivering the full range of acute and elective orthopaedic services. This post will be a 1:8 on call on the SHO/Core Trainee rota.

Main duties of the job

This post is to maintain excellent staffing levels in General and Orthopaedic Surgery whilst training posts are reduced nationally, ensuring patient safety with EWTD compliance.

There are 85 beds for General Surgery at the Royal United Hospital. The fourteen Consultants and two Associate Specialists all undertake a wide range of subspecialty surgery including colorectal, benign upper GI / HPB and breast. The Clinical Fellow will work as part of a clinical team led by a firm of consultants. The other team members at middle grade level include four Staff Grades, eleven Specialist Registrars/Speciality Trainees 3-9. At the more junior tier there are three Core Trainees 1-2, a clinical fellow and two FY2 trainees.

Your duties will be primarily care of in-patients and the admission and primary care of emergency cases, including performance of surgical procedures. There will be opportunities to be supernumerary in elective subspecialty clinics, or assist in and perform elective surgery according to learning objectives, previous experience and competencies. There is a training programme and regular audit and teaching sessions. On-call duties during working hours cover the General Surgery acute take.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

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A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.