Senior Clinical Fellow - 4-year Trauma & Orthopaedic Rotation

Job summary

Opportunities are available to be part of a 4-year rotation within South Wales. This is an exciting rotation that's aimed to provide ST equivalent level experience.

The rotations are available from 7th August 2024 for 4 years in the following Health Boards,

• Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
• Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
• Cwm Taf University Health Board
• Swansea Bay University Health Board

Successful applicants will gain valuable experience in Trauma & Orthopaedics, along with opportunities to undertake a funded MSc of their choice; applicants will also be encouraged to attend the regular ST teaching along with current Trainees.

All units have an excellent track record nationally and internationally and have trained surgeons who are now consultants in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Australasia.

The post is noteducationally approved and will therefore not attract a National Training Number, but you will receive the similar experience as the Trainees and have access to the similar benefits as above.

Main duties of the job

This is a rotation and all post holders will be required to move between the hospitals mentioned above - varying numbers of posts mean that not all post holders will work in every centre but the aim is for each employee to have 2 years experience in one of the larger hospitals - (Cardiff/Swansea/Newport) and 2 years in one of the smaller hospitals (Merthyr/Bridgend)

For further details (pre-shortlisting) contact: laura.lougher@wales.nhs.uk or tina.cook@wales.nhs.uk

It will not be possible to for all applicants to be spoken to personally on the phone pre-shortlisting but we will try to answer any queries about the posts by e-mail. After shortlisting candidates may contact the relevant consultants if necessary

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.