Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics

This post is for a 6 months contract Trust Doctor (ST3 and above) in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. At the end of the 6 months there is a possibility of 6 months extension after successful review. The post will be allocated to an orthopaedic consultant supporting the clinic, theatre and trauma. The post holder will be supporting the junior doctor team on a daily basis., The Orthopaedic Department enjoys a close relationship with our surgical and medical colleagues; aparticular feature are the dedicated Orthogeriatric beds on a Care of the Elderly Ward for orthopaedicemergency admissions managed by a Care of the Elderly Physician in conjunction with theOrthopaedic Team.The department works closely with Rheumatology, the Pain Team and our PCT colleagues indeveloping new pathways to improve patient access into secondary care, e.g. Carpal Tunnels andMusculo-Skeletal pathways for Upper Limb, Lower Limb and Back Pain. Lewisham Hospital has beenawarded the contract to provide a community based musculo skeletal interface service., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations