Senior Clinical Fellowship in Hands and Upper Limb Reconstruction Before you apply -Turn on alerts for jobs like this!

The successful candidates will join a team involved in a broad spectrum of Plastic Surgery. A large emergency workload of upper and lower limb trauma comes from the helicopter serving this Level I Trauma Centre. The post has a record of being a postgraduate approved training post and educationally sound. It provides excellent opportunities for gaining experience in microvascular surgery specifically free-tissue transfer with a sub-specialist interest in upper and lower limb reconstruction following trauma and oncological resections for breast and head & neck malignancies. You will join a team of 17 consultants, 15 SPR level doctors and 9 SHO's. The successful candidate is expected to have experience of managing common plastic surgical emergencies, particularly upper and lower limb trauma.

• MBBS or equivalent
• ATLS
• Maintain Full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practice
• FRCSPlas/Within 1 year of CCT
Desirable
• Post CCT
• Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS), Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 7 years postgraduate plastic surgery experience at registrar level equivalent to UK standards
• Training in diagnosis and treatment of complex reconstruction conditions
• Training in hand surgery to the level of independent operating
Desirable
• Fellowship in Microsurgery
• Fellowship in Hand Surgery
Further Training, Management, Audit Essential
• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career
• Experience in relevant audit project and write up
Desirable
• An interest in quality improvement
Research, Teaching, Publications Essential
• Proven teaching ability
• Demonstrable willingness to undertake further research
Desirable
• Proven track record in relevant research
• Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals
Personal Requirements (eg. Communication Leadership Skills, Flexibility) Essential
• Ability to deal with busy multidisciplinary workloads in a major teaching hospital
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
• Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within the MDT team and build broad networks across the Trust
• Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff
Other general requirements Essential
• Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on-call commitments
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Barts Health NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a clinical fellow post in Plastic Surgery, based at the Royal London Hospital starting in February/March 2025. This is fantastic opportunity to be involved in one of the busiest major trauma centres in the country and the largest trust in England. The post will be for a 6-month fellowship within the Plastic Surgery Department for a Post-CCT Senior Clinical Fellow with a special interest in Trauma, Hand and Upper Limb Surgery., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.