Nursing - Senior Trauma Fellow

  • Department Trauma & Orthopaedics
  • Salary £55,329 - £63,152 per annum
  • Closing Date 29/05/2024
  • Location Princess Royal Hospital
  • Grade ST3-8
  • Job ref 223-MJ81
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Fixed-Term (12 months)
  • Hours 40

Job overview

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity to join our multidisciplinary Trauma and Orthopaedic team as a Senior Trauma Fellow (ST3-8 Equivalent).  It is an opportunity to join a friendly and dynamic hospital team of experienced surgeons, doctors, nurses, and practitioners with an excellent reputation for providing an educational and supportive environment. The post-holder will be at based at either Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or Princess Royal Hospital and will have responsibilities for both sites. The post holder will not be part of the on-call team.

Main duties of the job

Main Clinical duties include:
  • Participation in elective operating theatre lists. (Dependent upon site)
  • Participation in trauma operating theatre lists.
  • Elective and fracture clinic duties. (Dependent upon site)
  • Supervision and support of foundation doctors.
  • Ward round of inpatients.
  • Review A&E referrals.
  • To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
  • To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
  • To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
  • To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will be expected to support trauma theatres and fracture clinics at PRH and will not be part of the on-call team.  They will be expected to work from Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.

The post is compliant with the terms and conditions of the 2016 Junior Doctor Contract, SAS Doctor contracts 2008 and 2021 and Working Time Regulations (WTR) and has been carefully designed to maximise training opportunities for doctors whilst maintaining a safe and efficient service.

 

The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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