Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery

GUY'S AND ST. THOMAS' HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Plastic Surgery

Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery

Nodal Point - 5

Full Time - 40 hours per week

Fixed Term - 12 months (October 2026 - October 2027)

Have you completed the FRCS Plas or FRCS T&O? - Yes/No (if no please note that this job is only suitable for candidates that have completed these exams)

Job description

Assisting in the diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Guys and St Thomas NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

Having progressive charge of post operative care of patients.

Supporting SHOs and Trust Doctors to assess patients in the A&E department and to make appropriate decisions about their treatment.

Participating in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.

Participating in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.

Clinical:

The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

Training of junior staff:

The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.

Teaching:

The postholder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Clinical Governance:

All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.

Educational Programme:

Neither the London Deanery nor the Royal College accredits this post for postgraduate training. However the postholder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings, multidisciplinary meetings, journal clubs etc.

Appraisal:

All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal

Person specification

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
• Ability to teach practical clinical skills to juniors

Desirable

• Teaching qualification

Other

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

Desirable

• Experience in clinical guideline development
• Appraisal training

Qualifications and Training:

Essential

• Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
• FRCS(Plast) or equivalent

Desirable

• Undertaking the Hand Surgery Diploma

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Considerable experience in plastic surgery, as demonstrated by being either a Year 5/6 Specialist Registrar or equivalent
• Specialist interest in Hand Surgery

Desirable

• Previous experience in surgery and clinical care of patients undergoing hand surgery

Leadership and Management Skills:

Essential

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Management training or qualification
• Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services

Research:

Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

• Evidence of original research
• Clinical research and publications

About the employer

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Creating a world-leading Academic Health Sciences Centre.

All our vacancies can be viewed on our website.

Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more.

Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community.

Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.