Senior Clinical Spinal Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics
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Job description
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Please note that FRCS Orth or FRCS Neurosurgery or equivalent is required for this post
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCS Orth or SN or equivalent
- MBBS Certificate
- Current GMC Registration with Full License to Practice
- Training in Radiation Protection or agreement to attend next available course
Desirable
- Intercalated Degree
- MSc or PHD
- Academic Excellence (Prizes, merits, distinctions etc.,)
- AO Spine Diploma or equivalent
- ATLS Instructor or Training the Trainer or equivalent.
Previous Experience
Essential
- 6 months postgraduate experience in Spinal Surgery (Higher Surgical Trainee or equivalent)
Desirable
- Previous experience as Senior Spinal trainee or Spinal fellow or equivalent
Skill, Knowledge, Abilities
Essential
- Up to date with current medical practices
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Desirable
- Ability to perform basic spinal surgical procedures under supervision.
- Leadership skills experience, or course or qualification or equivalent.
Special Interests
Essential
- Evidence of presentation peer reviewed meetings or publication in peer reviewed journal/s
- Quality Improvement/Audit project or equivalent
Desirable
- Research specific to spine surgery
- Evidence of completed Audit loop.
About the employer
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 ourvision 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, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.