Trust Doctor in Trauma & Orthopaedics (ST3)

This is a Clinical Fellow T&O post offered on a fixed term contract for 12 months. The post holder will initially work principally with one Consultant trainer for 6 months and rotate to another firm for a second 6 months, you will also be expected to become an integral member of the whole Trauma & Orthopaedic team.

We offer a full package of benefits, including a car lease scheme; on-site childcare; generous annual leave in line with NHS terms and conditions; high street and public transport discounts; a 24/7 staff support service - and the little things that make life easier, like on-site Amazon lockers and fresh fruit and veg stalls.

The holder of the post will have ample opportunity for taking part in on-going research and audit projects. There are monthly audit meetings and a clinical conference. We also hold a monthly morbidity and mortality meeting and regular journal club meetings.

There are daily trauma meetings attended by Consultants and junior staff, where all emergency referrals and admissions are presented and discussed, this proves an excellent educational opportunity.

The Trust is fully committed to a clinical governance policy. The job holder will be expected to support and assist Consultants in complying with the Trust Clinical Governance Programme, audit their own clinical outcomes, report clinical incidents, alert the Trust to risks, participate in annual appraisal and work to foster good team relationships.

We are a pioneering Trust, on an exciting journey of healthcare transformation, with award-winning research and innovation, and a strong team ethos. We’re looking for positive clinical leaders who want to help us deliver first-class patient care to a fascinating and complex population and be part of something special.

As you would expect from a large teaching Trust, we prize training doctors, nurses and other health professionals and we already work closely with local universities and King’s College, University of London. We now have the exciting new opportunity of working with Kent and Medway’s new Medical School, jointly provided by the University of Kent and Canterbury Christchurch University, which opened in September 2020.

For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification is supporting documents.