Junior Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedics | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 28 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,923 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 April 2024 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6192333/317-TD-24-087 |
Summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated ambitious individual to join a well- integrated team.
The post will commence on 7 August 2024 for a fixed 12 month contract, with an opportunity to extend for a further 12 months.
The job will be based at the RVI, which is the regional major trauma centre, and Freeman Hospital, which it a tertiary referral centre for elective orthopaedic surgery. Successful candidates will undertake 4 months rotations in orthopaedic trauma, orthopaedic spinal surgery and elective orthopaedic surgery. This post is especially suitable for candidates who wish to gain more experience prior to application to core surgical training or specialist surgical training in trauma and orthopaedics.
The orthopaedic trauma service acts as a tertiary referral centre for major and polytrauma, pelvic fractures, limb reconstruction and bone infection. We also deal with a significant amount of general orthopaedic trauma and aim to provide exposure to common injuries such as hip, wrist and ankle fractures.
The orthopaedic spine service treats complex problems around the spine in adults and children and is one of the only units nationally to treat all aspects of orthopaedic spine surgery including deformity, degenerate, trauma, tumour and infection.
The elective orthopaedic service at Freeman delivers tertiary level care for major joint replacement surgery, soft tissue knee surgery, foot and ankle surgery, hand and wrist surgery and houses the regional bone and soft tissue sarcoma service, one of only 5 in the country.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:Mr Steve Borland, Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeonats.borland@nhs.net
Closing Date: 10 April 2024
Interview Date: TBC
You will be an active part of the orthopaedic rota at Freeman Hospital and work closely with the oncology and elective surgeons at the Freeman. This job is tailored appropriately to consolidate post MRCS experience. Clinical and research opportunities are available.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Apr 2024
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