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Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Spinal | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,017 pa plus London Weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7107496/196-MED4784 |
Summary
GUY’S AND ST THOMAS’ HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Paediatric Spinal Surgery
Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Spinal Surgery
£51,017, p.a excl LZ
Nodal Point-4
Full-time - 40 hours per week
Fixed-term - 12 months
The Paediatric Spinal Surgery Department at the Evelina London Children's Hospital offers a tertiary Children’s Spinal Service for South London and associated counties. The Paediatric Spinal Department has complex spinal surgical procedures.
The postholder will, under the relevant consultants be responsible for the provision of orthopaedic service to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital Trust. This will include:
• eveloping skills in the assessment and management of spinal patients in acute and elective children’s services.
• To further enhance practical skills in children’s spinal surgery.
• To undertake theatre lists and outpatient clinics with or without supervision.
• To gain understanding and appreciation of the contributions of the other disciplines involved in children’s orthopaedic care in a multidisciplinary setting which is sensitive to the needs of the patient and his or her family.
• Partake in weekend ward rounds
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of around 13,650, a turnover of over £1.3 billion and 2 million patient contacts a year.
The Trust comprises two of London’s oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.
We are part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK. It consists of King’s College London, and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. King’s Health Partners includes seven hospitals and over 150 community based services, is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. Seewww.kingshealthpartners.org
You will join a team of 5 Consultants, and 2 specialist orthopaedic nurses and will be expected to provide an elective spinal service in conjunction with colleagues. You will be expected to participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care, to take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training, and to contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development. The Department is keen to help the post holder to develop their area(s) of clinical interest and has a flexible approach in this regard.
This is a non-on call post but you will be required to support with weekend ward rounds.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.
The fellowship is a 12 month appointment: we are delighted to invite applicants for the one-year fellowship post
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.
Department Information
This is the tertiary Children’s Spinal Service for South London and associated counties. It is also the local hospital for many children in South London.
The current consultant staff in Children’s Spinal Surgery Unit in the Evelina Hospital is:
Tom Ember Head of Service
Jonathan Lucas Spinal Consultant
Mark Harris Spinal Consultant
Adil Ahmad Spinal Consultant
Zac Silk Locum Spinal Consultant
The successful candidate will be accountable to Mr Ahmad, who will act as the educational supervisor and medical appraiser for the post holder throughout the fellowship post.
Applications open: until 24th April at midnight
Interview date:15/05/2025
shortlisted candidates will be given the option of virtual (via Microsoft Teams) or face to face interview.
This advert closes on Thursday 24 Apr 2025