Junior Clinical Fellow - Plastic Surgery | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 23 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £52,656 With additional enhancements |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | UHCW NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7939607/218-T2-JCF-7939607 |
Summary
We are looking to appoint a junior clinical fellow to our innovative and ambitious Plastic Surgery department which is expanding clinically in terms of consultants, workload and increasing sub-specialisation for an initial period of 6 months.
• Responsibility for assisting in providing plastic surgical services to the Trust
• Examining and clerking in patients prior to both elective and emergency procedures
• Supporting the plastic surgery ward round each morning Monday – Friday
• Taking responsibility for inpatient care on the ward alongside the Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
• Completing discharge summaries and request forms for investigation
• Supporting a 1 in 7 SHO level day and night-time on-call rota
• Active involvement and participation in the clinical audit programme
• Delivery of emergency care in the Hand Assessment Unit
• Supporting the operating teams in theatre and treatment rooms.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Plastic Surgery Unit covers the whole of Warwickshire, including Stratford Upon Avon, Warwick, Nuneaton and Rugby for out-patient clinics (there will be expectation to travel to these sites for clinics) and theatre lists are delivered across 2 sites at UHCW NHS Trust in a dedicated plastic surgery theatre and Rugby St Cross Hospital. Plastics Surgery In-patients are predominantly cared for on ward 52 and 53, the surgical day unit and Rugby surgical Day Unit. The Day Surgery unit provides facilities for day case care. There is also an out-patient department with a dedicated plastics dressing clinic.
The Unit manages Trauma, Congenital Abnormalities, Head and Neck surgery limited to block dissection, skin cancer, facial reanimation, and partial and total Breast Reconstruction including oncoplastic surgery and provides an acute and elective hand service. Microsurgical free tissue transfer is routinely used for breast reconstruction and major trauma. The Department has close links with Dermatology, Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Orthopaedics, General Surgery (particularly breast cancer surgery), Paediatrics, Cardiothoracic and Neurosurgery, Occupational Therapy (particularly in relation to hand cases), Physiotherapy, Prosthetic department and Breast Care Nurses. Major burns and cleft lip and palate cases are referred to the Regional Centre at University Hospitals Birmingham and Birmingham Children’s Hospital respectively
This advert closes on Thursday 7 May 2026