Core Clinical Fellow - Orthogeriatric

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Slough is seeking a full-time FY3 or Core Clinical Fellow to join their orthogeriatric team. This role focuses on managing elderly patients with fractures, overseeing their care, and working closely with multidisciplinary teams. The candidate will conduct ward rounds, participate in clinical audits, and contribute to service development—all within a supportive environment emphasizing continuous professional development. Applications from those seeking flexible working arrangements are welcomed.

Benefits

First class development opportunities

Support for a healthy work-life balance

Paid teaching opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have evidence of a special interest in geriatric medicine.
• Competence to work without direct supervision where appropriate.
• Previous experience in geriatric medicine is required.
• Involvement in service improvement associated with audit and QIP.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily ward rounds of patients over 60 with specified fractures.
• Work with anaesthetic teams for optimizing complex patients.
• Available to confer with patients' relatives discussing care options.
• Active role in clinical audit, teaching, and service development.

Skills

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Ability to evaluate own practice

Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

Education

MB, BS or equivalent

Eligible for full GMC Registration

Foundation training (or FY2 equivalent if overseas applicant)

ALS

Job description

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic FY3 or Core Clinical Fellow who will become an integral part of our orthogeriatric team. This will be a full-time position (non-training post), Monday to Friday 8am-4pm, without on-calls. The orthogeriatric department at Wexham Park Hospital is a developing department, known for the very good quality of the care delivered to the elderly patients admitted with neck of femur fracture.

Wexham Park Hospital is a 600 bedded district general and teaching hospital within the Frimley Health Foundation Trust. Frimley health is a leading innovative NHS foundation Trust serving a population of over 800,000 people with a catchment area across six counties. The Trust has three main sites: Frimley Park Hospital in Camberley, Wexham Park Hospital in Slough and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot. The appointee will only work in Wexham Park Hospital, a growing hospital, rated globally good and outstanding in some areas in a recent CQC inspection.

The Trauma and Orthopaedic Department of Wexham Park Hospital manage all the trauma and high-risk elective surgery while the low risk elective surgery cases are managed at Heatherwood Hospital. There are 13 orthopaedic consultants rotating in a system of scheduled trauma weeks. Integrated in the Department stands the vibrant orthogeriatric service.

Please note that this is a geriatric medicine job based within the orthopaedic service. There is no operating time in this post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Conduct daily ward rounds of the patients over 60 years admitted with diagnoses of neck of femur, distal femur or femoral periprosthetic fracture with supervision as required from the Consultant Orthogeriatrician.
• Work closely with the orthopaedic and anaesthetic teams for the optimization of complex patients in the pre-operative phase and for the management of acute medical complications in the post-operative phase.
• In carrying out his/her duties, the appropriate appointee will make himself/herself available to confer with patients' relatives, if required, and to discuss DNACPR and ceilings of care
• Take an active role in clinical audit, teaching and orthogeriatric service development.
• Please see full description of duties on Job description

The hospital provides regular teaching opportunities that the post holder will be encouraged to attend/take part in. This includes: weekly grand rounds, monthly Clinical Governance and Morbidity and Mortality meeting plus the chance to take active part in the monthly neck of femur fracture meeting. There will be the chance to drive audit and improvement projects.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Job responsibilities

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct daily ward rounds of the patients over 60 years admitted with diagnoses of neck of femur, distal femur or femoral periprosthetic fracture with supervision as required from the Consultant Orthogeriatrician.
• Work closely with the orthopaedic and anaesthetic teams for the optimization of complex patients in the pre-operative phase and for the management of acute medical complications in the post-operative phase.
• In carrying out his/her duties, the appropriate appointee will make himself/herself available to confer with patients relatives, if required, and to discuss DNACPR and ceilings of care
• Take an active role in clinical audit, teaching and orthogeriatric service development.The supervising Consultant will be Mr Rakesh Kucheria.
• The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the department. The postholder will undertake the administrative duties as associated with the care of his/her patients.

This job description is an indication of the type and range of tasks that are expected of the post holder, and other duties may be required, in line with the role and the banding. It will be reviewed and amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder to take account of changing organisational need.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB, BS or equivalent
• Eligible for full GMC Registration to cover the scope of employment
• To have completed Foundation training (or FY2 equivalent if overseas applicant)
• ALS

Experience

• Evidence of special interest in geriatric medicine
• Evidence of competence to work without direct supervision where appropriate
• Evidence of previous experience in geriatric medicine
• Evidence of involvement in service improvement associated with audit and QIP

Skills and Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to evaluate own practice
• Able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Be able to work effectively in a team
• Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.