Junior Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in London is looking for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery, available in August and October 2025. The role includes patient diagnosis and treatment, junior staff training, and contributions to educational programs. Candidates must hold GMC Registration and have comprehensive clinical experience in surgical placements. Competitive salary of £49,909 p.a. offered for 40 hours per week in this fixed term post.

Qualifications

• Evidence of participation in management and/or leadership.
• Experience at Trust appointed FY3 level doctor in one or more related specialty.
• Evidence of National and/or international presentations.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosis and treatment of patients at various facilities of the Trust.
• Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in charge.
• Training of junior staff and participation in educational activities.

Skills

Comprehensive clinical experience in surgical placements

Completion of FY1 and FY2 competencies or equivalent

Evidence of participation in audit projects

Experience of undergraduate teaching

Experience working in the NHS or similar healthcare system

Education

GMC Registration

Other relevant postgraduate qualifications or equivalent

Job description

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job overview

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

JUNIOR CLINICAL FELLOW IN PLASTIC SURGERY - Posts available in August 2025 & October 2025.

2x - August 2025

2x - October 2025

Full Time- 40 hours per week

Fixed Term Posts - 6 months with the possibility of extension.

Nodal Point 3 - £49,909 p.a excl. LZ

Please be sure not to delay the submission of your application and to register your interest as soon as possible. This vacancy may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

Main duties of the job

The department of Plastic Surgery is seeking a number of Clinical Fellows (SHO equivalent) to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking team. The department is currently involved in a number of exciting initiatives and are looking for an individual with appropriate skills to complement this team and help keep the service in the forefront of clinical and academic excellence.

This post offers excellent training opportunities with a view to progress your career to registrar level if we consider you have the appropriate experience.

Working for our organisation

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is made up of two of London's best known teaching hospitals and employs over 13,650 staff and has over 2 million patient contacts a year. Our annual turnover is now £1.3 billion.

As part of the King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Network (KHP AHSN), the Trust works closely with King's College London, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in collaborative research and joint working initiatives.

There are 27 substantive consultants and within the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery department offering a general plastic surgery service as well as specialist services in breast reconstruction, Head and Neck reconstruction surgery, skin cancer, paediatrics, congenital hand deformity and epidermolysis bullosa. In addition there is a full time commitment to the AHSN's trauma service including hand injuries, soft tissue repair and trauma reconstruction in collaboration with the Major Trauma Centre based at King's College Hospital. The team also supports Gynaecology, Colorectal and General Surgical cases with consultants from the other specialties across GSTT.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust to include:

• Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

• Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

Training of junior staff:

The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.

Teaching:

The postholder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Clinical Governance:

All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.

Educational Programme:

Neither the London Deanery nor the Royal College accredits this post for postgraduate training. However the postholder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings, multidisciplinary meetings, journal clubs etc.

Appraisal:

All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal.

Study Leave:

Study Leave will be granted at the discretion of the Clinical Lead.

Funding for CPD will be equivalent to that of the appropriate Training post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC Registration

Desirable criteria

• Other relevant postgraduate qualifications or equivalent

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive clinical experience in surgical placements
• Completion of FY1 and FY2 competencies or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in the NHS or similar health care system
• Experience at Trust appointed FY3 level doctor in one or more related specialty

Professional Development

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation in audit projects
• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
• Evidence of participation in management and/or leadership

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of National and/or international presentations
• Evidence of publications

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. 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.

Flexible working

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD & PS. May 2024 (PDF, 160.6KB)
• FRF (PDF, 547.8KB)
• ST1-2 GWS (PDF, 201.1KB)