Senior Clinical Fellow in Major Trauma

St. Mary's Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Mary's Hospital in London seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in Major Trauma to enhance patient care and surgical competencies in trauma management. The role includes substantial clinical responsibilities, teaching opportunities, and participation in ongoing research. Ideal candidates will be MRCS/FRCS certified, with a strong background in trauma care.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Well-being benefits

Staff recognition scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• On GMC's register/Licensed Medical Practitioner with critical care experience.
• Within 2-3 years of CCT.
• Evidence of management of polytrauma patients.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience in the acute management of severely injured patients.
• Participate in formal and informal teaching of junior doctors.
• Assist in managing approx. 500-600 major trauma cases.

Skills

Clinical skills

Surgical skills

Teaching experience

Leadership skills

Education

MRCS

FRCS

CCT

Job description

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Senior Clinical Fellow in Major Trauma, London

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St. Mary's Hospital

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job overview

The London Trauma System went fully live across all four trauma networks in January 2011 at four Major Trauma Centres, located at The Royal London Hospital (Whitechapel), King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill), St George's Hospital (Tooting) and St Mary's Hospital (Paddington). The networks are formally linked into areas adjacent to London, giving a total resident population served by the London Trauma System of 12 million people. In addition to this number there is a significant transient daily working commuter population (approximately 1.1 million people) and tourists (of which were 21 million visits in 2019).

Data from LAS demonstrates that the St Mary’s MTC consistently receives around 35% of all patients in London who trigger the Major Trauma Tool. The department is seeing now over 3000 trauma calls per annum, and around 700-800 patients in the most injured category (Injury Severity Score ISS>15). The unit was fundamental in managing trauma patients affected by the 2017 major incidents across London.

St Mary’s Major Trauma Service consists of Consultants drawn from General Surgery, Vascular, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics and Plastics services across Imperial, contributing to a Surgeon of the Week model. The service is supported by Consultants and Registrars from neurosurgery, cardiothoracic, anaesthetics, radiology, intensive care, plastics, vascular, general surgery, and visiting consultants from other specialist centres to support burns and maxillofacial requirements.

Main duties of the job

Following a review of trauma services across London led by Healthcare for London, the Joint Primary Care Trusts Committee agreed that four Major Trauma Centres and associated Trauma Networks should be established in London. The Major Trauma Centre based at St Mary’s Hospital is the hub for the North West London Trauma Network.

The post holder will be expected to gain experience in the acute and ongoing management of severely injured patients, including the ability to provide damage control surgery to the chest, abdomen and vascular systems. Although bone injuries are part of the trauma system. The aim is to allow the Fellow to become proficient in the evaluation of critically-ill and severely injured polytrauma patients; providing leadership which facilitates the interaction within the entire team of caregivers and with the patients and their families.

There is a growing emergency surgery service at St Mary’s Hospital. With other Senior Fellows, the post holder will rotate to join the consultant of the week for General Surgery to provide acute surgical care to non-selective surgical emergency take. This will include the initial assessment of non-trauma surgical emergencies in the Emergency Department, Surgical Assessment Unit, as well as day-to-day management of admitted patients. It is anticipated that the post holder will assist the consultant in supporting the coordination of NCEPOD operating sessions along with the on call Specialty Registrar for Surgery.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1.General responsibilities

To gain experience and become competent in the management of the trauma patient, particularly the management of penetrating and blunt trauma, whilst continuing emergency work in their base speciality.

To gain operative/clinical competencies at the management of the poly-trauma patients.

To undertake a research project during the fellowship period.

To participate in formal and informal teaching of junior doctors, medical and nursing students and paramedics.

2.Operative/Clinical Exposure

On average a fellow is expected to assist in the management approx. 500-600 major cases with a mix of blunt and penetrating trauma as described above.

The fellowship is a one-year program involving patient care, research, and education. The program may include the following rotations:

• Chest and abdominal trauma

• Cardiothoracic Surgery

Critical Care Unit

6. Daytime commitments

-ICU & Major Trauma Ward multidisciplinary ward round

-Attendance at trauma calls

-Prioritise and organise trauma operating

-Experience in emergency neuro-surgical theatres

-Attendance at multi-disciplinary trauma follow-up clinic

7. On-call commitments

-Attendance at out of hours trauma calls penetrating, code red and at the discretion of the Trauma Team Leader.

Person specification

Qualifications

• On GMC's register/Licensed Medical Practitioner
• MRCS
• Within 2-3 years of CCT
• FRCS
• CCT

Language

• Spoken and written English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Academic achievements including research/track record of publications

• Ongoing research interests

Audit

• Understanding of audit principles
• Evidence of completed projects with relevant action plans in place.

Teaching & Training

• Experience of teaching and training
• Experience of development of relevant guidelines and protocols
• Training the Trainers course or equivalent
• Appropriate to job description
• Evidence of leadership skills

Clinical skills

• Clinical and/or surgical skills appropriate for a peri-CCT trainee
• Evidence of management of polytrauma patients
• Appropriate to job description
• Previous experience of major trauma in a UK/non-UK Level 1 trauma centre
• Previous experience of chest, abdominal and vascular trauma in a UK/non-UK Level 1 trauma centre

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