Senior Clinical Fellow - Post CCT Hand Fellow

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Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery at Salford Royal Hospital. The role involves joining a multidisciplinary team, providing hand surgery services, and engaging in teaching and research. Candidates should have a strong background in hand surgery and relevant qualifications.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council required.
• MRCS and FRCS T&O qualifications necessary.
• At least 1 year UK experience in hand surgery.

Responsibilities

• Assist Consultants in delivering Hand Surgery services.
• Manage hand trauma and elective hand surgery.
• Participate in teaching and research commitments.

Skills

Acute care safe

Effective English language skills

Leadership

Education

M.B.Ch.B or Equivalent

BSSH Hand Diploma/ European Board Hand Diploma

Job description

Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salford Royal Hospital Town Salford Salary £61,825 - £70,425 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/06/2025 23:59

Senior Clinical Fellow - Post CCT Hand Fellow

Senior Clinical fellow

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a high calibre Ortho-Plastic Hand Fellow.

You will join a large multidisciplinary Orthoplastic Hand & Wrist Team consisting of Consultant colleagues, Hand Registrar, Hand Surgery core trainee, Advanced Practitioners and Specialist Nurses in Hand Surgery.

The unit has a strong track record in higher level teaching and training for hand surgery.

Post-CCT doctors will be desirable, there is independent clinic and theatre activity within the post. There will be a teaching and research commitment. There will be an expectation to provide out of hours Hand Surgery clinic/theatre and manage hand trauma as well as elective hand surgery. The post is useful for those undertaking a diploma in Hand Surgery (BSSH or FESSH).

Hand Surgeons from either a Plastic or Orthopaedic background are encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be based at Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) with elective lists predominantly at Rochdale.

The candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of existing consultants, specialist
registrars, Trust Grade Doctors and Orthopaedic advanced Nurse Practitioners in order to provide a
complete Trauma and Orthopaedic service. The main focus of the job role is in assisting the Consultants in the delivery of Hand Surgery.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across

Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in thecommunity, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave
allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Qualifications & Registration

• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• M.B.Ch.B or Equivalent
• MRCS
• FRCS T&O
• BSSH Hand Diploma/ European Board Hand Diploma, or evidence of preparation

Research and Audit

• Evidence of Complete Audits
• review of medical journals

Experience

• Compentence within hand surgery
• At least 1 year UK experiance
• Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
• Proven ability to work effectively in the different clinical settings required for the job
• Exposure to Hand and Plastic Surgery
• 4 or more years Orthopaedics experiance
• Evidence of research and Audit
• ATLS/ ATLS instructor

Skills & Abilities

• Acute care safe (up to date with advanced life support qualifications)
• Practical skills relevant to the post
• Effective English language skills (undergraduate medical training in English/ IELTS or equivalent)
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to cope under pressure and demonstrate problem solving and decision-making skills
• ATLS/ ATLS instructor
• Experience in leadership

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not be liable for fees for candidates submitted speculatively. Click here for further information.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.

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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.