Senior Clinical Fellow Trauma & Orthopaedics

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Wales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Wales is looking for a qualified medical professional to provide clinical services, ensuring the well-being of patients. The ideal candidate must have full GMC registration, significant training, and experience in spinal surgery. Responsibilities include working in multi-disciplinary teams and participating in governance processes. A commitment to modern healthcare practices is essential.

Qualifications

• Full GMC/GDC Registration required.
• 4 years of postgraduate training, including specialization.
• Previous Spinal Surgery experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical service for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Participate in clinical governance and risk management.
• Participate in on-call rotas.

Skills

Understanding of clinical risk management

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to manage own time

Education

Full GMC/GDC Registration

MRCS or recognised equivalent

Relevant postgraduate training

Job description

Do you share our Health Board values Caring for each other Working together Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a clinical service, with colleagues, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

Working with your colleagues and the multi‑professional team you will have continuing responsibility for the well‑being of all patients under your care. You will be required to adhere to the principles of good medical practice as laid down by the General Medical Council.

You will be required to participate in the Health Board's risk management process, clinical governance and any other healthcare governance activities within the department, the delivery unit and the Health Board. Adherence to the Caldicott Principles of information governance is mandatory.

You will participate in the on call rotas with a rotation between Neath Port Talbot and Morriston Hospitals, with prospective cover.

You will adhere to all policies which cover radiation exposures as currently outlined in IRMER regulations.

The Health Board is committed to meet its obligations to minimize infection. You will be required to comply with current procedures for the control of infection, including dress‑code, to challenge non‑compliance by colleagues, and to attend training in infection control provided by the Health Board.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science.

The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.

We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University, aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC/GDC Registration
• MRCS or recognised equivalent
• 4 years full‑time postgraduate training (or part‑time equivalent), at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty Or as fixed‑term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty OR equivalent experience / competencies
• Previous Spinal Surgery experience (6 months or more)

Desirable

• Post FRCS (Ortho or S/N)
• Further relevant degree/diploma/teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to team approach and multi‑disciplinary working
• Up to date with current practices in Trauma and Orthopaedics or Neurosurgery
• Working as part of the management team
• Teaching and training of post/undergraduate medical staff
• Evidence of participation in, progressing and completing audit

Desirable

• Liaison with other agencies
• Experience of research in Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery and/or Spinal Surgery
• Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
• Ability to manage own time and work load
• Experience of the assessment of emergencies
• Able to work as a member of a team or on own
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and staff
• Understanding of information systems and technology
• Clinical Skills in Orthopaedics OR Neurosurgery
• Appropriate operative experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
• Ability to travel between sites
• Commitment to modern practices