Senior Clinical Fellow with an interest in Knee Surgery

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow focused on Knee Surgery. This established position involves diverse responsibilities in a collaborative environment, with emphasis on patient confidentiality and professional development. The role supports advanced fellowship training within a busy teaching hospital.

Qualifications

• MRCs required for the position.
• Experience in audit and research publications required.

Responsibilities

• Observe rules, policies, and confidentiality regarding patient information.
• Contribute to personal and colleagues' development actively.

Skills

Audit experience

Research and publications

Education

FRCS (Orth)

4 years SpR level training in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Full GMC registration

Job description

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Senior Clinical Fellow with an interest in Knee Surgery

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Job summary

This is an established post, bringing the complement of Senior (Post FRCS) Fellows within the Department of Orthopaedics to 11, of which 5 are dedicated Trauma Fellows. There are also 12 Registrars, and 7 are part of the South East Thames Orthopaedic Training Programme. The On-call at King's consists of a separate rota for the Senior Fellows and the Registrars, the Fellows doing day-time on calls during weekdays and weekends and the Registrars providing the night on call service.

This post is to work with Mr Rajat Varma, Mr Anil Kumar, Mr Alvin Chen and Mr Barry Andrews.

Main duties of the job

To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.

To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.

To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

This job description is intended to be a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account, which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication. You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly.

Rota is 1:11 resident 8:00 to 20:00, Weekday- Monday to Friday and subsequent weekend Saturday to Sunday

We are looking to recruit from August 2025 and beyond.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

Job responsibilities

The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.

• To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.
• We want to be an organisation where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very best care and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued.
• At Kings we are a kind, respectful team:

Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work

Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed

Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional

• To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
• To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
• This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.
• All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication.
• Everyone is responsible for promoting inclusion no matter their role or team. At Kings, we want to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and welcomed

Person Specification

• mrcs
• 4 years SpR level training in Trauma and Orthopaedics
• FRCS (Orth)
• Full GMC registration
• experience of audit
• research and publications

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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£59,175 to £95,400 a yearper annum, including London Zone

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-PRUH-7270950

Job locations

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust