Upper Limb Senior Clinical Fellow

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading teaching hospital in London is seeking a qualified Orthopaedic specialist to join their team. The ideal candidate must hold a medical degree and relevant professional qualifications, including MRCS and FRCS (Orth). Duties involve ensuring patient care, compliance with standards, and contributing to the development of the department. The position offers a structured environment in a supportive team culture, making it suitable for dedicated professionals ready to advance their career.

Qualifications

• 4 years SpR level training in Trauma and Orthopaedics required.
• Full GMC registration is mandatory.
• Experience in audit and research/publications is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Contribute to personal and colleague development.
• Observe Trust policies and procedures.

Skills

Audit

Research

Publications

Education

Medical Degree

MRCS

FRCS (Orth)

Job description

The Department provides Orthopaedic services primarily for the residents of Camberwell (population approximately 316,000) and a consultant based trauma service. The presence of the Regional Neurosciences Centre ensures a steady flow of multiple trauma patients. The Department is also developing a tertiary referral service for the other sub-speciality interests within the Department.

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 description
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
Essential
Essential

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

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