Junior Locum Trauma

Welcome to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Thank you for showing an interest in working with us at Epsom and St Helier - a family of more than 7,000 colleagues.

We are truly an integrated health and care Trust. In simple terms, that means that as well as the services we provide at our acute care hospitals (Epsom in Surrey and St Helier nearby in south west London) we work with local GPs, mental health services, community providers and local authorities, with the joint aim of preventing local people from becoming unwell, and when they do, that they receive the right care, in the right place, with the right support.

So, as well as great hospital care, together we offer an increasing range of services. These include adult community health, sexual health and children's therapies. Many of these community services are run by the partnerships we host, Surrey Downs Health and Care and Sutton Health and Care.

**Job Title**: Junior Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics

**Service Centre/Directorate**: Surgery

**Base**: Trustwide - Epsom & St Helier Hospitals

This advert is for a full time Junior Clinical Fellow post in Surgery at Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust to start in December for a bank line of work 3 initially with the possibility to extend. This is an exciting opportunity for doctors wishing to gain further experience in Trauma & Orthopaedics.

The post holder will be working with Consultant-led teams and will be responsible for the management of acute admissions supported by a Surgical Specialist Registrar. They will have opportunity to regularly assist in emergency surgical procedures during their on call commitments.

We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynaecology to 500,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital.

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

We also play an active role in the local healthcare economy, and are the lead provider in two innovative health and care partnerships.

**The post holder will be responsible for**:

- Day to day management of surgical inpatients.
- Assisting consultants in the outpatient clinics and operating theatres.
- Participation in the on call rota and to provide cover in exceptional circumstances for colleagues’ absence.
- Assessment, care and treatment of patients presenting to the specialty and referred to the speciality.
- Providing support to the Medicine for the Elderly team (Orthogeriatrics) in managing patients with fragility fractures.
- Teaching and training staff in other medical disciplines and mentoring of more junior trainees.
- Participation in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.
- Abide by the Clinical & Corporate Governance policies of the Trust.
- To make sure that the guidance from the General Medical Council on Good Medical Practice is at the centre of your clinical practice.
- Keep clinical knowledge up to date by continuous medical education in the best interest of the patient.
- Seek regular feedback and follow an appraisal process with clinical and educational supervisors.
- Although a timetable will be provided, you will be expected to be flexible, in the interests of patient care and to meet the needs of the department as decided by the general manager and coordinating surgeon.
- To maintain the high standards of the department by contributing towards individual and team objectives as appropriate.