Clinical Fellow SpR Level in Trauma

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Job Overview
NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST
Clinical Fellow SpR Level in Spinal Surgery
(FULL TIME)
There are two senior fellow posts in Spinal Surgery working primarily in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, for duration 6 months.

Additionally there is one post for a Royal College of Surgeons (Eng.) accredited fellowship in complex spinal surgery.

This post is for 6 months, with the fellow based in orthopaedic spine surgery but given more opportunities to work with neurosurgery in the second 6 months.

Applications are invited from post-CCT neurosurgical and orthopaedic surgeons committed to spinal surgery.

Main duties of the job

NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST
Clinical Fellow SpR Level in Spinal Surgery
(FULL TIME)
Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow Speciality Registrar level in Spinal Surgery.

This post will be based at the Brunel Building, at the newly built Southmead Hospital.

This post is specifically aimed at Neurosurgeons and Orthopaedic Surgeons in their final year of training. For Orthopaedic Surgeons there is the possibility of participating in the orthopaedic on-call rota, for Neurosurgeons there may be provision to join the neurosurgery on-call rota. Neurosurgical trainees will be considered for this role.

The overall objective of the fellowship is for the successful candidate to be able to undertake spinal surgery to the level of a consultant by the end of the fellowship.

Please Review Attached Job Description For All Main Duties.
Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust is a progressive and ambitious teaching and research organisation, and a specialist regional centre for major trauma, neurosciences, plastics and burns, orthopaedics and renal services. With a turnover of £550m and 8,000 staff, our clinical teams have built a strong reputation for exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Work of the Department
The Bristol Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery Team is the regional tertiary referral centre for complex spinal surgery. The team providing adult care at Brunel Building as part of the Avon Orthopaedic Centre (AOC), which is the largest specialist elective orthopaedic centre in the Southwest. The team provide paediatric care at the Bristol Children's Hospital and work closely with the neurosurgical team to provide specialist spinal trauma support as part of the Major Trauma Centre for the Severn region based out of both Brunel Building (adults) and Bristol Children's Hospital (paediatric).

All conditions including spinal deformity are treated in both adults and children. There are close links with the Neurosurgery department and pain service with a large tertiary referral practice.

The orthopaedic spinal team work as part of a Trauma and elective Orthopaedic service provided by a team of 39 North Bristol Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Consultants, as part of a Bristol wide centralised orthopaedic service delivered at the AOC. The AOC consists of 2 trauma and 6 elective operating theatres and 16 outpatient rooms from which all elective, specialist and fracture clinics are delivered. The service is delivered through a 124 beds in Brunel Building. Within this service footprint the orthopaedic spinal service has a dedicated theatre and bed base from which complex spinal services are delivered. Elective outpatient clinics, pre-operative assessments and spinal fracture follow up clinic is based with the orthopaedic outpatient area which is adjacent to imaging service.

Person specification

Qualification & Registration

Essential criteria

• FRCS or equivalent
• Maintain Full registration with the GMC

Desirable criteria

• Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS)

Training & Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.
• Training in diagnosis and treatment of Orthopaedic Trauma & Orthopaedic Spinal conditions.
• Neurosurgical trainees considered
• Proven commitment to Spinal Surgery

Desirable criteria

• Previous Spinal Fellowship

Management Audit Training

Essential criteria

• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career
• Experience in audit project and written

Research Teaching Publications

Essential criteria

• Proven teaching ability
• Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals

Desirable criteria

• Proven track record in research
• Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management

Other Requirements
Essential criteria

• Good written communication skills
• Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT's workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.