Junior Clinical Fellow

2 x Junior Clinical Fellows are needed in Trauma & Orthopaedics. The roles will be based atWest Middlesex University Hospital.

One post is full time the other is part time. Both contracts are for12 Months.

Currently the team consists of 7 Consultants, 1 Associate Specialist, 3 Specialist Registrars, 3 Specialty Doctors, 2 Core Speciality Trainees, 8 Junior Clinical Fellows (including these posts - of which 2 are Core Trainees), and a Specialist Trauma Nurse.

The Surgical Division is led by a Director who is a member of the Trust Board, and is supported by a General Manager, Associate Directors and a Clinical Director. 80% of elective work is performed in the dedicated Day Surgery Unit and there are four inpatient operating theatres. A 23hr Day Surgery unit is in operation with up to 8 overnight patients.

Please be advised, if you require a visa to undertake this role then only the full time role will carry the sufficient amount of hours for the UKVI to approve sponsorship.

The appointee will be scheduled for on calls duties, which are currently shared between 8 doctors, attending ward rounds, theatres and caring for ward patient.

The West Middlesex University Hospital is an evolving, dynamic, growing unit in West London, with a proven teaching and training track record proven by GMC feedback and successive Orthopaedic Regional Trainer of the Year awards.

There are also growing research opportunities with collaboration with NIHR, Imperial College as demonstrated by recent publications and international presentations on virtual fracture clinics and frugal innovation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics cross London and the South-East.

We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUDto Care for nearly one million people.

Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s,

in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.

Roles and responsibilities

Set timetables are provided for each of the staff within the Unit, but some flexibility is required at times of colleagues leave. All JCF duties are carried out on one site, at the West Middlesex University Hospital.

**Clinical**:
9 Junior Clinical Fellows work on rolling rota 1:8 (1 post is a job share)

There is a full outpatient and inpatient service at the West Middlesex University Hospital, as well as allocated theatre time.

JCFs are not required to do clinics, but are welcome to attend to observe if free. There is a responsibility for caring for the ward patients, and the CT1/2 doctors and Clinical Fellows are expected to be on the morning ward round with the Registrar.

There is also an active Postgraduate Centre at West Middlesex Hospital.

**Research**:
Facilities are available for clinical research and individual projects.

**Teaching**:
The West Middlesex University Hospital provides regular teaching for clinical students of the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. The Orthopaedic department has a proven track record with education and training. As JCF, you will have access to the same on-site teaching and training as the Deanery CTs and STs.