POST-CCT Fellowship in Orthopaedic Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Post-CCT fellow position, specialising in hip and knee arthroplasty., based at the Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre.

This post is aimed at a surgeon who is post or peri-CCT, has completed their Trauma & Orthopaedic training and has passed the FRCS (Tr & Orth) final examination. The candidate should be planning a career in Hip or Knee surgery with an interest in Arthroplasty. The successful applicant will work closely with two of the Lower Limb Arthroplasty Surgeons, will spend some time in theatre with the other Hip & Knee Surgeons and in time will also have the opportunity to perform independent operating lists once deemed competent and approved by their Clinical Supervisors. Parallel operating lists will allow for independent Fellow operating but with some level of supervision. The Fellow will attend Elective Hip & Knee Clinics, seeing new referrals and will also be participate in Specialty Trauma lists. The successful candidate will join the middle-grade rota covering general Orthopaedic trauma on a 1:18 rota.

To commence October 2027 and October 2028 for 12 Months.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of care to all patients for whom you have clinical responsibility. This includes any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

Undertake clinic activities as required by the specialty need.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

As part of your induction, you will be required to attend face-to-face training sessions and/or complete e-learning modules relevant to your role. If you have previously worked for another NHS organisation before joining Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), we can transfer eligible mandatory training records where appropriate, helping to avoid unnecessary duplication of learning.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.