Senior Clinical Fellow - Plastic Surgery

Job overview

This is a full-time (40 hours per week) post based at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust's Plastic Surgery Department. The department is a busy and dynamic unit that provides care both for the local population in North Central London and to a much larger network around North London, and the home counties. This post is a 6 month fixed term post.

In addition to the Royal Free Hospital, the trust manages Plastic Surgery services in the following locations: Mount Vernon Hospital Watford General Hospital St Albans City Hospital Barnet General Hospital

Services are also provided at the following Hospital sites: Hillingdon Luton & Dunstable Whittington University College Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Harefield Northwick Park Chase Farm

The service is configured such that inpatient work, day case work involving general anaesthetic and specialist outpatient services are generally delivered from the Royal Free Hospital. At each ‘spoke’ in the network there are a combination of general outpatient services, operating under local anaesthetic and in some cases clinical partnerships with consultants in other specialties for joint operating.

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities:

• The post-holder will undertake Plastic Surgery clinics and provide care for patients with a wide range of plastic surgical conditions. • The post-holder will work at SpR level. They will be expected to undertake appropriate surgery and assist in the operating theatre, take part in ward rounds and assist in outpatient Plastic clinics, as directed by the Consultants. • The successful applicant will engage fully and proactively in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, and the Trusts clinical governance systems. • Support infection prevention & control and antimicrobial stewardship activities. • Participate in laboratory and clinical audit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.