Senior Clinical Fellow - Plastic Surgery

Job overview

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital are looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow to join the Plastic Surgery Department. The post is available as a fixed term contract.  We require a self- motivated, career-focused professional individual who can demonstrate dedication to an on-going career within Plastic Surgery. The appointed person will be required to work fully within the department, and take advantage of the opportunities available to undertake audit or other research opportunities that the Department presents.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work at the Senior level (ST3+) , and therefore must have the clinical skills to manage patients and operate independently, particularly within the context of emergency on-calls.

This post will sit on the 2002 doctors agreement, and would be a good fit for an individual who is seeking further experience to progress to ST3 appointment or similar, offering invaluable experience within the key specialty areas of hands, burns and craniofacial surgery.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Lead daily morning ward round, handover and junior supervision
• Lead evening ward rounds and hand over with night staff when on call
• Coordination of the trauma lists
• Hand trauma / Plastic Surgery trauma operating lists
• Assisting Consultants with operating theatre lists on request
• On-call (Registrar on-call rota)
• Attending out-patient clinics on request
• Responsibility for the pre and post-operative care of all patients admitted as emergencies and under the team.