Junior Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery - Bradford, United Kingdom - Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bradford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly organised and motivated individual to take on the role of Junior Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery team.

You will be encouraged to develop your clinical skills and progress in the post with the aim of enabling you to advance and move on to obtain a registrar post.

The department is, supported by junior medical staff, specialist nurses, occupational and physiotherapists and speech therapists.

You will be exposed to elective and emergency plastic surgery patients, gaining experience in how to approach clinical situations in plastic surgery; from initial consultation, diagnosis, to clerking and preparing patients for theatre, post-op management and follow-up in outpatient clinics.

Experience will be gained in handling of tissue and managing wounds, performing basic plastic surgical procedures particularly in wound debridement and coverage and in hand trauma.

You will have exposure to a wide variety of plastic surgery patients, both trauma and elective, will undertake ward rounds and liaise/engage multi-disciplinary teams to draw up appropriate treatment plans.

Duties will also include, upkeep of medical records and involvement in clinical audit and opportunities for research are available.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people

We are one team

We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

The post-holder will be professionally accountable to their nominated consultant and the Clinical Director for the specialty. The Chief Medical Officer has overall accountability for all medical staff.

This post is not recognised for training.

The Clinical fellow in Plastic Surgery will work alongside Core Trainees and Foundation Year doctors on the junior rota.

Duties will involve the medical and orthopaedic management of orthopaedic patients, the assessment of patients in the Emergency Department and assisting in theatre.

Clinical responsibilities:

The postholder will undertake plastic surgery clinics and provide care for patients with a wide range of plastic surgical conditions.

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.