Foot & Ankle Senior Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedics - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Applications are invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Foot and Ankle with an emphasis on complex diabetic foot reconstructive surgery and major trauma, at the department of Orthopaedics, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The fellowship is suited for senior foot and ankle trainees who have passed FRCS [Ortho] and completed foot and ankle fellowship and wish to gain further clinical experience in complex diabetic foot surgery, elective foot and ankle surgery and complex trauma.

The trainees will also benefit from opportunities to clinical research in this area that can enhance their publications and presentations profile.

King's Diabetic Foot Unit is the largest referral centre in the UK and the trainee will gain exposure to the multidisciplinary care of diabetic foot patients and the complex diabetic foot procedures, including one stage and two-stage Charcot foot reconstructions, under the supervision of Prof.

Venu Kavarthapu and his team.

This placement will be for 6 months-12 months.

Proposed start date:
April 2023 starts and Beyond

The post holder is expected to gain competencies in adult foot and ankle surgery as well as complex diabetic foot reconstructive surgery.

All trauma subspecialties are available onsite including pelvic surgery, limb reconstruction, orthoplastics and complex upper limb surgery

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.

The post holder will work under the supervision of Prof. Venu Kavarthapu, Mr. Ahluwalia, Miss Reichert and Mr. Thomas Hester and provide a senior trainee cover for foot and ankle as well as diabetic foot surgical service.

He/she will be expected to gain exposure to the full spectrum of elective as well as complex foot and ankle trauma.

The post holder will also coordinate the diabetic foot multidisciplinary orthopaedic emergency and elective services. The fellow will lead the monthly research meetings and is expected to contribute to the agenda.

Past fellows have presented their research work at various national and international conferences and published both clinical reviews and new techniques in peer reviewed Foot & Ankle Journals.

The foot & ankle fellow will be part of senior trainee on-call cover, shared with 6 other Elective and 5 Trauma Senior Clinical Fellows.