Trust Doctor

The Fellow will be working alongside a team of sixteen consultant surgeons, who collaborate closely with musculoskeletal radiologists, anaesthetists, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists., Ward round activities within the department are expected to be undertaken prior to the start of the programmed activities.

• Senior Trust Doctors, like all members of staff is expected to develop professional and harmonious working relationships with all members of the nursing, professional, technical, and managerial staff with whom they have contact during the performance of their duties and to follow the Hospital's Code of Ethics and Hospital Policies.
• To provide medical and surgical care for patients in the department while in the clinics, in theatre and on the wards.
• To meet with the respective consultants for advice and to maintain continuity of care.
• To ensure that the junior staff (SpRs, STs and RMO on-call) are informed of all relevant issues regarding patients.
• To follow the instructions given by and always liaise with the Consultants in charge of each patient.
• The Senior Trust Doctor will work under supervision of a consultant but will be given the opportunity to undertake clinics and operating lists independently if the appropriate competencies are met.

Other Programmed Activities Supporting activities will include clinical governance, audit, teaching, and management and will be programmed in agreement with the Clinical Director. Other The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder. You will be expected to actively participate in annual appraisals and set objectives in conjunction with your manager. Performance will be monitored against set objectives.

The candidate must be post MRCS, have at least 36 months Orthopaedic experience and have obtained full registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.,

• UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.
• Your job plan is anticipated to contain 9-10 clinical sessions per week on average to be carried out on UCLH sites.

UCH Fellowships are clinically based specialist posts intended to give candidates hands on experience and a wide exposure to current techniques in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. UCLH has a busy trauma operative workload is delivered on all day Consultant supervised trauma lists during the week, with excellent experience to be gained in routine and complex cases. You will also have the opportunity to gain exposure to our highly specialist elective workload delivered by consultants who are experts in their given specialist areas. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

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