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NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE
WOMEN & CHILDREN DIRECTORATE
CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOW IN
PAEDIATRIC SURGERY and ORTHOPAEDICS
FOR CHILDREN
Applications are invited for the above posts commencing on 2nd August 2023 for one year. The posts involve six months in each specialty, rotating in February 2024. You must have completed the foundation programme or equivalent and have worked in the NHS for 12 months. There may be upto four posts available. All successful candidates will have the opportunity to work on specific areas of development such as Medical Education (simulation training for Foundation Doctors and practical skills teaching to medical students), audit, service development programmes and quality improvement projects.
This post will not lead to a CCT in the specialty, but time spent in this post may be beneficial in applying to specialty training in various areas of Surgery or in related paediatric surgical or orthopaedics specialties.
Post holders will be expected to participate fully in the departmental educational programme and be subject to learning agreement and engagement with the ISCP process. Although these posts do not hold educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean, they will give valuable experience in paediatric surgical and associated specialities (general surgery, urology, orthopaedics and Neonatology).
To apply for this post candidates must have a current GMC and a License to practise.
Informal enquiries should be made to Mr. James Andrews, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon telephone Secretary on 0141-451- 6594 or Mr Innes Smith Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon telephone secretary on 0141-451-6492
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.