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Post: Post-CCT fellow IN Trauma AND Orthopaedics
Base: Queen Elizabeth university hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is one of the UK’s larger providers of NHS Healthcare. We have vacancies for 3 post-CCT fellows in Trauma & Orthopaedics . The posts are available from 5th of August 2020 for a period of 6-12 months.
We serve a population of 1.2 million covering 8 local authority areas, which includes the City of Glasgow, as well as incorporating both urban and rural areas from East Dunbartonshire to Inverclyde.
The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow is one of the largest hospitals in Europe. There are 33 consultants associated with the unit performing a wide range of orthopaedic procedures. This includes, upper and lower limb arthroplasty, revision arthroplasty, elective limb reconstruction, young adult hip surgery (including pelvic osteotomies), brachial plexus surgery, anterior and posterior degenerative spinal surgery, adult spinal reconstruction surgery and a complete range of trauma surgery including pelvic fracture fixation. In addition we have a close association with the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre providing support in the management of metastatic bone disease and haematological cancers. We have been designated as the Major Trauma Centre for the West of Scotland and will be fully operational in 2021. In practice, the hospital is already working in this capacity.
We have vacancies for 3 post-CCT fellowships from August 2020. These fellowships can be for a period of 6 or 12 months. In addition to great clinical experience, we would expect our fellows to take a lead in research and present 2 research projects per 12 months with at least one being published. Fellows will be involved in both elective and trauma, including on-call. The current rota is full shift, occupied by 22 middle-grade staff and banded as 1A (50% Supplement). Each fellow’s role will reflect their seniority and they will be expected to show excellent leadership & management skills.
The available subspecialty interests are:
Trauma surgery
Limb reconstruction surgery
Hip surgery
This is a non-training post and is not recognised for training.
To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a licence to practice.
Candidates are reminded that clinical experience, including operative exposure, may be affected by the ongoing Corvid-19 global pandemic.