Junior Clinical Fellow - Plastic Surgery | Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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, either at QVH if a vacancy exists, or through a national training number or Trust post elsewhere.

The department is one of the largest plastic surgery departments in the UK, supported by junior medical staff, specialist nurses, occupational and physiotherapists and speech therapists.

We are recruiting to a 6 month fixed term contract commencing August 2024.

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.

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.

At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Please see attached job description for full details and minimum requirements applicable for this role.

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