Clinical Fellow in Spinal Surgery

Applications are invited from Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical trainees who are interested in further specialist training in spinal surgery. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for suitable trainees to obtain hands-on experience of orthopaedic and neurological spinal surgery, including spinal trauma, spinal tumours, degenerative conditions, management and surgery of spinal deformity for adults and children, intradural and intramedullary tumours, Chiari malformations, syringomyelia and craniocervical junction pathologies. This fellowship is for Surgeons who wish to become dedicated Spinal Consultants. This is an eighteen month Fellowship (nine months at Guys & St Thomas NHS Trust and nine months at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery under the supervision of the spinal neurosurgeons). The post commences 1st January 2023 (start date may be flexible) and is open to, EEA or international trainees who have completed at least four years of specialist registrar (resident)

training in orthopaedics or neurosurgery. NTN/VTN holders, will need the written agreement of their postgraduate deanery to bring their training number with them. For those who wish to undertake the post as an LAT, up to one year may subsequently count towards the award of CCT on the advice of the Royal College of Surgeons from whom recognition must be obtained prospectively. An LAT may be filled by overseas doctors and UK/EEA trainees who wish to pursue part of their higher specialist training in the UK. All candidates should be eligible for registration with the GMC and possess FRCS (Orth&Tr or Neuro) or equivalent. Non-UK/EEA applicants should ensure they are aware of recent changes to the immigration rules for post graduate doctors. For further information visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk Prospective candidates wishing to arrange an informal visit, please contact Mr P Liantis or Professor David Choi.