Neurosurgery Senior Complex Spinal Fellow

We will have a 12 month fixed term vacancy for the position of Senior Complex Spinal Fellow within Neurosurgery. The Trust Doctor post will provide excellent experience for candidates who have passed the MRCS exam with Neurosurgery Registrar experience.,

• Full time position with ability to work with minimal supervision
• Expected to run out-patient clinics and operating sessions accordingly (patients will nominally be under a designated consultant)
• Working with a team of 10 clinical, 2 academic registrars and 3 fellows
• Cross- cover of colleagues absence is required
• Perform on-call duties including operating out-of-hours at a level appropriate of a Senior SpR
• On-call will be shared equally with the other ST3+ level post-holders and will be banded at 1B (40%)
• The post holder will run a weekly Rapid Access Spine and Fracture clinic
• There will be ample opportunity to perform audit and research projects at St George's and at RMH and RSCH
• This post would incorporate an element of service development
• The post holder will be expected to travel between all the Trust sites and also those necessary to fulfil their duties
• The post holder will work collaboratively with the spine MDT coordinator and CNS to facilitate the effective clinical management and seamless care of patients with spinal tumours
  
  St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.