Knee Revision - Junior Clinical Fellow

Overview

This role has a focus on the support of the regional revision knee service at Guy''s Hospital. This forms part of the national revision knee network in the trust''s capacity at the regional Major Revision Centre for South East London. This is an exciting opportunity to have a role in developing this service as part of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) and Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) initiatives. The post is based at Guy''s Hospital which is the site of the trust''s elective Orthopaedic Activity. The duties are those of a Trust Appointed ST1/ST2 Level Doctor.Responsibilities

Day to day care of Orthopaedic inpatients in collaboration with other junior staffAttendance at outpatient clinicsMultidisciplinary team (MDT) meetingsTheatre listsAssessment of surgical emergencies and acutely unwell patients if necessaryAbout the Trust / Context

Guy''s and St Thomas'' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of over 10,000, a turnover of over £800m and a million patient contacts a year.The Trust comprises two of London''s oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.Affiliations

We are part of King''s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London''s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK. It consists of King''s College London, and Guy''s and St Thomas'', King''s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. King''s Health Partners includes seven hospitals and over 150 community based services, is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See ..... full job details .....