Senior Clinical Fellow in Major Trauma/Emergency Surgery

Senior Clinical Fellow in Major Trauma/Emergency Surgery Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area Trauma Surgery Grade Senior Clinical Fellow Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (With on call commitments) Job ref 213-DivisionC-

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital Town London Salary £73,992 per annum plus London zone £2,162 Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59

Job overview

We currently have a SCF post in Trauma and Emergency General Surgery. The Trauma Centre at King's has been growing steadily and these posts have been designed to expand and enhance the service.

The Trauma Fellow posts are designed to underpin the clinical activities of the Major Trauma / Emergency General Surgery team on the King's Denmark Hill Campus. This is an exciting time; King's went live as a Major Trauma Centre from April 2010 and this post will help develop improved ways of delivering care for trauma patients in SE L

Main duties of the job

The post holder's principal responsibilities will be the day to day management of the Major Trauma / Emergency surgical in-patients:

• To be part of the Trauma SpR rota and share in the immediate (
• To be integral part of the resuscitation team
• To assist the Consultant (General) Trauma Surgeon or any other subspecialty surgeon in the process of decision making, transfer to theatres, and phase I emergency surgery
• To attend the daily general surgical hand-over meeting in order to be informed of any overnight problems with Major trauma/ Emergency Surgery patients; to participate in daily ITU/HDU and trauma ward rounds as key surgical communicator; and to participate in the daily morning trauma meeting and to put into action any surgical plans resulting hereof
• To provide surgical continuity of care for all major trauma patients including performance/assistance in delayed emergency procedures and overseeing patients in the Trauma ward.

Working for our organisation

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possibl

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be resident on-site and share in the immediate (
• To be integral part of the resuscitation team
• To assist the Consultant (General) Trauma Surgeon or any other sub speciality surgeon in the process of decision making, transfer to theatres, and phase I emergency surgery
• To attend the daily general surgical hand-over meeting from 7:30 to 8:00 am in order to be informed of any overnight problems with Major trauma/ Emergency Surgery patients
• To participate in daily ITU/HDU and trauma ward rounds as key surgical communicator
• To participate in the daily morning trauma meeting and to put into action any surgical plans resulting hereof
• To provide surgical continuity of care for all major trauma patients including performance/assistance in delayed emergency procedures
• To be responsible for the day to day management of patients on the Trauma ward, maintains regular contact with the on call General Surgery consultant (and other speciality consultants where required), liaises closely with them about the management plan for each patient.
• To prepare all relevant surgical data for comprehensive monthly audit
• To rotate through King's specialty services to obtain specific trauma-related subspecialty training
• To support service provision in relation to OPD minor operations as required

Person specification Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC/GDC with License to Practice.
• ATLS
• Damage control Surgery Training

Training and Experience

• Equivalent to experienced SPR
• Advanced General Surgery Experience
• Specialist Trauma/ Emergency Surgical Experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.