Job overview

The Trauma & Orthopaedic department at Maidstone is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Junior Clinical Fellow to join their friendly and dedicated team.  This is a fixed-term post that will initially be offered for a period of 12 months.

You'll need a can-do attitude and a strong commitment to high-quality, compassionate patient care to join our service.  In return, we can offer you a role as part of our growing multi-disciplinary team, where you'll be supported to further develop your skills and experience delivering care to patients with a wide range of Orthopaedic conditions in our brand new Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre (KMOC) , based at Maidstone hospital. There will also be some need focross-sitete working at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. 

Main duties of the job

The Trauma & Orthopaedic junior clinical fellow role (JCF) will be based at Maidstone General Hospital. The main function of the role is to assist the team in the care of elective Orthopaedic patients. This will include supporting day cases and inpatients within KMOC.  The post will be varied and will provide the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience whilst working as part of the multi-disciplinary team.  Wherever possible, work will be pre-planned and timetabled to best serve the needs of the service whilst supporting professional development for all members of the team.  

Good communication and inter-personal skills are essential in this role,e and the post-holder will be expected to exhibit high standards of communication with patients, theirsupporter ss as well as all members of the multi-disciplinary team,eam as multi-professional team-working forms the basis of our patient-centred service.

Working for our organisation

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff, we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below