Job summary
- Main area
- Ortho Neurosurgery
- Grade
- CCT Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (August Start)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (oncall)
- Job ref
- 200-SNCT-712838-7304721-JT
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges NHS Trust
- Town
- Blackshaw Road
- Salary
- £49,909 - £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Complex Spinal Surgery Fellow
CCT Fellow
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
This fellowship covers a wide array of complex spinal pathology under the supervision mainly of the Orthopaedic Complex Spinal Surgeons. However, there is considerable overlap with the Neurosurgical Complex surgeons. We are offering a Complex Spinal Surgery post as part of a newly amalgamated Neurosurgery Department.
Main duties of the job
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Post CCT Clinical Fellow with an interest in complex and reconstructive spine surgery for a 12 month contract. Outpatient, day case, elective and emergency inpatient work is currently carried out at the St George’s Hospital site in Tooting. There will be opportunities to gain operative experience under the supervision of the consultant surgeons. The potholder will be expected to undertake research resulting in publication in peer review journals.
This position is primarily under the direct supervision of Mr Lui, Mr Bernard and Mr Bishop who are Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeons with a major interest in paediatric and adult deformity surgery.
Working for our organisation
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
It is a national centre of excellence for specialist services such as neurology, cardiology and cancer care. The Trust is also a major provider of trauma and emergency services, children’s services, maternity care, care for the elderly, vascular and renal services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
ST GEORGE'S HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
ST GEORGE’S HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT OF TRAUMA & ORTHOPAEDICS Neurosurgery
Post CCT Clinical Fellow 2024 intake ********************
Specialising in Complex and Reconstructive Spinal Surgery
Applications are invited for a post-CCT clinical fellow within the department of Trauma & Orthopaedics at St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust. The post is suitable for an ST3+ (post CCT) who is interested in gaining further, specialist experience before taking up a consultant post.
The post will primarily support the busy spinal surgery team, currently 2 consultants, 1 registrar and 1 clinical nurse specialist. The post offers an opportunity to gain significant experience in all aspects of spine surgery, including trauma, metastatic spine disease, spinal infection, degenerate spine conditions and spinal deformity (adult and paediatric). There are close links with the neurosurgical unit and opportunities to work with our neurosurgical colleagues.
St. George's Hospital offers a number of Tertiary services including complex lower limb arthroplasty and revision, pelvic & acetabular reconstruction, paediatrics, complex lower limb trauma, shoulders and spine. The St. George's site includes all major specialties including plastics and neurosurgery and the departments work closely together, along with the only Medical School in South West London.
The candidate should be post CCT and have passed FRCS (T&O) or equivalent.
The successful candidate will be expected to be involved in research, leading to publications
Please note, this post is un-banded.
For more information please contact Jason Bernard or Tim Bishop, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon’s with a special interest in spine at [email protected] [email protected]
To apply for the post please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk and complete an online application form. Please be aware that only online applications will be accepted and the post will be closed when sufficient applications have been received.
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust operates a no Smoking Policy.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer
Person specification
publications
Essential criteria
- Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- experience
- credits
personal
Essential criteria
- • Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
Desirable criteria
- • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Team worker and able to work independently using initiative
Education
Essential criteria
- • FRCS (orth)
Desirable criteria
- • ATLS to provider level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Jason Bernard
- Job title
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 3848
- Additional information
For more information please contact Jason Bernard or Tim Bishop Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon’s with a special interest in spine at [email protected] [email protected]
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