Job overview

This post is a one-year Fellowship designed to provide skills and competencies above and beyond what is currently required to obtain a CCT in the relevant surgical specialty.

The position affords excellent training opportunities in the whole spectrum of Spinal Surgery. The post has 4 Consultant Spinal Surgeon Trainers at Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 

Those eligible to apply for this post will have full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a National Training Number in England, or foreign equivalent, in orthopaedics or neurosurgery at the time of the closing date for applications. Doctors appointed will relinquish their NTN and their “period of grace” and will not be able to reclaim either on completion of the fellowship. Demonstration of a commitment to training in Trauma and Spinal Surgery, good communication and team working skills are essential. Other experience in the form of audit or research is desirable.

Main duties of the job

-To gain experience in the management of elective and emergency orthopaedic spinal cases. This includes both adult and paediatric pathology.

-To develop skills in all aspects of modern spinal surgery (excluding scoliosis surgery); Cervical, thoracic and lumbar surgery, anterior and posterior approaches, open and minimal access techniques.

-To develop knowledge, leadership qualities, attitudes and communication skills relating to the multidisciplinary management of spinal conditions.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. 

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.