Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
About
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust currently touches the lives of half a million patients every year through the provision of high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities. We offer services to a million local residents across Berkshire including:
Acute medical services at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading
Ophthalmology services at Prince Charles Eye Unit, Windsor
Dialysis services in Windsor
Day surgery and acute outpatient services at West Berkshire Community Hospital
Cancer, renal and outpatient services in Bracknell
Outpatient services at Townlands Hospital, Henley.
We are one of the largest employers in the local area with nearly 7,000 staff.
Despite Challenges We Have Continued Our Progress Towards Being An Outstanding Organisation Through Our Vision Of Seamless Excellence In Health Care Delivery And Outcomes And Living By Our Core Values
CARE - Compassionate Aspirational Resourceful Excellent
The Trusts services are organised around patient needs through the establishment of the Networked (long term conditions), Urgent (emergency) and Planned (elective) care groups.
We are working to improve health and care in practical ways through local collaboration. This is through our Sustainability and transformation partnerships and accountable care system.
Clinical teams are at the heart of running the Trust, working in partnership to serve the best interests of patients and our communities.
Our plans for the future include continuing modernisation of our sites to provide state-of-the-art facilities for our patients and staff.
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Key details
Location
SiteRoyal Berkshire HospitalAddressCraven Road, London RoadTownReadingPostcodeRG1 5ANMajor / Minor RegionBerkshire
Contract type & working pattern
ContractFixed term: 6 months (The post is for six months, but can extend to 1 year on mutual agreement)HoursFull time - 40 hours per week (Reduced On-Call Rota for Fellows at 50%)
Salary
Salary£61,825 - £70,425 per annumSalary periodYearly
Grade(NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow)
Specialty
Main areaTrauma and Orthopaedics
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated Good with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trusts overall rating has also improved to good. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.
We are C ompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are A spirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are R esourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are E xcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why dont you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job Overview
This is a fixed term 6-12 month post for a Senior Shoulder Fellow at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful applicant will support the current delivery of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Shoulder Service, as well as contributing to the development of this service, at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
The appointee will join the existing team to provide specialist care to this growing population of patients, and raise departmental profiles through teaching and education.
The aim of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Orthopaedic Department is to become a leader in the field of Orthopaedic management and the successful applicant must therefore have the pre-requisite procedural and leadership skills as well as team work, drive and ambition to succeed in achieving these goals.
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Clinical duties will include two outpatient clinics per week, one formal ward round and three to four operating sessions. The fellow may participate in a fracture clinic a week and there will be time available for research. There will be an on-call emergency duty commitment attached to this post on a 24-hour partial shift rota with the other Specialist Registrars and Staff Grades. There is a daily meeting at 7:45 am to discuss management of trauma admitted during the previous 24 hours. The Shoulder Fellow will be expected to take part in these and to contribute to the teaching of the junior staff.
The applicant will be expected to be computer literate. The applicant should be post FRCS (Orth) or equivalent and following or close to CCT accreditation. The post is for six months, extendible to a one year.
The Fellow is expected to actively participate in, initiate and continue research projects within the unit (both prospective and retrospective research). They will also be expected to complete projects and present and publish the results.
The post offers exposure to high volume elective shoulder and elbow cases, including complex arthroscopic and primary/revision arthroplasty procedures. There is a dedicated upper limb trauma list devoted to shoulder and elbow trauma each week. In addition, there are opportunities to treat general trauma cases as part of the on-call system.
Working for our organisation
The Trauma and Orthopaedics Department at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive Trauma and Orthopaedic Service in all aspects of emergency and elective surgery both for adults and children.
We offer a wide variety of routine and complex orthopaedic procedures for fractures and musculoskeletal problems across the following subspecialties:
Hip & knee
Foot & ankle
Hand & wrist
Shoulder & elbow
Spine
Paediatric Orthopaedics and Trauma
Adult Trauma
Deformity correction
We form part of the Thames Valley Trauma Network and work in partnership with neighbouring Trusts across the Thames Valley to provide the best possible standard of care to our patients. Patients that require specialist intervention and sarcoma care may be treated at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre or the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, which is the regional specialist-commissioned Orthopaedic and Major Trauma provider.
We are a training department, welcoming and investing in student nurses, therapists, junior doctors and regularly host work experience students across all specialisms. We also offer six highly respected and sought after fellowships, as well as offering training opportunities across all clinical and administrative disciplines.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Clinical duties will include two outpatient clinics per week, one formal ward round and three to four operating sessions. The fellow may participate in a fracture clinic a week and there will be time available for research. There will be an on-call emergency duty commitment attached to this post on a 24-hour partial shift rota with the other Specialist Registrars and Staff Grades. There is a daily meeting at 7:45 am to discuss management of trauma admitted during the previous 24 hours. The Shoulder Fellow will be expected to take part in these and to contribute to the teaching of the junior staff.
The applicant will be expected to be computer literate. The applicant should be post FRCS (Orth) or equivalent and following or close to CCT accreditation. The post is for six months, extendible to a one year.
The Fellow is expected to actively participate in, initiate and continue research projects within the unit (both prospective and retrospective research). They will also be expected to complete projects and present and publish the results.
The post offers exposure to high volume elective shoulder and elbow cases, including complex arthroscopic and primary/revision arthroplasty procedures. There is a dedicated upper limb trauma list devoted to shoulder and elbow trauma each week. In addition, there are opportunities to treat general trauma cases as part of the on-call system.
The pay will be at Specialist Registrar level with a Banding Payment of 1A (50%).
Funds may be available for research projects.
We are NOT able to carry out telephone interviews thus applicants must be prepared to travel for an interview.
All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a probationary period.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
All applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview. This is in order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.
Important
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. 2. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
All vacancies followed by INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY have been classified as an internal role and only internal candidates will be considered.
All staff identified as AT-RISK who meets the requirements of the post will be prioritised accordingly. Priority will initially be given to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust employees.
All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.
Applications from Tier 2 candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK are welcome but such candidates will not be appointed to the post if there are a sufficient number of other suitable and available candidates, as the employing body will in those circumstances be unable to satisfy the Resident Market Labour Test as required by the Border Immigration Authority.
*The Trust operates a smoke-free policy*
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Full registration with GMC
FRCS
Demonstration of specialist training in Orthopaedic surgery
Desirable criteria
Qualification/Experience in Upper Limb Surgery
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience in Surgery at senior SpR level
Ability to offer clinical opinion on a range of problems in upper limb conditions
Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients with upper limb conditions
Desirable criteria
Research with higher degree ideally in the field of Orthopaedic surgery
Documents
Senior Shoulder Fellow (, 264.6)PDFKB
Person Specification (, 264.6)PDFKB
Staff Benefits (, 139.1)PDFKB
Probation Policy & Procedure (, 559.4)PDFKB
Relocation Policy (, 584.3)PDFKB
Behaviours Framework Handbook (, 6.0)PDFMB
Leadership Behaviours Framework (, 1.0)PDFMB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameAmar MalhasJob titleConsultant Orthopaedic SurgeonEmail address [email protected]Telephone number
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