Senior Clinical Fellow in Major Trauma

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Job summary

The London Trauma System went fully live across all four trauma networks in January 2011 at four Major Trauma Centres (MTCs), located at The Royal London Hospital (Whitechapel), King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill), St George's Hospital (Tooting) and St Mary's Hospital (Paddington). The networks are formally linked into areas adjacent to London, giving a total resident population served by the London Trauma System of 12 million people. In addition to this number there is a significant transient working commuter population (approximately 1.1 million people per day) and tourists (of which there were 21 million visits in 2019).

Data from LAS demonstrates that the St Mary's MTC consistently receives around 35% of all patients in London who trigger the Major Trauma Tool. The department is seeing now over 3000 trauma calls per annum, and around 700-800 patients in the most injured category (Injury Severity Score ISS>15). The unit was fundamental in managing trauma patients affected by the 2017 major incidents across London.

St Mary's Major Trauma Service consists of Consultants drawn from general surgery, vascular, neurosurgery, orthopaedics and plastics services across Imperial, contributing to a Surgeon of the Week model.

Main duties of the job

The role for the Fellow in Major Trauma will be to support the consultants and the Trauma Director in the delivery of the major trauma service and to provide expert clinical skills in leading the assessment and treatment of these patients.

The post holder will be expected to gain experience in the acute and ongoing management of severely injured patients. The aim is to allow the Fellow to become proficient in the evaluation of critically-ill and injured patients; the initiation of appropriate and complete diagnostic and treatment plans; the development and implementation of patient care plans; providing leadership which facilitates the interaction within the entire team of caregivers and with the patients and their families.

St Mary's is one of only five MTCs nationally approved to host Major Trauma TIG fellowships. The Fellow post will follow the TIG syllabus and post-holders will be expected to achieve the same competencies as TIG fellows.

Fellows are expected to participate in research and will have time in their job plan to conduct academic activity. They are expected to deliver academic outputs such as papers and presentations. Fellows will be provided with a research mentor from among the faculty. Research mentors are assigned based on mutual areas of interest. The post holder will have a commitment to teach in the trauma unit and support Network wide education activities.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To gain experience and become competent in the management of the trauma patient, particularly the management of penetrating and blunt trauma, whilst continuing emergency work in their base speciality.

To gain operative/clinical competencies at the management of the poly-trauma patients.

To undertake a research project during the fellowship period.

To participate in formal and informal teaching of junior doctors, medical and nursing students and paramedics.

Daytime commitments

ICU & Major Trauma Ward multidisciplinary ward round

Attendance at trauma calls

Prioritise and organise trauma operating

Experience in emergency neuro-surgical theatres

Attendance at multi-disciplinary trauma follow-up clinic

On-call commitments

Attendance at out of hours trauma calls penetrating, code red and at the discretion of the Trauma Team Leader.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To gain experience and become competent in the management of the trauma patient, particularly the management of penetrating and blunt trauma, whilst continuing emergency work in their base speciality.

To gain operative/clinical competencies at the management of the poly-trauma patients.

To undertake a research project during the fellowship period.

To participate in formal and informal teaching of junior doctors, medical and nursing students and paramedics.

Daytime commitments

ICU & Major Trauma Ward multidisciplinary ward round

Attendance at trauma calls

Prioritise and organise trauma operating

Experience in emergency neuro-surgical theatres

Attendance at multi-disciplinary trauma follow-up clinic

On-call commitments

Attendance at out of hours trauma calls penetrating, code red and at the discretion of the Trauma Team Leader.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• On GMC's register/Licensed Medical Practitioner
• MRCS
• Within 2-3 years of CCT

Desirable

• FRCS
• CCT

Language

Essential

• Spoken and written English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Academic achievements including research/track record of publications

Desirable

• Ongoing research interests
• Postgraduate research degree

Audit

Essential

• Understanding of audit principles

Desirable

• Evidence of completed projects with relevant action plans in place.

Teaching & Training

Essential

• Experience of teaching and training

Desirable

• Experience of development of relevant guidelines and protocols
• Posgraduate level education qualification
• Training the Trainers course or equivalent

Management skills

Essential

• Appropriate to job description

Clinical skills

Essential

• Appropriate to job description

Relevant experience

Essential

• Appropriate to job description

Desirable

• Previous experience of trauma in a UK/non-UK Level 1 trauma centre

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• On GMC's register/Licensed Medical Practitioner
• MRCS
• Within 2-3 years of CCT

Desirable

• FRCS
• CCT

Language

Essential

• Spoken and written English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Academic achievements including research/track record of publications

Desirable

• Ongoing research interests
• Postgraduate research degree

Audit

Essential

• Understanding of audit principles

Desirable

• Evidence of completed projects with relevant action plans in place.

Teaching & Training

Essential

• Experience of teaching and training

Desirable

• Experience of development of relevant guidelines and protocols
• Posgraduate level education qualification
• Training the Trainers course or equivalent

Management skills

Essential

• Appropriate to job description

Clinical skills

Essential

• Appropriate to job description

Relevant experience

Essential

• Appropriate to job description

Desirable

• Previous experience of trauma in a UK/non-UK Level 1 trauma centre

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address

St. Mary's Hospital

Praed Street

London

W2 1NY

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