Senior Clinical Fellowship in Orthopaedic Diabetic Foot Surgery

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a 12-month dedicated Orthopaedic Diabetic Foot Fellowship in the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department based primarily at the Basildon Hospital Site.

This post is designed to provide the successful applicant with a thorough and comprehensive approach to the non-operative and operative management of patients with acute and non-urgent Diabetic foot conditions. Depending upon the competency, there would be fair opportunities for taking a lead role in various operating, teaching and clinic related activities.

So, if this sounds like the right role for you please apply today.

Main duties of the job

The Orthopaedic Diabetic Team is part of the Basildon Diabetic MDT, which meet once a month for a virtual MDT to discuss new patients seen in the previous month and once a week on an ad-hoc face-to-face MDT clinic as per the needs of individual patients.

The Fellow is expected to work closely with the supervising consultants (Mr Tiruveedhula and Mr Mallick), Orthopaedic Podiatrist and Diabetic Patient Pathway Co-ordinator for the assessment of new referrals in the outpatient setting and inpatient referrals from other specialities, plan non-operative and surgical treatment, participate in MDT.

Liaising with the PPC for the allocation of patients for theatre. The Fellow will have a dedicated slot for admin and Research, where the Fellow is expected to update the Diabetic database and complete an allocated Research project.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for a new role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCS or equivalent
• FRCS (Ortho) or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Additional professional qualifications

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience at SpR (ST8) or equivalent level
• Previous experience with Diabetic foot surgery in Hospital setting

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Senior Clinical Fellowship JD & PS (PDF, 432.4KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
• Medical Payscales 2/2025 (PDF, 187.5KB)
• Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
• Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)
• General Statements - Clinical Fellow FY1, FY2, MTI and ST1-9 (PDF, 312.4KB)