The Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Department at the Evelina London Children's Hospital offers a tertiary Children's Orthopaedic Service for South London and associated counties. The hospital is also the local hospital for many children in South London, providing services such as paediatric trauma, a neonatal DDH screening service, and a Ponseti clinic. The Paediatric Orthopaedic Department has specialist tertiary services including the management of hip problems in teenagers, a developing paediatric knee injury service, limb deformity service, skeletal dysplasia, spina bifida, and an extensive neurodisability service with gait laboratory support.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will, under the relevant consultants, be responsible for the provision of orthopaedic service to the Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Trust.
This will include: Developing skills in the assessment and management of orthopaedic patients in acute and elective children's services. Enhancing practical skills in children's orthopaedic surgery. Gaining understanding of 3-dimensional gait analysis and its contributions to clinical decision making, prognosis, and research. Undertaking theatre lists and outpatient clinics with or without supervision. Gaining understanding and appreciation of the contributions of the other disciplines involved in children's orthopaedic care in a multidisciplinary setting sensitive to the needs of the patient and their family. Job responsibilities
You will join a team of 5 Consultants, 2 Specialist Registrars, and 3 specialist orthopaedic nurses and will be expected to provide an elective orthopaedic and trauma service in conjunction with colleagues. You will participate in clinical and other service activities to ensure a high standard of patient care, take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training, and contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development. The Department is keen to help the post holder develop their area(s) of clinical interest and has a flexible approach in this regard.
This is a non-on-call post, but you will be accountable to liaise with the trauma team and coordinate cover arrangements for internal and regional referrals during the week (08:00-17:00). As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern to offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
The fellowship is a 12-month appointment commencing 1st August 2025.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training: Essential Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise FRCS(Tr and Ortho) or equivalent Eligibility to work in the UK Desirable Postgraduate qualification Clinical Experience Essential Extensive clinical experience in orthopaedic surgery Previous experience in children's orthopaedic surgery Documentation of children's orthopaedic operative experience Desirable Previous experience of paediatric orthopaedics in a specialist children's hospital Previous fellowship in children's orthopaedic surgery Knowledge and Skills Essential Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team Ability to communicate effectively and well with children and parents Ability to learn from instruction and from self-directed learning Sound judgement and decision-making Desirable Attendance on specialised paediatric orthopaedic courses Attendance at national/international paediatric orthopaedic meetings Membership of Paediatric Orthopaedic Societies Research Essential Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research/audit Evidence of original research/academic activity Evidence of completion of audit Desirable Evidence of original research/academic activity in paediatric orthopaedics Evidence of completion of audit in paediatric orthopaedics Teaching and Management Essential Experience of undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management Evidence of participation in quality improvement projects Desirable Management training or qualification Evidence of participation in quality improvement projects in paediatric orthopaedics
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