Trauma & Orthopaedic Shoulder and Elbow Senior Clinical Fellowship
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to undertaken established, well regarded Upper Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship. Internationally renowned as a crucible of Orthopaedics, Liverpool was the home of the pioneers of orthopaedics and trauma surgery, Hugh Owen-Thomas, Robert Jones and Thomas Porter McMurray.The successful candidate will join a team of Orthopaedic professionals who remain committed to that culture of innovation today.
The department has over 50 Consultant Surgeons covering the full range of Trauma & Orthopaedics, making it one of the largest UK centres. It is a tertiary referral centre for all sub-specialities except spinal services. It is the Level One Major Trauma Centre for Cheshire, Merseyside and the Isle of Man.All the surgeons are passionate about what they do and keen to develop you and your knowledge
Main duties of the job
The post will be based predominantly at Broadgreen Hospital, our state-of-the-art elective centre and at Aintree University Hospital, our trauma site. Day to day work will be varied including ward work, outpatient clinics and theatre sessions.We encourage trainees to operate under supportive supervision to develop their surgical skills.
The Fellow will take an active part in the upper limb trauma workload and can expect to be exposed to a wide variety of upper limb trauma cases.
The Fellow will take part in the Upper Limb elective outpatient clinics run on a Tuesday at Broadgreen site and fracture clinic twice a week at Aintree site.
On-Call Duties
1:8 Weekend daytime working
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Experience will be gained in arthroscopic shoulder surgery including arthroscopic Bankart repair and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. In addition, experience will be gained in shoulder arthroplasty, elbow arthroplasty and revision shoulder and elbow arthroplasty.
The position is projected for a senior trainee who anticipates becoming an orthopaedic consultant on completion of the Fellowship. One session of the job is therefore linked to administration, and this will involve liaising with other members involved in the care of patients within the hospital, the ratification of protocols and involvement in risk management.
One session is allocated to research and education. The Fellow is free to choose whether they will utilise this time for furthering clinical skills or pursing research/teaching interests.
The Fellow is expected to actively participate in formal and informal teaching of Resident and Specialist Registrars working in the hospital. A number of the consultants are deeply involved in educational roles all the way from undergraduate level to registrar level and pride themselves on training the next generation of surgeons.
It is expected that the Fellow will achieve at least one published piece of research within the 12-month appointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent
- GMC Registration
- Specialist fellowship in orthopaedic surgery
Experience
Essential criteria- Completed year 5 of Specialist Training (or equivalent)
- Completed year 5 of Specialist Registrar (or equivalent) and post CCT
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Basic understanding of Biomechanics, clinical anatomy and management of shoulder conditions
- Already experienced in the surgical treatment of simple shoulder surgery
Clinical and Technical Skills
Essential criteria- Basic experience of clinical assessment and surgical management of shoulder surgery
Personality
Essential criteria- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility Good communication skills
- Able to cope with stress and has leadership qualities
Research
Essential criteria- Should already have evidence of research experience
- Previous publications in peer review journals
Audit
Essential criteria- Understands principles of audit
- Evidence of participation or enthusiasm
- Published papers
Management Ability
Desirable criteria- Some previous experience