Job overview

We are recruiting for a full time, fixed term Paediatric Trauma & Orthopaedic Fellow to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. This is an opportunity for a trainee to gain experience in all aspects of this subspecialty and to be involved in ongoing audit and research projects.

This post will be for 6 months initially, with the option to extend to 12 months by mutual agreement.

The Fellow will work with Mr. Davies and Mr Elkhouly as well as Nurse Consultant Angie Lee. The team is completed by Clinical Nurse Specialists. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have a wide exposure to high volume paediatric trauma with regular general trauma lists and specialist trauma lists . There are 2 complex paediatric orthopaedic lists a month, where we operate on hip dysplasia, SUFE, osteotomy and limb deformity as well as complex foot reconstruction.

There are other paediatric elective lists running every week. As part of the Fellowship there will be exposure to ring fixators for trauma and deformity correction. It is envisaged that at the end of the Fellowship he/she will be capable of managing acute and elective paediatric orthopaedic treatment.

Other sub-specialist trauma and elective lists may be available depending on the candidate’s interests. The successful candidate will also participate in generic departmental activities including fracture clinic, day-time referrals and cross-covering.

The role is essential to providing support and guidance to junior members of the surgical team and plays a leadership role in reviewing and improving patient pathways both for inpatients and for patients attending clinic.

Working for our organisation

The Trauma & Orthopaedic Department at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive Trauma & 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 polytrauma 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 sit geographically in the centre of ROSPOG network and regularly contribute to its meetings with clinical cases, audits and research being presented. We are the network centre for the management of severe slipped upper femoral epiphysis.

We are a training department, welcoming and investing in student nurses, therapists, junior doctors and regularly host work experience students across all specialisms and offer five highly respected and sought after fellowships, as well as offering training opportunities across all clinical and administrative disciplines.