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Main area
Spinal
Grade
MN37
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Recruiting 2 posts 12 months October 25)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
392-MS063-SF
Employer
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
RNOH
Town
Stanmore
Salary
£37,068 - £57,570 Salary is dependant on experience
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/12/2024 23:59

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Spinal Fellow

MN37

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. 

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field.  We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients

  • Rated Good by the CQC
  • Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
  • Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
  • Recognised as a centre of excellence,  leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme
  • Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
  • In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
  • Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.

This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.

Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:

  • Patients first, always
  • Excellence, in all we do
  • Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
  • Equality, for all

Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.

Job overview

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital provides a comprehensive range of neuro-musculoskeletal health care ranging from the most acute spinal injury or complex bone tumour to orthopaedic medicine and specialist rehabilitation for chronic back pain sufferers. This broad range of neuro-musculoskeletal services is unique within the NHS. The Spinal Surgery Unit is a very busy and integral part of the RNOHT. It includes the Neurosurgical/Degenerative Spine service and the largest Spinal Deformity service in the UK, with thirteen spinal surgeons. In addition to the complex tertiary elective spinal surgical practice, the Spinal Surgery unit provides a surgical service for Spinal Injuries, Spinal Infection, Spinal Sarcoma and Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression. 

Main duties of the job

This fellowship year will provide specialist training in the following:-  MDT administration and delivery for tertiary referrals  Pre and post-op ward rounds  Surgical multidisciplinary procedures  Regional Complex Spine Clinics  Clinical research including data collection and audit  Preparation of abstracts and papers for presentation and publication  Participation in Spinal Emergency work when supervising Consultants are on call. The successful candidate will be expected to develop their clinical knowledge and surgical skills over the one year fellowship. The aim of the surgical fellowship is to prepare the successful candidate for complex spinal surgery at consultant level. The case mix of spinal surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is extensive: paediatric and adult complex spinal conditions, spinal tumours, spinal infections, cervical, thoracic and lumbar degenerative conditions, and spinal trauma including osteoporotic fracture management. The fellow will also develop sufficient knowledge and leadership in order to take a leading role as a Consultant in a department dealing with complex spinal conditions and their sequelae. The fellow will develop the communication skills and attitudes to set them up for Consultant practice in a centre of excellence and to enable them to develop their skills further and train the next generation of spinal surgeons.

Working for our organisation

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Weekly time table consists of outpatient clinics, operating list, research, MDT meetings, and ward rounds, supporting and training the junior doctors.

The Fellowship is designed to provide skills and competencies above and beyond what is currently required to obtain a CCT in the relevant surgical specialty. Applicants should already be experienced in Spinal Surgery. The post involves surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore (RNOH) under the guidance of Mr Kia Rezajooi and Mr Nicholas Haden. There is extensive collaboration between neurosurgical and orthopaedic spinal surgery colleagues. Research/audit projects including presentations at national meetings and publication in peer review journals are essential. Previous post-holders have obtained recognition from the SAC. Demonstration of a commitment to training in spinal surgery, good communication and team working skills are essential. Other experience in the form of audit or research is desirable. Applicants should either have the CCT or be close to obtaining it.

Person specification

Postgraduate qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full registration with GMC FRCS (SN) or FRCS (T&O) NTN in relevant surgical specialty Within 12 months of CCT date
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degree

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in spinal surgery at SpR level. Already developed an interest in complex spinal surgery.
  • Experience in spinal trauma and spinal tumour surgery
Desirable criteria
  • Research with higher degree ideally in relevant specialty
  • Experience of MDT working

Knowledge/ skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to assess patients with complex spinal conditions.
  • An understanding of the major risk factors for spinal surgery at a population level and at the level of the individual
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of specific needs of spinal injury and spinal deformity patients and their carers, issues relating to service provision for spinal surgery patients in hospital and the community.
  • Ability and enthusiasm to teach medical undergraduates and Allied Health Professionals Personal participation in audit

Disposition

Essential criteria
  • Clarity of career aims, in particular reasons for choosing fellowship post in complex spine surgery and spinal trauma surgery
  • Evidence of being a good team member
  • Active interest in research and audit
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership qualities
  • Commitment and interest in research
  • Recognition of the importance of research in the field of Spinal surgery.

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • This post is subject to enhanced disclosure form the Criminal Records Bureau
  • Prepared to assess specific training opportunities at various sites according to programme

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkBronze Trailblazer by Race Equality MattersDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldAccredited Menopause Friendly EmployerRoyal College of Anaesthetists AccreditedCareLeaver Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dawn Lewinson
Job title
Operations Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0208 909 5822
Additional information

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