Junior Clinical Fellow


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	from £54,499 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	LONDON, SE13 6LH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	1 Nov 2026

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Summary

The Department provides an extensive Orthopaedic and Trauma service for the reception, assessment, examination and treatment of people with abnormalities of the musculo skeletal system or who have sustained a recent injury. The Department offers good training for junior medical staff in Orthopaedic Surgery with a broad range of treatment and the management of Trauma and Elective patients. There is a link with the Kings College UMDS, which provides four Specialty Trainee Registrars. THE ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT The Orthopaedic department has one trauma ward at the Queen Elizabeth site, elective work is undertaken at Lewisham Hospital and Day Case is undertaken at the Queen Marys (Sidcup) site. Orthopaedic clinics and fracture clinics are currently held on the QE site between Monday and Friday. The department organises Trauma on CEPOD principles with most trauma performed on a daily dedicated trauma lists under Consultant supervision. There are daily fracture clinics and typically each consultant team has 2 days trauma responsibilities. Day one will be the on call with a fracture clinic and ward round for admitted trauma patients. Day two is allocated in theatres for trauma surgery. The consultant teams have daily operating lists and elective outpatients clinics. One session each week is devoted to departmental meetings, i.e. audit, case presentation, journal club, projects review and SE Thames Orthopaedic Training Circuit. The department has a close working relationship with the orthogeriatric team and they provide 24 hour care to all trauma patients over 65 years. The department works closely with this team in assuring national target for neck of femur is achieved.

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