Job summary

The London Major Trauma System went live in January 2011 following the formation of 4 Major Trauma Networks to serve London and the surrounding regions. As such St George's was designated as the Major Trauma Centre (MTC) for the Southwest London and Surrey Major Trauma Network. St George's MTC sees around 2500 trauma calls per annum of which around 1400 have an Injury Severity Score of over 9.

St George's Major Trauma Service is led by Trauma and Orthopaedic, with specialist support from multiple surgical and other specialities on site. In addition, our patients benefit from a well-established and expert team of Major Trauma Nurse Practitioners who co-ordinate much of the care of major trauma patients. Likewise, older patients are assessed by dedicated geriatrician service to support Major Trauma.

Applications are from invited from clinical with an interest in Major Trauma from a range of relevant clinical background, from the ED, anaesthetics and critical care and surgical specialities. Successful candidates will be allocated an educational supervisor from a relevant speciality to support their training and career progression. In addition, time will be allocated in the rota for personal development time for trainees to pursue their own clinical interests and expertise.

Main duties of the job

Successful applications will work primarily on this ward under the supervision of the Consultant of the Week for Major Trauma but will also have the unique opportunity to look after patient across their entire journey from arrival in hospital to discharge. On-calls will be spent engaged in the acute phase of patient care in the Emergency Department (ED) under the supervision of a Consultant Trauma Team Leader. The expectation is that the Clinical Fellow for Major Trauma will support the trauma team in the delivery of acute interventions, assist is in the assessment and admission of trauma patients and act as a link during the acute phase with the ED onto the wards.

St George's is both an adult and paediatric MTC and successful candidates will be trained in all aspects of major trauma management across the full age range. Successful candidates will be expected to engage with on site trauma education including attendance at one of our Trauma Team Leader Courses.

In addition to acute and ward care for major trauma patients the post-holder will be involved in various multidisciplinary team meetings relating to patient care and expected to present at these when appropriate. Audit, research and quality improvement work is encouraged as is time in theatre engaging with the operative aspects of major trauma management. Likewise, time can be allocated for the post holder to spend time understanding the perioperative care of major trauma patients, in ICU or in relevant clinics

About us

Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. Many tertiary services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma.

A number of our services are members of established clinical networks which bring together doctors, nurses and other clinicians from a range of healthcare providers working to improve the quality of services for patients. These include the South London Cardiac and Stroke Network and the South West London and Surrey Trauma Network, for which St George's Hospital is the designated heart attack centre, hyper-acute stroke unit and major trauma centre

Job description

Job responsibilities

In 2023 we opened our dedicated Major Trauma Ward aimed at caring for the most severely injured and complex trauma patients in a state-of-the-art ward environment. Successful applications will work primarily on this ward under the supervision of the Consultant of the Week for Major Trauma but will also have the unique opportunity to look after patient across their entire journey from arrival in hospital to discharge. On-calls will be spent engaged in the acute phase of patient care in the Emergency Department (ED) under the supervision of a Consultant Trauma Team Leader. The expectation is that the Clinical Fellow for Major Trauma will support the trauma team in the delivery of acute interventions, assist is in the assessment and admission of trauma patients and act as a link during the acute phase with the ED onto the wards.

St Georges is both an adult and paediatric MTC and successful candidates will be trained in all aspects of major trauma management across the full age range. Successful candidates will be expected to engage with on site trauma education including attendance at one of our Trauma Team Leader Courses.

Please see attached job description

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC

Desirable

• BSc or other degree
• MRCS, MRCEM, FRCA, MRCP or equivalent (full or part)
• ATLS/ETC APLS ALS

Relevant experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years experience at Foundation level or equivalent
• Previous relevant UK experience

Desirable

• Previous additional experience in major trauma
• Previous additional experience in acute care (Emergency Medicine, Surgery or Critical Care)

Audit/research/teaching

Essential

• Satisfactory career progression to date
• Presentation skills
• Understanding of the basic principles of audit

Desirable

• Participation in clinic audit
• Evidence of teaching experience (particularly relating to major trauma)
• Evidence of relevant research
• Peer reviewed publication

Communication/interpersonal skills

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Ability to work within a team

Probity

Essential

• Honesty, integrity and a commitment to excellent patient care

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