Trosolwg o'r swydd

The Upper Limb Team are happy to advertise their Hand and Wrist Fellowship from August 2024. 

Please note this fellowship is from August 2024 - February 2025. Please do not apply if you can't start in August or September.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The successful candidate's will - 

• Attend clinics at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh as required.
• Participate in elective, trauma and emergency surgery as required.
• Attend arthroplasty meetings and prepare presentations for MDT meetings. One Fellow will be responsible for maintaining the Peri-Prosthetic Infection log.
• The posts may require fellows to participate in the non-resident out of hour’s rota dependent upon the service requirements.  This usually applies to the pre CCT fellows from the Deaneries.
• Carry out ward rounds and clerk patients on the day of surgery. In addition to consent, all patients for theatre require a thromboprophylaxis assessment to be completed by the admitting doctor and full assessment of medications on admission.
• Manage inpatients in conjunction with allied specialties at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (Wigan Infirmary).
• Maintain clear and contemporaneous medical records.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.