HOSPITAL VACANCY, 10TH AUGUST, 2011

Cedarcrest Hospitals, Abuja hereby requests applications from suitably qualified medical doctors for three and six month temporary fellowship appointments as trainees in orthopaedic surgery. This hospital is located in the heart of the federal capital and is a foremost centre for modem image guided orthopaedic surgery and traumatology.
Trainee fellowships will generally last for three or six months, however, trainees willing to stay for a short period of training of one month can apply.

Cedarcrest Hospitals, Abuja hereby requests applications from suitably qualified medical doctors for three and six month temporary fellowship appointments as trainees in orthopaedic surgery. This hospital is located in the heart of the federal capital and is a foremost centre for modem image guided orthopaedic surgery and traumatology. Trainee fellowships will generally last for three or six months, however, trainees willing to stay for a short period of training of one month can apply.
Trainees will be expected to participate in the surgical management of patients in all subspecialties and work with internationally trained orthopaedic surgeons. They will be exposed to the following procedures:
POSITION: TRAINEE IN DEFORMITY CORRECTIONllizarov lower limb deformity correction
Hizarov limb lengthening
Linear rail distraction limb lengthening
REQUIREMENTS
Interested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
POSITION: TRAINEE IN GENERAL ORTHOPAEDICSStaged non union surgeries including antibiotic bead placement
Conservative management of low back pain
Intralestonal injections with or without carm control
REQUIREMENTSInterested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
Trainees will be expected to participate in the surgical management of patients in all subspecialties and work with internationally trained orthopaedic surgeons. They will be exposed to the following procedures:
POSITION: TRAINEE IN TRAUMA
Closed antegrade and retrograde C-arm guided locked nailing of fractures of the femur, tibia and humerus
Dosed proximal femoral nailing
Open reduction and internal fixation of tibial plateau fractures
Closed C-arm guided titanium elastic nailing of paediatnc fractures involving the femur, tibia, humerus, radius and ulna
Image intensifier guided closed reduction and K wire fixation of fractures
3.5mm DCR LCDCPand LCP plating of fractures of the distal humerus, forearm and ankle with image guidance
External fixation of long bone and pelvic fractures
Mini external fixation of wrist fractures
Cannulated screw fracture fixation under Image control Spine fracture fixation including anterior cervical plating and lumbar pedicle screw fixation
REQUIREMENTS
Interested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
POSITION: TRAINEE IN HAND SURGERYCarpal tunnel decompression
Ulnar tunnel decompression
Trigger finger, trigger thumb release
Release of dupuytren contracture
Syndactyly separation
Tendon repairs
Release of post bum and trauma contractures
REQUIREMENTSInterested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
In addition to the core orthopaedic areas above, trainees exposed to neurosurgical and plastic surgical procedures as follows:
Cedarcrest Hospitals, Abuja hereby requests applications from suitably qualified medical doctors for three and six month temporary fellowship appointments as trainees in orthopaedic surgery. This hospital is located in the heart of the federal capital and is a foremost centre for modem image guided orthopaedic surgery and traumatology. Trainee fellowships will generally last for three or six months, however, trainees willing to stay for a short period of training of one month can apply.
Trainees will be expected to participate in the surgical management of patients in all subspecialties and work with internationally trained orthopaedic surgeons. They will be exposed to the following procedures:
POSITION: TRAINEE IN FOOT AND ANKLE
Surgical procedures for planovalgus and cavovarus feet
Hind foot and ankle artnrodesis
Triple fusion and ankle arthrodesis
Ankle arthroscopy
REQUIREMENTS
Interested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
POSITION: TRAINEE IN PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS
Various club foot procedures
Hip valgus osteotomies
ln situ pinning of slipped upper femoral epiphysis
Complex paediatric deformity corrections
Physiotherapy and rehabilitation of spastic limb deformities including the use of botulinum toxin injections, tendon lengthenings and tendon transfers.
REQUIREMENTSInterested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
In addition to the core orthopaedic areas above, trainees exposed to neurosurgical and plastic surgical procedures as follows:
POSITION: TRAINEE IN HIP AND KNEETotal hip replacement
Bipolar hemiarthroplasty
Core decompression for femoral head avascular necrosis
Hiparthrotomies
Total knee replacement
Knee arthrotomies
Peri articular (hip and knee) image guided osteotomies
REQUIREMENTS
Interested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
POSITION: TRAINEE IN ARTHROSCOPY AND SPORTS MEDICINE
Knee diagnostic arthroscopy ‘Arthroscopic meniscectomy
ACL reconstruction
Knee debridement
Shoulder diagnostic arthroscopy
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and subacromial decompression
REQUIREMENTSInterested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
In addition to the core orthopaedic areas above, trainees exposed to neurosurgical and plastic surgical procedures as follows:
Cedarcrest Hospitals, Abuja hereby requests applications from suitably qualified medical doctors for three and six month temporary fellowship appointments as trainees in orthopaedic surgery. This hospital is located in the heart of the federal capital and is a foremost centre for modem image guided orthopaedic surgery and traumatology. Trainee fellowships will generally last for three or six months, however, trainees willing to stay for a short period of training of one month can apply.
Trainees will be expected to participate in the surgical management of patients in all subspecialties and work with internationally trained orthopaedic surgeons. They will be exposed to the following procedures:
POSITION: TRAINEE IN NEUROSURGERY
Brain trauma management “Brain tumour surgery
Contemporary management of stroke
Decompressive craniotomies and evacuations of intracerebral hematoma
Hydrocephalus and spina bifida management
REQUIREMENTSInterested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
POSITION: TRAINEE IN PLASTIC SURGERYLiposuction
Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)
Abdominoplasty and mesh ventral hernia repair
Breast reduction and breast augmentation surgeries
Breast lift
Scar revisions
REQUIREMENTSInterested Applicants
Must be fully registered medical practitioners
Must have commenced post graduate training in orthopaedic surgery in a postgraduate college approved institution
Must have passed the Part 1 Fellowship Examination
Must possess an NYSC discharge certificate, or valid exemption as the case may be.
METHOD OF APPLICATIONTo apply, send detailed curriculum vitae with an application letter titled “Application for Post of Trainee in Orthopaedic Surgery” to info@cedarcresthospitals.com . Applications should be addressed to The Director, Centre for Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedarcrest Hospitals, Abuja. Applicants should indicate whether they are interested in the one month, three month or six month training period.
There are also limited vacancies for theatre nurses. Interested nurses should apply as above.
4, Amurie Omanze Street, Off Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Garki II, Abuja Tel: +(234) – 8055998911. info@cedarcesthospitals.com, http://www.cedarcresthospitals.com/