Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma Ortho-geriatrics
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthogeriatrics (ST2 equivalent)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Post available for either 6 or 12 month contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-TD-26-008
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Major Trauma (Plastics)
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £52,656 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellowship in Major Trauma Rehabilitation
Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthogeriatrics (ST2 equivalent)
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are inviting applications for a clinical fellow post primarily focused on Silver Trauma. The appointee will work under a joint team of Older People’s Medicine major trauma specialists and Emergency Medicine. This post is available from Feb 4th 2026 with either a 6 or 12 month contract available. You must have full GMC registration with a license to practice and have completed Foundation Training and / or Core Training.
The post will provide a solid basis from which to apply for specialist training and many previous fellows have gone on to secure such posts.
The fellow will spend their time integrated into the Major Trauma inpatient service at the RVI providing cover expected of ST1-2 level. Alongside the trauma geriatrics consultant, ED consultants, and specialist nurses the successful applicant will care for patients based mainly on the trauma ward (ward 23), together with older patients admitted under neurosciences and other trauma active specialities.
Main duties of the job
The fellow will spend their time integrated into the Major Trauma inpatient service at the RVI providing cover expected of ST1-2 level. Alongside the trauma geriatrics consultant, ED consultants, and specialist nurses the successful applicant will care for patients based mainly on the trauma ward (ward 23), together with older patients admitted under neurosciences and other trauma active specialities.
The role will provide the perfect opportunity to gain further experience in the management of inpatient major trauma, and frail older people alongside our specialist teams. The posts will develop skills in holistic care and multi-speciality working that are relevant to all branches of medicine and surgery. There will be opportunities within the trauma service for candidates to develop non-clinical areas of interest such as quality assurance, clinical governance and education, including simulation.
At the RVI there is the opportunity to join grand rounds and to attend weekly teaching delivered via Emergency Medicine. The OPM weekly teaching is currently held in the FRH but the opportunity to join remotely from the RVI site is in development.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Personal Education:
All staff are encouraged to learn from the extensive clinical education activities that take place in the Trust, and there are a number of weekly meetings that provide excellent educational opportunities.
Administrative:
Successful applicants will be expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by their clinical supervisor, including keeping of inpatient records, ordering investigations and receiving results.
Research/Audit:
The RVI Major Trauma Service has a quality assurance and education programme with consultant leads in both areas. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop experience in these areas, working alongside and supporting established roles. There will be the opportunity to contribute to quality improvement projects as well as participation in audits.
The medical education department has a strong reputation for excellent medical education and there are many ongoing projects. The high volume of educational activity performed in the Trust ensures there is a vast opportunity to instigate and perform research/audit projects. Such activity is encouraged and results presented at regional and
national meetings.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC registration.
- Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent).
- At least 2 years of previous experience working in the NHS.
Desirable criteria
- MRCP or equivalent.
- Relevant higher degree.
- ALS
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good history & examination skills.
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
- Able to order appropriate investigations.
- Image interpretation relevant to practice.
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Desirable criteria
- Experience and interest in the specialty.
- Ability to perform basic general procedures.
Maintaining clinical competence
Essential criteria
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g., workplace assessments.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior staff.
Desirable criteria
- Contribution to departmental training sessions.
- Some knowledge of learning theories.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit projects.
- Understanding of research principles.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of research principles.
- Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change.
- Evidence in participation in research projects.
- Publication of research in peer reviewed journals and presentation at local and national meetings.
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team.
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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