Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow (ST8 equiv)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (1-Oct-26 to 30-Sep-27)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 234-MS2573
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NNUH
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £77,348 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics - Knee Surgery
Senior Clinical Fellow (ST8 equiv)
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is a 1,200-bedded teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities for modern patient care: 1100 beds in the PFI and 100 in Cromer Community Hospital.
The NNUH is part of Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group which includes the James Paget Hospital, in Great Yarmouth and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King Lynn.
We carry out nearly one million outpatient appointments, day case procedures and inpatient admissions annually. The population we serve is predominantly the people of Norfolk and north Suffolk, although some patients are referred from further afield especially to access specialist services available at this Trust.
Our staff of c10,000 care for and support patients who are referred to us by around 100 local GP practices and from other acute hospitals. We run more than 60 specialist services as a tertiary centre, including more than a dozen specialist cancer and radiotherapy treatments, and we are one of the biggest cancer centres in the country.
We provide complex spinal surgery services, specialist Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosciences services and specialist cardiac services. Our Trust runs specialist dermatology, rheumatology, endocrinology, adult congenital heart disease services, treatment of complex liver and pancreatic diseases in adults, cystic fibrosis services and intestinal failure services. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre. NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs.
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare, and our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’. If this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and long term conditions and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Senior Fellow (ST8 equiv) with special interest in Revision Anthroplasty Surgery. The post will run for one year from 1st October 2026, although the start date could be negotiated. The post will involve duties mainly at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
Norwich has a long tradition in arthroplasty surgery, dating back to Ken McKee. In more recent times it has provided Presidents of both the British Hip Society and BASK.
This post is being funded by money provided when Norwich became the regional Knee Revision Centre and company sponsorship from Smith and Nephew. The successful candidate would work predominantly with the revision knee surgeons, however would be encouraged to gain experience in revision hip surgery and trauma in this busy unit. A major component of this job will be supporting and developing the regional service and running the monthly knee MDT. Additionally, there will be the opportunity to undertake navigated arthroplasty using the CORI navigation system.
Norwich is a busy trauma centre, catering for a population of approximately 650,000 but even larger for open and complex fractures, spinal & pelvic trauma.
This post is based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital but may include duties at the Trust’s satellite in Cromer.
Main duties of the job
The elective commitment will be to knee surgery in general, with increased exposure to revision knee surgery, including periprosthetic fractures. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will be already capable of performing primary joint replacements with minimal supervision, and gradually increase operative responsibility in revision surgery over a period of one year. The appointee might be expected to be sharing some operating lists with more junior orthopaedic trainees & sensitivity towards their training needs & indeed participation in their training will be expected. The outpatient commitment will be to new & follow up joint replacement clinics. List & follow up clinic commitments will be coordinated with the ST from each firm. New patient clinics are organized by the fellow to run in parallel with consultant clinics.
The fellow is expected to organize, run & document the monthly knee arthroplasty MDT alongside the Clinical Specialist role. All upcoming revisions are discussed to facilitate planning. There is input from the microbiology team, so the fellow would be expected to be actively involved in all ongoing infection cases. The fellow is jointly responsible for maintaining the revision knee data base. The knee surgeons are aiming to run their MDT through the BAJIR database, so some experience with this would be desirable.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.
Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic Medical Degree.
- FRCS (Tr & Orth).
- Accreditation in Orthopaedics and on GMC Specialist Register (CCT) at time of appointment.
- Current ATLS provider certification
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree
- ATLS instructor
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Good communicator.
- Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to work in shared office space
- Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of training in management skills.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Stated career intention of arthroplasty surgery.
- European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 6 years specialist registrar orthopaedic training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty and examination equivalent of FRCS (Tr & Orth).
- Evidence of competence in primary hip arthroplasty.
- Training in children’s safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of interest & experience in revision arthroplasty surgery
Interests
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates evidence of interest in Arthroplasty Surgery
- Demonstrable interest and research / audit in knee surgery.
Desirable criteria
- Peer reviewed publications or presentations in knee surgery
Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Full Driving License.
Communications and Language Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of training in communication / teaching, eg, Training the Trainers / Teaching the Teachers
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
- Mr Phil Hopgood
- Job title
- Consultant - Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
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