Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Plus On Call)
- Job ref
- 001-MP021.26
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Llandough
- Town
- Penarth
- Salary
- £46,324 - £71,814 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Knee Surgery (T&O)
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together
Job overview
SENIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW
IN KNEE SURGERY – (StR Higher Level)
Applications are invited for the above post commencing as soon as possible until 4th August 2026
The Orthopaedic and Trauma Department is based in the two Major Teaching Hospitals in the City of Cardiff, the Capital of Wales.
The post is attached to the Cardiff Lower Limb Arthroplasty Unit, at both the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough and serves a local population of 500,000 and provides a tertiary referral service for a population of 1.5 million. The successful candidate will be exposed to all aspects of knee surgery. There is a fully established Research Unit. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in ongoing research projects together with specific research.
Candidates should have ideally completed a basic Orthopaedic Registrar training programme and passed the appropriate exit examination.
Main duties of the job
The Post Holder will be expected to work at specialist Registrar level and will participate in the specialist Registrar on call rota at Llandough Hospital.
Clinics, review/research clinics
Lists, own and supervised.
Assigned 1 or 2 projects.
Access to university facilities
Original research encouraged.
Duties will include retrospective review, liaising with university departments and screening and scoring patients.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well” and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
These are the current applicable pay scales; however, these may change upon implementation of the framework agreement for reform to the terms and conditions of service for resident doctors and dentists in Wales. Further details can be found at https://cdn.intelligencebank.com/eu/share/qMbw14/jgkpM/w0DMG/original/BMA+-+Framework+Agreement+Wales
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Current GMC Registration with Full License to Practice
- Training in Radiation Protection or agreement to attend next available course (state higher qualifications if applicable)
Desirable criteria
- Intercalated Degree
- MSc or PHD
- Academic Excellence (Prizes, merits, distinctions etc.,)
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE , ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills - written
Desirable criteria
- Audit
- Teaching
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.
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Sanjeev Agarwal
- Job title
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Telephone number
- 02921825194
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