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Job summary

Main area
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (on-call rota)
Job ref
164-8037587
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£76,582 MT05 £76582.00 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/07/2026 16:00

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Senior Trauma Fellow - T&O

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Job overview

Applications are invited for the above post at the Queen's Medical Centre campus of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, for a 12 month fixed term position from October 2026. The successful applicant will work in the Orthopaedic Trauma unit at the Queen's Medical Centre Campus, which is the busiest Major Trauma Centre in the United Kingdom and likely serves a population within the East Midlands region of England estimated to be around 4.8 million people. The post is designed to support the successful candidate to bridge the gap between higher surgical training and a substantive consultant appointment, with a significant trauma element. Daytime responsibilities include supporting trauma operating theatres, fracture clinics and day on-call duties. The department offers all aspects of complex orthopaedic trauma surgery, including limb reconstruction, orthopaedic trauma surgery and pelvic and acetabular surgery.

  • Applicants are welcome to visit the department prior to application. Please contact Mr Taylor’s secretary 0115 9249924 ext 82042 (T&O Consultant) or Mr Norrish’s secretary (T&O Consultant and Junior Doctor Lead) on 0115 9249924 ext 84351.
  • Applications require full GMC registration and UK NHS experience

Main duties of the job

  • In-patient accountabilities require assessment and management of emergency referrals for injured patients from the Emergency Department along with other route of admission (from clinic or direct transfer) under the direction of responsible consultant
  • Routine ward responsibilities, transfer and discharge summaries, and operating theatre duties are a key component of the Senior Trauma Fellow role
  • Out-patient responsibilities will include orthopaedic fracture clinics
  • Teaching medical and other students as required
  • To undertake audit and other quality improvement projects to enhance the delivery of care
  • To get involved in research leading to publication

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description & Person Specification attached within the Job Advert for the main duties of this job. 

The successful candidate with be working at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), which is the 4th largest acute UK Trust

NUH have achieved a national/international reputation for many specialist services, including stroke, renal, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma. We are at the forefront of many research programmes and new surgical procedures. In addition we host the NIHR Nottingham Clinical Research Facility and one of the 14 commissioned NIHR HealthTec Research Centres. We will also be undertaking research at the new National Rehabilitation Centre.

Fifteen Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons are actively involved in the adult in-patient and out-patient Trauma and Orthopaedic service. The successful candidates will work at both the QMC and the Treatment Centre. Children’s trauma and orthopaedics for Nottingham is carried out at Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) under the care of five consultant orthopaedic surgeons. There are six orthopaedic hand surgeons based at QMC who run an acute hand take shared with the plastic surgeons

We strive to deliver the very best care for our patients, but we are also passionate about providing high quality training and support and working in partnership with all health providers at NUH towards optimising patient outcomes.

 

Person specification

Post Grad Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FRCS Orth, FRCSC, FRACS
  • Evidence of Training/Progression
Desirable criteria
  • Higher Degree or on point of completing

Research and Publication Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate interest in research
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of contributing to published research

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MB BS (or equivalent)
  • Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
  • Prizes

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent UK Hospital experience
  • At least 4 years experience in Orthopaedics or approaching completion of SPR Training
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of interest in Trauma Surgery
  • Completed CCT or equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Care Leaver CovenantNHS Rainbow badgeCareLeaver Covenantadded for NUH

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.

Application numbers

Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Taylor
Job title
Consultant Surgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9249924
Additional information

0115 9249924 ext 82042

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