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Main area
Orthopaedics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (extendable to 12 months)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
190-STH-25-269
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£73,992 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/12/2025 23:59

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Post CCT Trauma and Reconstructive Fellow

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The appointment is to commence April 2026 for a fixed term period of 6 or 12 months. Our fellowships can be recruited into 1-2 years in advance. Successful candidates will also be considered for future fellowship posts to start in October 2026, April 2027 & October 2027 for 6–12-month periods depending on their availability and stage in training. FRCS (T&O) or equivalent is essential at time of commencement in the post.

The post does not award a National Training Number.  As this post is not recognised as a ‘training post’, full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required. The duties of this post are equivalent to Post CCT/equivalent.

Main duties of the job

Responsible to Mr J. McGregor-Riley, Mr E. Mills & Miss B.L. Pincher

This post will provide the trainee with an opportunity to work in an active, well-recognised unit with a good record of presentations and publications.

In addition to extensive exposure to the management of Major Trauma, the trainee will gain significant experience in use of circular frames in the acute and reconstructive management of fractures, non-unions and malunions.  The Unit applies over 150 Ilizarov frames per year for both trauma and reconstruction cases.

Working for our organisation

PROUD VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS

These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.

Patients First – Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do

Respectful – Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity

Ownership – Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve

Unity – Work in partnership with others

Deliver – Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions

The Trust have developed a PROUD Behaviours framework which details specific behaviours we expect to see and do not expect to see, aligned to each of the five PROUD Values.

For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans please visit

www.sth.nhs.uk/about-us

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full detail regarding the Trust and the role itself, please consult the Job Description and Person Specification documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC with a licence to practise
  • Basic Medical Degree
  • MRCS
  • FRCS (T & O) or Equivalent by time of commencement
  • Completion of CCT by time of commencing post or approved overseas equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships, other degrees

Clinical experience

Essential criteria
  • Competence in pre-operative and post-operative management
  • Previous experience in the management of trauma
  • NHS Experience (excluding clinical attachment)

Research

Essential criteria
  • Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in Peer reviewed journals. Demonstrate an ability to set up & complete research project(s)

Continuous Professional Develo

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable criteria
  • Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio relevant to trauma and limb reconstruction

Personal attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
  • The applicant must demonstrate skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking the English language that enables effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out in the GMC’ good medical practice (2013).

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Miss B L Pincher
Job title
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 271 1900
Additional information

Informal enquiries welcomed by Mr S L Royston on: 0114 226 6358 

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
HR Department
Northern General Hospital
Sheffield
S5 7AU
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