Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 297-7849008
- Employer
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- £73,992 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow - Trauma and Orthopaedics
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
The advertised post of Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow (SCTF) is tenable for a fixed term of 12 months commencing August 2026. Please note that this vacancy is only open to applicants with a minimum of 24 months NHS experience at time of start date.
Main duties of the job
The post is for a trainee who has successfully completed the MRCS examination and aims to pursue a career in Trauma & Orthopaedics. It offers an opportunity to develop an interest in teaching whilst broadening clinical and research experience. Successful candidates will play an integral role in the delivery of the undergraduate clinical teaching programme for medical students from the University of Newcastle. The department provides teaching from early clinical experience visits to ward-based assistantships. Teaching is provided across a variety of settings, and the successful candidate will spend approximately five sessions per week delivering this. The candidate will also coordinate the Department’s weekly teaching programme. The remaining 5 sessions will consist of clinical duties, research and professional development. The on-call commitment is second on call in a 1:9 rota. The main clinical duties will be across emergency and elective orthopaedic care. Opportunities for clinical research are available and can be tailored to individual requirements.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be supervised by Mr Jagannath Chakravarthy, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, who has a commitment to undergraduate training. The post is advertised for a doctor who would function at Registrar level (Senior Teaching Fellow). Ideally the successful applicant will have completed Foundation Training (or equivalent) and Core training (with Trauma & Orthopaedics). Applicants should have passed the MRCS.
This post includes the opportunity for the successful applicant to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education during their employment within the Trust. Any formal qualification will be undertaken during the year of employment within the Trust and is subject to a financial cap (international applicants may not be eligible for this funding and if wishing to pursue a qualification, eligibility should be confirmed prior to application)
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise workload & use initiative
- Good communication skills.
- • Meet the requirements of the GMC’s Good medical Practice.
- • Valid GMC registration.
- • MRCS.
- • At least 2 years NHS experience
- • Experience in formal and informal teaching
- • Experience in Trauma & Orthopaedics at senior SHO level
Desirable
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of IT
- Evidence of research developments.
- Knowledge of Newcastle Medical School Undergraduate Curriculum
- Research Experience
- Aiming to pursue a career in Orthopaedics
- Previous experience as a Teaching Fellow
- Previous experience working within Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust
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
- Louise Sore
- Job title
- Medical Education Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 445 2503
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