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Job summary

Main area
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade
MT04
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
328-SC-MED-0424
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£61,825 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/06/2025 23:59

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Hand Clinical Fellow

MT04

Job overview

The hand service at the James Cook University Hospital is delivered by Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgeons on a combined Orthoplastic rota. Hand on-call is delivered on a 1 in 6 weekly basis by 3 Orthopaedic and 3 Plastic surgeons. Outside the on call weeks surgeons deliver a comprehensive sub-specialty / tertiary hand service.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work alongside the Orthopaedic research team and Orthopaedic hand service. Approximately 50% of their time will be allocated to delivering elective and emergency activity alongside the hand service. The remaining 50% of their time will be spent working with the Orthopaedic research team, undertaking research activity and delivering undergraduate teaching for the department. It is expected that the fellow will get involved with a number of on-going clinical trials and service improvement initiatives as well as developing their own research ideas. The trust can reimburse enrollment fees for candidates wishing to undertake a Postgraduate certificate (Education/Research) at the University of Newcastle during their 12 months in post.

The post will suit doctors at CT2 + level wishing to pursue a career in Orthopaedic or Plastic Surgery and to further expand their clinical, teaching and research portfolios. Recent fellows have successfully gained ST3 numbers in Orthopaedics and Plastics, had their work published in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to NIHR portfolio and industry studies and have presented at both national and international meetings. Applicants should have at least 1 years’ experience in Trauma and Orthopaedics or Plastic Surgery, be enthusiastic and committed to a career in Orthopaedics or Plastic Surgery and have an interest in clinical research. Full GMC registration with a license to practice is required.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest in the country and provides a comprehensive range of medical and surgical specialities to patients in the North East of England. It is one of the United Kingdom’s 22 Major Trauma Centres and offers tertiary referral services for a variety of surgical specialities including Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery, which are all situated within the JCUH Site. The Orthopaedic Department has a long tradition of delivering excellent clinical outcomes. The unit is committed to training and offers supervised teaching and personal career development for those trainees who wish to develop a career in orthopaedics. In addition the department has strong links to Teesside University through which it delivers a postgraduate orthopaedic MCh Course including modules in clinical research.

The orthopaedic department has an active academic team lead by Prof Amar Rangan and Prof Paul Baker. The team includes two senior lecturers, research nurses and an orthopaedic research scientist. The team including the hand team have co-ordinated a number of national and international multicentre clinical trials. Members of the team are also grant holders for a range of NIHR portfolio adopted trails.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full registration with the General Medical Council.
Desirable criteria
  • MRCS or equivalent.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • A minimum of 12 months experience of UK Orthopaedic/Plastics practice at post foundation year level

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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.

Application numbers

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
christopher.coapes
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 850850
Additional information

Ext 55914

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If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone
01642 850850, ext. 57396
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