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Job summary

Main area
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
328-TORP-MED-7849221
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£73,992 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2026 23:59

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Arthroplasty Fellow

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)

Job overview

James Cook Regional Complex Arthroplasty Centre - Endeavour Senior Lower limb Arthroplasty Fellowship

This fellowship is designed to allow trained surgeons to increase their exposure to revision hip and knee arthroplasty and complex primary joint reconstruction. In addition to furthering complex arthroplasty skill set, the aim is to develop current and future Orthopaedic Consultant Leadership Capability for the NHS and to accelerate service transformation and quality improvement within and across trauma and orthopaedic services

Applications are invited for August 2027 for a period of 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be exposed to a wide variety of challenging lower limb arthroplasty reconstruction techniques in both the complex primary and revision setting. There is also the opportunity to gain exposure in the management of the Young Adult Hip, metastatic disease around the hip, robotic surgery and pelvic / acetabular work. The post holder would have exposure to independent operating and involvement in training of junior staff.  Fellows perform 70-80% of cases as first operator and perform around 150 primary and around 70 revision cases in a 12 month period.

 

The Fellow would be expected to attend the local and regional revision MDTs (the Trust is a nationally appointed Major Revision Centre, and revision network hub covering the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire). They would be expected to take part in research and quality improvement projects. The department is a national exemplar for orthopaedic research and is linked to the South Tees Academic Centre for Surgery from which numerous NIHR studies have been developed, led and delivered. The successful candidate would be expected to deliver on several projects for publication.  They would also be invited to departmental consultant meetings to witness the issues discussed in that forum.

 

Working for our organisation

South Tees and North Tees NHS Trusts are in the process of becoming one of the largest Trusts in the country, University Hospitals Tees NHS Trust. This position is currently based with the team at South Tees.  This comprises the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough and the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton. The James Cook University Hospital is a major tertiary and teaching centre with over 1,000 beds, serving a largely urban population. It is a Major Trauma Centre and is a Major Revision Centre. It is a regional centre for Spinal Cord Injury, Upper GI and Vascular Surgery.  In addition, it provides comprehensive regional specialties including Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery, ENT and Ophthalmic Surgery.   The revision team at James Cook host a fortnightly regional MDT for hip and knee revision with engagement from revision teams across North Yorkshire, the Tees Valley and Wearside.  An orthopaedic oncology metastatic bone disease MDT takes place regularly with oncology and musculoskeletal radiology support.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further details and information are available on the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Post CCT
  • FRCS/MRCS or Specialist training certificate from EU (with log book of operations)
  • Full registration with the General Medical Council
  • Log book of operations (assisted, performed)
Desirable criteria
  • Attendance at appropriate professional courses and meetings

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in General Trauma and Hip & Knee Arthroplasty Surgery
  • Experience of clinical audit
  • Regular attendance at and participation in audit meetings
  • Experience of clinical research (please submit summary of all your published work and at least 3 of the most important presented papers)
  • Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
  • Some exposure to complex / revision Hip & Knee Arthroplasty Surgery
  • Experience of teaching medical and other staff
  • Evidence of research or innovative service developments

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Simon Jameson
Job title
Orthopaedic Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
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