Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma & Orthopaedic
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 236-OCO-SCF-T&O-25
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Oldham Hospital
- Town
- Oldham
- Salary
- £61,825 - £70,425 per annum plus on call
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Clinical Fellow Trauma & Orthopaedics
Senior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for the appointment for a Senior Clinical Fellow within Trauma, Orthopedic at Royal Oldham Hospital.
This is a 6 month post with view to extend for 12 months which will provide an opportunity for the appointee to learn and develop subspecialty-level skill in the management of Orthopedics.
The appointee will be expected to participate fully in the provision of District General Hospital services to the residents of Oldham. It is proposed that the appointee will provide 10 PA’s per week (9 PA’s DCC and 1 SPA) which will include outpatient clinics, operating theatre lists and administration.
The post holder will be based at Royal Oldham Hospital with elective lists predominantly at Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a dynamic team providing high quality care to surgical
patients.
You will be responsible, under the supervision of the consultant, for the day to day care of elective and emergency patients.
You will be expected to participate at level one on call rota and cover for authorised absence of colleagues.
The successful candidate must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold a Licence to Practice.
You will be given active support with basic science and clinical research / audit and will be expected to present and publish this work as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Qualifications & Registration
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration and a Licence to Practise
- M.B.Ch.B or Equivalent
- MRCS or equivalent
- An appropriate higher qualification in Trauma and Orthopaedics
- ATLS
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree such as : FRCS T&O PG Master PG Diploma
- 4 or more years Orthopaedics experience
- Evidence of research and Audit
Guidence
Essential criteria
- Eligible to live & work in the UK
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years experience following post-graduate medical qualification
- Interest and knowledge of audit
- Evidence of completion of audits
- Published research or audits or case reports in peer reviewed journals
- Experience & competence within general trauma and orthopaedic surgery
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree in research Reviewer for medical journals
- Previous experience of working within the NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to teach Evidence of commitment to CPD
Desirable criteria
- Formal teaching qualification
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
- Mr Christopher Peck
- Job title
- Orthopaedic consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 627 8503
- Additional information
Mr Amit Kapoor
Orthopaedic Consultant
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