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Job summary

Main area
Orthopaedics
Grade
Nodal point commensurate with level of experience ST6-8
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (Start date of August 2027)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (1 in 8 on call required)
Job ref
411-SUR-26-7800240
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alder Hey Childrens Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£73,992 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/02/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Clinical Fellow

Nodal point commensurate with level of experience ST6-8

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

This post is not formally accredited for SpR training but SAC recognition of experience has always been successful previously. 

The post holder will have excellent opportunities to gain experience of outpatient and inpatient care, and will be given the opportunity to develop their skills in the assessment investigation and treatment of Orthopaedics patients. Our patient activity will include access to routine Orthopaedic clinics as well as specialist and fracture clinics.

 

There will be a strong commitment from the post holder to support the regular clinic and theatre sessions.

Main duties of the job

The fellowship provides intensive experience and training for those trainees who have obtained CCST in orthopaedic surgery and wish to become paediatric orthopaedic consultants. The role offers a high level of training in neuromuscular surgery, gait analysis, hip surgery, limb reconstruction surgery, trauma, infection and general paediatric orthopaedic surgery. The Fellowship can be adapted to the requirements of a successful applicant. Our Alumni have gone on to successful consultant careers in tertiary paediatric orthopaedic hospitals and maintain links to our department.

1 in 8 on call is required.

Working for our organisation

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will normally be required to live within 15 miles/30 minutes of his/her base hospital (the hospital where the principal duties lie) and in a location offering easy access to the other organisations / facilities as required. The full details are listed in the job description. 

Person specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC/ registration - MRCS or equivalent
  • 6 months Higher Specialist Training in paediatric orthopaedic surgery - Experience in the management of paediatric trauma patients - Experience in the management of acute paediatric musculoskeletal infection
  • Teaching skills and experience - Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff - Oral and written communication skills in English - Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload and that of others - Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation - Ability to relate to patients and carers from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns.
Desirable criteria
  • 12 months Higher Specialist Training in paediatric orthopaedic surgery Experience in the management of elective paediatric orthopaedics
  • Track record of delivery of ‘new activity’. - Track record of delivery of standards of care along with service development - Evidence of business awareness

essential

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC/ registration - MRCS or equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Navajo - Merseyside and CheshireDisability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible Working

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Maisie St John
Job title
Orthopedics Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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