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Job summary

Main area
Foot and Ankle
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (This is a rolling 6 month Fellowship programme)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
Foot & Ankle Fellowship
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park
Town
Slough
Salary
£59,175 - £95,400 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Foot & Ankle Fellowship (BOFAS)

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Job overview

Foot & Ankle Fellow Advertisement

Applications are sought for the Windsor Foot and Ankle Fellowship, a nationally recognised post-CCT 6-month training post based at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals. The fellowship has been run by Mr Callum Clark and Mr Raman Dega since 2007 with Mr Jasdeep Giddie since 2020, and has an excellent reputation for preparing senior trainees for life as a Consultant foot and ankle surgeon. 

A 6 month post has arisen from October 2025 to March 2026.

The successful applicants will be expected to take responsibility for the smooth running and management of the Foot and Ankle unit and will undertake both supervised and independent clinics and operating lists. Pathology treated includes all elective foot and ankle problems over the age of 10, trauma and diabetes. Time is allocated for study and research, which is also an important element of the post. Study leave is available upon application, Remuneration will be in line with the National salary scale with appropriate banding payment. A full job description is available upon request.

Only candidates with the relevant experience will be forwarded for shortlisting. The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early once we have received sufficient suitable applicants.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will be expected to take responsibility for the smooth running and management of the Foot and Ankle unit and will undertake both supervised and independent clinics and operating lists. Time is allocated for study and research, which is also an important element of the post. Study leave is available upon application and remuneration will be in line with the National salary scale with appropriate banding payment. A full job description is available upon request.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. 

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As with most busy units, we perform a wide range of surgery, from lesser toes to complex deformities and non-unions. Most foot and ankle surgery involves the forefoot, but we perform all hindfoot and ankle procedures including Diabetic foot reconstruction and ankle arthroplasty, and only refer on tumour and elective circular frame procedures. Clinics are run in a multi-disciplinary fashion in most cases.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MB, BS or equivalent
  • FRCS (T&O) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Distinctions, Scholarships, prizes
  • Other post-graduate degree

Specific Competencies for the role

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates initiative, enthusiasm and common sense
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrates a critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition

Professional Specialist/Functional experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to prioritise clinical need
  • Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Callum Clark
Job title
Consultant - Orthopaedic Surgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 6147183
Additional information

We also have the following contacts 

Mr Raman Dega  - Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - [email protected]

Mr Jasdeep Giddie -  Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - [email protected]

Contact number :  0300 6147183

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