Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- Grade
- Trust Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (5/8/26 - 3/8/27)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 317-TD-26-156
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £67,325 - £76,582 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Trust Fellow in Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgery
Trust Fellow
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
Applications are invited for this post, which will provide training in all aspects of foot and ankle surgery, as well as providing opportunities for research into foot and ankle disorders.
Duties of the post will be adjusted to suit the particular experience and training requirements of the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
The foot and ankle fellowship at Freeman Hospital involves working with a team of 5 consultants. Principle responsibilities are for the care of elective foot and ankle patients in the outpatient and inpatient settings. It will be expected that the fellow will work alongside consultants (under their supervision) in clinic and in theatre, but with the opportunity to experience independent practice with indirect supervision, where appropriate. The fellow will do regular ward rounds and provide a point of contact when the responsible consultant is off-site. The Freeman deals with all aspects of foot and ankle surgery. Being a tertiary centre, we have a medically complex cohort of patients with neurological problems, haemophilia, rheumatoid (including JIA), diabetes, etc. We perform ankle arthroplasty in high volume, including revision ankle arthroplasty. Depending on service pressures there will be an on-call supplement payable for either FRH ward cover or RVI trauma on-call at registrar level.
Previous fellows have been in theatre for an average of six sessions per week, with the remaining sessions in clinic, ward, MDT and research.
All Consultants are happy to provide teaching as required and requested.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The posts will have a commitment to the teaching and training of undergraduates, postgraduates and PAM’s as appropriate to the experience of the post holder.
Opportunities exist for clinical and basic science research within the constraints of the clinical elements of the job. The preparation of work for the specialist societies and peer reviewed journals is encouraged.
The post holder will work mainly at the Freeman Hospital with out of hours orthopaedic trauma on-call at Royal Victoria Infirmary (Major Trauma Centre).
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent (or equivalent)
- FRCS
- Satisfactory completion of High Surgical Training or equivalent.
- Evidence of smooth progression through training programmes.
- GMC Registration at time of application.
Desirable criteria
- Other relevant qualifications (ALS, ATLS).
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good history & examination skills.
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
- Able to order appropriate investigations.
- Image interpretation relevant to practice.
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English.
- NHS paid employment experience.
- Previous middle grade experience in trauma and orthopaedics within the NHS.
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential criteria
- Can show evidence of attendance at relevant courses/conferences
- No large unexplained gaps in clinical training
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate regular commitment to teaching (eg students/health care professionals)
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit projects.
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
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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