Main area: Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (Plus out of hours)
Job ref: 001-MP025.25
Employer: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: University Hospital of Wales
Town: Cardiff
Salary: £43,821 to £68,330
Closing: 05/03/2025 23:59
Senior Clinical Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Fellow - Knee/Hip Surgery
Job overview
Applications are invited for the above post commencing from 06-August 2025 for 12 months.
The Orthopaedic and Trauma Department is based in the two Major Teaching Hospitals in the City of Cardiff, the Capital of Wales. The post is attached to 2 high volume arthroplasty surgeons primarily at University Hospital Llandough, which is the major elective unit for the region, serving a local population of 500,000 and providing a tertiary referral service for a population of 1.5 million.
Candidates should have ideally completed a basic Orthopaedic Registrar training programme and passed the appropriate exit examination. The post is ideal for candidates seeking additional operative exposure prior to application for consultant posts or CESR application.
The post is not educationally approved and will therefore not attract a National Training Number.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will gain experience in primary and revision hip replacement, partial, total and revision knee replacement as well as knee arthroscopic surgery. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in ongoing research projects together with specific research.
The Post Holder will be expected to work at specialist Registrar level and will participate in the specialist Registrar on call rota at Llandough Hospital.
Person specification
Qualification
* MBBS or equivalent
* FRCS (Tr & Orth) completed
* Intercalated Degree
* MSc or PHD
* Academic Excellence
Previous Experience
* Registrar Training programme or equivalent completed
* Interest in hip and knee arthroplasty
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities
* Effective communication skills – Verbal and written
* Up to date with current medical practices
* Audit
* Teaching
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
When applying for this post, it is essential that you read the Job Description and/or Person Specification and use the 'Supporting information' space to demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Please note that only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this post.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is committed to flexible working and equal opportunities across its medical and dental workforce. All medical and dental posts will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Applications are welcomed from Welsh speaking candidates.
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