An exciting opportunity has arisen to undertaken established, well regarded Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship. Internationally renowned as a crucible of Orthopaedics, Liverpool was the home of the pioneers of orthopaedics and trauma surgery, Hugh Owen-Thomas, Robert Jones and Thomas Porter McMurray. The successful candidate will join a team of Orthopaedic professionals who remain committed to that culture of innovation today.
The department has over 50 Consultant Surgeons covering the full range of Trauma & Orthopaedics, making it one of the largest UK centres. It is a tertiary referral centre for all sub-specialities except spinal services. It is theLevel OneMajor TraumaCentre for Cheshire,Merseysideand the Isle of Man. All the surgeons are passionate about what they do and keen to develop you and your knowledge.
The post will be based at Broadgreen Hospital, our elective site. Day to day work will be varied including outpatient clinics and theatre sessions. We encourage trainees to operate under supportive supervision to develop their surgical skills. A number of the consultants are deeply involved in educational roles all the way from undergraduate level to registrar level and pride themselves on training the next generation of surgeons.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
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This is a 6 month postextendable to 12 months starting August 2025.The goal of the Fellowship is to take an peri-CCT, or equivalent, Orthopaedic Surgeon and, in a twelve month training programme, take them to a level at which they are capable of an independent practice in orthopedics, specialising in Lower Limb ArthroplastySurgery.
The fellowshipis recognized for training andis aimed at peri-CCT, or equivalent, candidates wishing to gain further experience in Lower Limb Arthroplasty Surgery and revision hip surgery, with a view to seeking a consultant post with this specialist interest. The successful candidate will also gain experience in managing young adult hip problems and hip arthroplasty in the pediatric age group. They will have an honorary contract with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Service development may involve some alteration in the program during the attachment.
This advert closes on Friday 14 Mar 2025