Main area Trauma and Orthopaedics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (40 hours per week plus out of hours) Job ref 001-MP002.25
Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site University Hospital of Wales Town Cardiff Salary £43,821 to £68,330 Closing 29/01/2025 23:59
Senior Clinical Fellow (STRH) in Trauma & Orthopaedics
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together
Job overview
Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics is required to commence from 06 August 2025 to work alongside 16 existing SPRs who support the Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate.
The successful candidates will be based at the University Hospital of Wales and Llandough Hospital. They will be expected to provide middle grade cover for clinical sessions and be on call for trauma along with the specialist trainees. Trauma services are provided at the University Hospital of Wales with a dedicated trauma theatre.
The University Hospital of Wales is a busy trauma centre and provides tertiary referral service for spinal trauma, pelvic and acetabular trauma and complex limb trauma. The Elective service is based at Llandough Hospital and is one of the busiest orthopaedic centres in the UK with over 10,000 orthopaedic operations performed in the last financial year.
This post is not recognised for training by the Royal College of Surgeons.
Main duties of the job
This post is particularly suitable for Post FRCS (Orth) trainees interested in gaining focussed training in Trauma and Orthopaedics. Independent Operating sessions will be available along with supervised sessions with 16 Consultant Surgeons taking part in Trauma service.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is“Caring for People, Keeping People Well” and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
References will be required to cover a minimum of three years of previous employment and/or training.
A Disclosure Check will be required of the successful candidate.
Person specification
Qualification
* MBBS or equivalent
* Training in Radiation Protection or agreement to attend next available course
* FRCS/MRCS
* ATLS Provider
* FRCS ( T&O)
* Intercalated Degree
* MSc or PHD
* Academic Excellence
Previous Experience
* Evidence of completion of basic surgical training.
* Evidence of middle grade experience in trauma and Orthopaedics.
* Specialist training experience leading to FRCS ( Orth)
* Basic and Advanced Trauma courses.
* Evidence of previous experience in trauma surgery.
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities
* Effective communication skills – Verbal and written.
* Up to date with current medical practices.
* Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
* Audit.
* Teaching.
* Research.
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.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
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.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's Medical / Dental Workforce Department reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We therefore encourage early applications to ensure consideration 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.
Cardiff and Vale UHB is a Smoke Free Health Board - smoking is banned across all of the UHB sites. Staff are therefore not able to smoke in the hospital grounds or on any other UHB premises.
Applications are welcomed from Welsh speaking candidates.
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.
Welsh language skills are not necessary.
Application numbers
Please note that this vacancy will close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please therefore complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Name Paul Hodgson Job title Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Telephone number 02921848044 Additional information
Interested candidates are invited to contact Mr Paul Hodgson Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (029) 021825677
(029) 21848044 - Directorate Office
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