Please note this post is to commence in August 2025.
Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Orthopaedic Shoulder and Elbow (Clinical Fellow - post)
Applications are invited for the post of Senior Upper Limb Fellow at the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Elective operating takes place at the purpose-built Manchester Orthopaedic Centre at Trafford Hospital. The post is available for a period of 6 months. The post-holders will join a dynamic and innovative upper-limb team with active research and clinical interests. The post will involve wide exposure in arthroscopic and open shoulder and elbow surgery, including arthroplasty and trauma.
The post-holder should be able to demonstrate a subspecialty interest and experience in shoulder & elbow surgery. Applicants should have full GMC registration, completed the FRCS (Tr& Orth) or equivalent and ideally have CCT or CESR in trauma and orthopaedics. The post has an on-call commitment.
There will be ample research and publication opportunities, with active involvement in the trials that are running within the upper limb department.
Main duties of the job
This advanced fellowship in upper limb surgery will focus on elective and traumatic conditions of the shoulder and elbow. This is suitable for surgeons from the UK and elsewhere who are close to completion, or have completed their orthopaedic training and wish to pursue a career in shoulder and elbow surgery.
Dedicated time will be allocated to departmental research, including the current RCT investigating rehabilitation following shoulder surgery.
The post-holder will be accountable to the Lead Clinician.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
* FRCS (Tr& Orth) or equivalent
* Full registration with GMC
Desirable
* Higher academic qualification (MD, MS, PhD)
Work Experience
Essential
* Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices
* Minimum 6 years postgraduate experience including 4 years as an orthopaedic trainee in an approved training post, or equivalent.
* Clinical and operative experience in shoulder and elbow surgery
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
* Evidence of recent CME/training progression for stage in career
* Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff
* Ability to work independently as well as part of the MDT
Desirable
* Experience in audit including relevant to shoulder and elbow surgery
* Experience in participating in and publishing of scientific research
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