Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics

NHS National Services Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service provider is seeking applicants for the Senior Clinical Fellow position in Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. This full-time role requires management of complex trauma cases and is tailored for candidates at ST8 or post-CCT level. Successful applicants will gain extensive experience in orthopaedic trauma and must be eligible to work in the UK. The planned start date for the position is August 2027.

Qualifications

• Experience independently managing trauma cases such as long bone nailing and hip fractures.
• Capable of caring for multiply injured patients.
• Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in complex orthopaedic trauma.
• Participate in the management of trauma patients.
• Support advanced level training in orthopaedic trauma.

Skills

Management of trauma cases

Orthopaedic training

Advanced trauma experience

Education

Completed orthopaedic training programme

ST8 or post-CCT level

Job description

Overview

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions, or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term (12 months), Full time post based in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

The post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.

Applications are requested for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. These posts aim to give applicants experience in a diverse range of complex orthopaedic trauma of pelvis/ acetabulum, lower and upper limb and multiply injured patients. These posts are aimed at ST8 and post-CCT level i.e. those doctors having recently completed, or being within three years of completion, an orthopaedic training programme. These posts are ideal for those who are seeking advanced level training and experience specifically in orthopaedic trauma. Applicants would be expected to be capable of independently managing simpler trauma cases such as long bone intramedullary nailing, hip fractures, distal radius fractures, ankle fractures etc.

For an informal discussion or further information please contact:

NAME: Sam Molyneux

E-MAIL: [e-mail]

TELEPHONE: [phone]

If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.

We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Planned start date: August 2027