Clinical Fellow in Spinal Surgery

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Clinical Fellows specializing in spinal surgery for a structured 12-month fellowship. Successful candidates will engage in a full range of spinal surgical experiences, training with expert teams, and will gain essential hands-on experience before attaining consultant-level positions. This position offers opportunities for both clinical practice and academic inquiries.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration is required.
• Completed specialist training with certification in Orthopaedics.
• Previous spinal experience or fellowship preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience in routine and complex spinal surgeries.
• Provide senior support in clinics, operating lists, and ward work.
• Engage in management and audit responsibilities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational Skills

Teaching

Clinical Audit

Education

FRCS(Orth)

Completion of specialist training in Orthopaedics

Job description

Band 5 Nurse and Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker recruitment is centralised, meaning when you apply, you will be considered for a number of roles across the Trust. If you have any questions, please email: [e-mail].

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NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area: Spinal Fellow. Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow. Contract: Fixed term - 12 months (2 Vacancies: one for 12 months from 1st August 2025, and second for 6 months from 1st August 2025). Hours: Full time - 40 sessions per week. Job ref: 321-NOTS-MS-7208568

Site: Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Town: Oxford. Closing date: 10/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

This advert is for 2 Clinical Fellow posts; the first post is to run from 1st August 2025 for 12 months until the end of July 2026.

The second post is to run from 1st August 2025 for 6 months until the end of January 2026.

Applications are invited from outstanding surgical candidates with FRCS(Orth) or equivalent for the post of Clinical Fellow, The Spinal Service, Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT, Oxford. This post is suitable for surgeons who have completed their specialist registrar training (post CCT is desirable) and are seeking experience in spinal surgery prior to obtaining a consultant appointment and are available from August 2025.

The Fellowship will rotate between 2 pairs of clinical teams, with training preferences discussed at interview. The full range of spinal surgical experience is available, including early onset scoliosis, adult deformity, all acute spinal presentations, degenerative spinal pathologies including MIS, spinal sarcoma, and metastatic disease. Training and service delivery will occur across the three main OUH hospital sites.

We expect successful candidates to have their own surgical loupes (recommended 3x magnification with extended field) when they start in post. Training with the microscope will also be available.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited from outstanding surgical candidates with FRCS(Orth) or equivalent for the post of Clinical Fellow, The Spinal Service, Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT, Oxford. This post is suitable for surgeons who have completed their specialist registrar training (post CCT is desirable) and are seeking experience in spinal surgery prior to obtaining a consultant appointment and are available from August 2025.

The Fellowship will rotate between 2 pairs of clinical teams, with training preferences discussed at interview. The full range of spinal surgical experience is available, including early onset scoliosis, adult deformity, all acute spinal presentations, degenerative spinal pathologies including MIS, spinal sarcoma, and metastatic disease. Training and service delivery will occur across the three main OUH hospital sites.

We expect successful candidates to have their own surgical loupes (recommended 3x magnification with extended field) when they start in post. Training with the microscope will also be available.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research. Find out more at www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals: the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, focusing on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would want for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The purpose of this post is to enable the successful candidate to gain fellow-level experience in spinal surgery, while providing senior support to the professional team in outpatient clinics, operating lists, and ward work.

Over a period of one year, the candidate is expected to gain experience in routine and complex surgery, including trauma and elective practice.

The candidate will also be expected to engage in management and audit responsibilities of the team.

Person specification

Professional Registration

• Full GMC Registration
• Full Driving License

Qualifications/Training

• Completion of specialist training in Orthopaedics with certification
• FRCS
• Previous spinal experience or fellowship

Experience

• Completion of specialist training in Orthopaedics with certification. Spinal experience
• Interest in research with publications
• Logbook showing spinal experience
• Complex spinal surgery experience

Skills and Knowledge

• Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional, and personal skills to undertake the role of spinal fellow in a large teaching hospital.
• Good personal and interpersonal skills
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Experience of routine clinical audit
• Management training and experience
• Evidence of previous audit activity

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 a disclosure check will be required.

Domestic/catering/portering services at the John Radcliffe Hospital are provided by Mitie.

Domestic/catering/portering/maintenance engineer services at the Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre are provided by G4S.

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