Clinical Fellow, Soft Tissue and Arthroplasty

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Chertsey is looking for a Clinical Fellow in Soft Tissue and Arthroplasty. The role includes Senior Middle Grade responsibilities, managing orthopaedic duties, and participating in the on-call rota. Candidates should have a higher qualification in orthopaedics such as FRCS (orth) or an equivalent. The Trust offers competitive pay and is committed to staff well-being and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing effective and collaborative working relationships.
• An additional higher qualification in orthopaedics.

Responsibilities

• Provide Senior Middle Grade cover for all orthopaedic duties.
• Participate in the on-call rota.
• Ensure ongoing clinical audit and implement agreed actions.

Education

FRCS (orth) or equivalent

Job description

Clinical Fellow, Soft Tissue and Arthroplasty

The closing date is 10 February 2026

The main duties and responsibilities of the appointee will be to provide Senior Middle Grade cover for all orthopaedic duties, including participating in the on-call rota, and to work with the existing orthopaedic surgeons across both Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals to provide an efficient and effective orthopaedic service.

Provide inpatients, day case and outpatient care for patients requiring elective and emergency orthopaedic surgery, in accordance with the Trust contractual obligations, and adopt a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge in partnership with other colleagues working in the speciality for the proper function of the department.

Ensure that clinical audit is an ongoing programme and that agreed actions required as indicated from audit are implemented.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be one of a team of 16 Middle Grades with sessions at both Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals. Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals merged to form a single NHS Trust in 1998. Trauma is primarily carried out on the St. Peter's site. The Ashford site has outpatients and a dedicated orthopaedic ward which is used for joint replacements and other elective surgery.

About us

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Job responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities of the appointee will be to provide Senior Middle Grade cover for all orthopaedics duties as detailed below, including participating in the on-call rota; to work with the existing orthopaedic surgeons across both Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals to provide an efficient and effective orthopaedic service; to provide inpatients, day case and outpatients care for the patients requiring elective emergency orthopaedic surgery in accordance with the Trust contractual obligations; to adopt a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge in partnership with other colleagues working in the speciality for the proper function of the department; and to ensure that clinical audit was an on-going programme and that agreed actions were implemented.

Person Specification

Attitude, Behaviour and Values

• Always puts patients first, customer service focus, willing and able to take personal responsibility, demonstrates passion for excellence, seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered, takes pride in their work and their team, flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives, respects, values and cares for others, supports learning and development of self and others, supports and promotes equality and diversity
• Experience in developing effective and collaborative working relationships

Qualifications and Further Training

• An additional higher qualification. FRCS (orth) or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£55,329 to £64,152 a year pro rata (Availability Allowance (On-call) is 8.00%)