Senior Clinical Fellow in Musculoskeletal (MSK) Radiology

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in the UK is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Musculoskeletal Radiology. The role involves reporting and performing advanced imaging procedures, supervising healthcare professionals, and engaging in teaching and research. Applicants must have a medical qualification, relevant radiology training, and exemplary practical skills. A competitive salary ranging from £65,048 to £73,992 is offered, with the position starting in August 2026 and ending in July 2027.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to organise and prioritise busy workloads effectively and cope under pressure.
• Evidence of safe sound practical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Fully independent in reporting MSK X‑rays, CT and MRI.
• Fully independent in performing MSK Ultrasound including therapeutic injections and biopsies.
• Fully independent in performing CT/MRI Arthrograms.
• Fully independent in performing fluoroscopic-guided therapeutic injections.
• Fully independent in chairing and presenting at MDTs and informal clinico-radiological meetings.
• Supervision of trainees MSK practice.
• Supervision and support to other allied health professionals including Radiographers, Sonographers and Advanced Practitioners.
• Full participation in local teaching and lecture programmes.
• Full participation in audit and research.

Skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Practical procedures

Education

MBBS or equivalent

FRCR (Parts 1 and 2)

CCT in Clinical Radiology

Advanced Life Support Certificate

Job description

Go back Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Musculoskeletal (MSK) Radiology

The closing date is 05 December 2025

The post holder will be responsible for delivering a range of activity including clinical procedures and image interpretation. A key aspect of the role will be to develop specialist skills in image‑guided injections. The post holder will undertake specialist reporting of predominantly orthopaedic examinations with the support of consultant colleagues with the aim to become fully independent in reporting these examinations. In addition to clinical activity, the post holder will be expected to support audit and research.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for a Senior Musculoskeletal Clinical Fellow - Radiology post to strengthen a team of 22 Consultant radiologists, 5 resident trainees minimum, and 3 clinical fellows at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The needs of our patients are at the heart of everything we do; we are equally committed to the wellbeing of the teams who provide an impressive range of services for a population of about 325,000 across four major sites. So you can be certain your contribution will be highly valued and your further development encouraged. The Trust has excellent postgraduate and research facilities, supports study leave for CPD and provides assistance with funding up to an agreed limit.

The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive, asymptomatic and negative COVID wards.

There may be a requirement to cover radiology on call. This will be on a rotation with radiology fellows and registrars with Consultant Radiologist supervision.

This post will run from the beginning of August 2026 until the end of July 2027.

For overseas candidates wishing to apply for the job role and require immigration sponsorship, you can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post on the GOV.UK website.

About us

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a tertiary level provider of world-renowned trauma and orthopaedic care. Wrightington Hospital was instrumental in the development of the Charnley hip arthroplasty and associated novel orthopaedic surgical techniques which continue to innovate into the 21st century. Radiology provides an essential support service for patients experiencing rare and complex orthopaedic presentations using a wide range of imaging techniques to diagnose and assess the patient. The service has access to a range of modern MR and CT scanners in addition to dedicated ultrasound and general radiographic equipment. The service at Wrightington provides patients with image guided diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including arthrography, steroids, botox, hydrodissections, hydrodilatations and platelet‑rich plasma (PRP) injections. Radiology works collaborative across a wide multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals and has dedicated MDT meetings to guide and manage local and regional level care for upper and lower limb disciplines. The Trust builds upon its strong heritage of innovation and development with opportunities for colleagues to be involved with clinical research and academia.

Job responsibilities

Fully independent in reporting MSK X‑rays, CT and MRI

Fully independent in performing MSK Ultrasound including therapeutic injections and biopsies

Fully independent in performing CT/MRI Arthrograms

Fully independent in performing fluoroscopic‑guided therapeutic injections

Fully independent in chairing and presenting at MDTs and informal clinico‑radiological meetings

Supervision of trainees MSK practice

Supervision and support to other allied health professionals including Radiographers, Sonographers and Advanced Practitioners

Full participation in local teaching and lecture programmes

Full participation in audit and research

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• FRCR (Parts 1 and 2) or equivalent evidence of radiology training with at least 4.5 years in a UK recognised Radiology Training Scheme
• The candidate should have or be within 6 months of obtaining their CCT in Clinical Radiology
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice at intended start date.

Skills

• Proven ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to organise and prioritise busy workloads effectively and cope under pressure
• Evidence of safe sound practical procedures

Knowledge

• Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to effectively under take the role in MSK Radiology in a large and complex specialist orthopaedic hospital
• Proven ability to work as a member of a team

Additional

• Is up‑to‑date and fit to practice safely and is aware of own training needs.
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

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.

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£65,048 to £73,992 a yearper annum pro rata if part time