Senior Clinical Fellow in OrthoGeriatrics

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Orthogeriatrics to support exceptional patient care while engaging with a Multi-disciplinary Team. This fixed-term position for 2 years at Kingsmill Hospital offers excellent educational opportunities like medical Grand Rounds and project involvement. A GMC license and MRCP components completed are essential. Candidates must be organized with excellent communication skills to ensure the best outcomes for patients.

Qualifications

• 4 years of full-time regular hospital service at Specialty Registrar or higher.
• Experience in multidisciplinary settings required.
• Good listening skills crucial.

Responsibilities

• Support the provision of high-quality patient care through personal actions.
• Engage closely with the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT).
• Participate in audit and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organised with work

Clear reasoning and diagnostic skills

Education

Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Completed 2 of the 3 parts of MRCP

Job description

Job summary

Overview of the Senior Clinical Fellow role in Orthogeriatrics

The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement and by working closely with the broader Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT).

The post will be based on the trauma & orthopaedic wards.

The post does not include any on‑call commitment, and is a fixed term appointment for 24 months.

There are excellent educational opportunities, both formal (weekly medical Grand Round, weekly Geriatric Department educational meeting) and informal. There are also opportunities for audit and QIP projects whilst working at the hospital.

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

About us

We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.

Date posted: 31 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

214‑MED25-7675481

Job locations

Kingsmill Hospital

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• Have completed 2 of the 3 parts of MRCP

Qualifications (Desirable)

• Full MRCP

Experience (Essential)

• The post holder must have completed at least 4 years full‑time regular hospital service at Specialty Registrar – Year 1 or 2 / F2 level or a higher grade with at least 4 months in Geriatrics and at least 4 months of registrar level (IMT3 or above) experience of general medicine on calls within the UK
• Previous experience in a multidisciplinary setting

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of working at a registrar level in geriatric medicine

Teaching (Desirable)

• Experience with audit, teaching or research/critical review of literature

Other (Essential)

• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Good listening skills
• Organised with work
• Clear reasoning and diagnostic skills
• Confidentiality essential
• Ability to seek and give advice when necessary

Other (Desirable)

• Tactful and diplomatic

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled‑worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled‑worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Kingsmill Hospital

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website: https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/