Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; Lakenheath; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. This fixed-term, full-time role involves providing orthopaedic services and participating in clinical training. The successful candidate will join a team responsible for delivering excellent care to paediatric patients. Applicants should have experience in paediatric orthopaedics and be committed to medical education.

Qualifications

• Dedicated to the management of orthopaedic patients in children's services.
• Ability to participate in elective orthopaedic and trauma services.
• Medical training and educational involvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide orthopaedic services within a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in clinical activities to support patient care standards.
• Contribute to teaching and training within the department.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Surgical skills

Gait analysis

Education

Experience in paediatric orthopaedics

Job description

Overview

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Senior Clinicial Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Fixed Term, Full-time 40 hours per week. Nodal Point 4/5 dependant upon experience. Start date: 5 January 2026.

Organisation context

The Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Department at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital offers a tertiary Children’s Orthopaedic Service for South London and surrounding counties. The hospital also provides paediatric trauma, a neonatal developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) screening service and a Ponseti clinic. The fellowship attracts Royal College and PMETB training approval. Specialist tertiary services include management of adolescent hip problems, a developing paediatric knee injury service, limb deformity service, skeletal dysplasia, spina bifida and an extensive neurodisability service with gait laboratory support.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will, under the supervision of relevant consultants, be responsible for the provision of orthopaedic service to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital Trust. This will include:

• Developing skills in the assessment and management of orthopaedic patients in acute and elective children’s services.
• Further enhancing practical skills in children’s orthopaedic surgery.
• Gaining understanding of 3-dimensional gait analysis and its contributions to clinical decision making, prognosis and research.
• Undertaking theatre lists and outpatient clinics with or without supervision.
• Gaining understanding and appreciation of the contributions of other disciplines involved in children’s orthopaedic care in a multidisciplinary setting sensitive to the needs of the patient and family.

Working for your organisation

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country. It has a staff of around 13,650, a turnover of over £1.3 billion and 2 million patient contacts a year. The Trust comprises two of London’s oldest teaching hospitals with a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and a reputation for excellence and innovation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will join a team of 5 Consultants, 2 Specialist Registrars and 3 specialist orthopaedic nurses, and you will be expected to provide an elective orthopaedic and trauma service in conjunction with colleagues. You will participate in clinical and service activities to ensure a high standard of patient care, contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training, and help manage the clinical service and service development. The department supports developing your area(s) of clinical interest within a flexible framework.

• This is a non-on call post, but you will liaise with the trauma team and coordinate cover for internal and regional referrals during weekdays (08:00–17:00).
• Some staff groups may be asked to work flexible hours to extend services into evenings or weekends to meet patient needs.

The fellowship is a 6-month appointment (note: other parts of the advert reference 7- or 12-month appointments; this should be confirmed with the recruiting team).

Department and appointment details

This is a tertiary Children’s Orthopaedic Service for South London and associated counties, attracting Royal College and PMETB training approval for fellowships such as this. The fellowship is described as beginning in early 2026, with various rosters and term details provided in the posting.

• Current consultant staff include: Arash Afsharpad; Martin Gough; Michail Kokkinakis; Daniel Reed; Gavin Spence.
• The successful candidate will be accountable to Mr Michail Kokkinakis as Educational Supervisor and Medical Appraiser.

Application timeline and contact details

Application open dates and interview logistics are listed in the posting, with contact points for formal enquiries:

• Michail Kokkinakis – Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon – [e-mail]
• Mohana Gangi – Service Manager for Paediatric Orthopaedic & Spinal – [e-mail]

Additional information

Equality of opportunity is the Trust policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community. See www.kingshealthpartners.org for more information.