Senior Fellowship in Arthroplasty

Northumbria Group.; Ashington; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing programme

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Lease car

Training opportunities

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applicants for a six-month post-FRCS Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship at its high-volume joint replacement centre at Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington. Starting February 2027, the fellowship offers extensive exposure to primary and revision knee arthroplasty in a department renowned for clinical excellence.

The role focuses on elective and acute knee arthroplasty with opportunities to gain hip arthroplasty experience, including robotic-assisted

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent is required for the fellowship.
• MRCS membership is essential for surgical training continuation.
• Eligible for full GMC registration is mandatory to practice in the UK.
• FRCS (T&O) or equivalent is required for fellowship eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Undertake outpatient clinics and theatre sessions as part of a structured programme.
• Develop independent operating lists when competence is demonstrated.
• Contribute to audit, teaching and quality improvement projects.
• Lead a clinical improvement project and participate in on-call rota.

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCS

Eligible for full GMC registration

FRCS (T&O)

Job description

Main area Trauma & Orthopaedics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Fixed term: 6 months (On-call negotiable on commencement of contract) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

10 sessions per week Job ref 319-8286140HD

Site Wansbeck General Hospital Town Ashington Salary £63,696 - £102,689 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!

What the Northumbria Way means for you:

• Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
• Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
• A range of flexible working opportunities
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
• Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
• Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank

We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.

Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.

We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.

We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise – a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people’s lives, such as education, employment and the economy.

Whilst Northumbria Healthcare are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job overview

This six-month post-FRCS Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious orthopaedic surgeon to develop advanced arthroplasty expertise within one of the UK’s highest-volume joint replacement centres. Starting in February 2027, the fellowship offers extensive exposure to primary and revision knee arthroplasty in a department recognised for clinical excellence, innovation, and strong multidisciplinary working.

The post is primarily focused on elective and acute knee arthroplasty, with opportunities to gain additional experience in hip arthroplasty where appropriate.

Training covers the full range of contemporary knee arthroplasty procedures, including unicompartmental knee replacement, total knee replacement, robotic-assisted surgery using the Zimmer ROSA platform, and complex revision surgery. Working closely with Mr Nick Kalson and Mr Nickil Agni, the fellow will progressively develop clinical and operative independence, with opportunities to undertake independent operating lists when competence has been demonstrated.

The department has a national reputation for arthroplasty, day-case joint replacement, and bone and joint infection management. The fellowship is ideally suited to surgeons seeking high-volume operative experience, leadership development, and preparation for independent consultant practice.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will undertake a structured programme comprising weekly outpatient clinics, operating theatre sessions and dedicated time for administration, audit, research and quality improvement. The fellow will independently manage an average of one new osteoarthritis clinic per week, undertaking patient assessment, investigation review, treatment planning and surgical preparation.

Working alongside specialist arthroplasty consultants and the multidisciplinary team, the fellow will progressively develop clinical and operative independence, with the potential to undertake independent operating lists once competence has been demonstrated. There is also an opportunity to participate in the middle-grade on-call rota.

In addition to clinical responsibilities, the fellow will contribute to audit, teaching and research programmes and will be supported to lead a clinical improvement project. The post offers excellent preparation for future independent consultant practice through exposure to high case volumes, innovation, leadership development and complex arthroplasty care.

Working for our organisation

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information about the key responsibilities of the role.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCS
• Eligible for full GMC registration
• FRCS (T&O) with one of the Surgical Colleges of Great Britain and Ireland

Experience

• On track to be ST8 or equivalent by time of fellowship
• No less than 6 years Trauma and Orthopaedic experience

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and those who have been looked after by the care system as a child or young person (for example, in foster care, children's homes, kinship or local authority care) who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

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 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.