Senior Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Ashington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is offering a Senior Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow surgery starting February 2026. The role involves extensive experience in shoulder arthroplasty and trauma surgery alongside a supportive team of surgeons. The fellow will also introduce care improvement programs. This position offers flexible commitments, engaging work environment, and the chance to thrive in one of England's top NHS trusts.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in shoulder and elbow arthroplasty surgery is required.
• Fellow should provide care for shoulder and elbow arthroplasty patients.
• Exposure to both theatres and outpatient work is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of experienced upper limb surgeons.
• Introduce improvement program for shoulder and elbow arthroplasty.
• Manage clinical commitments across multiple hospitals.

Skills

Shoulder and Elbow Arthroplasty

Shoulder Arthroscopy

Open Shoulder and Elbow Soft Tissue Surgery

General Hand and Wrist Surgery

Upper Limb Trauma

Reconstruction

Education

Senior Trainee in Trauma and Orthopaedics

Job description

A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.


An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit into a 12 month fixed term post for a Senior Fellowship in Should and Elbow surgery. This post will commence in February 2026.

This fellowship is aimed at senior trainees, offering extensive experience in shoulder and elbow arthroplasty surgery, shoulder arthroscopy, open shoulder and elbow soft tissue surgery and general upper limb trauma and reconstruction.

The post also includes a degree of exposure to general hand and wrist surgery which can be tailored to the needs to the fellow, particularly with respect to trauma. The unit performs a high volume of primary & revision shoulder joint replacements, is regional hub for elbow arthroplasty, and offers extensive exposure to rotator cuff and instability surgery.

The fellow will work with a team of experienced, fellowship trained upper limb surgeons.

The department consists of 30 consultants, with an established reputation for quality improvement.

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

Commitments are flexible but include at least 9 weekday sessions of direct clinical care. This will be split between theatres and outpatient work. There may also be commitment of daytime trauma weeks alongside the allocated training consultant. On call may be required and can be discussed on an individual basis. Northumbria offers excellent training for Trauma and Orthopaedics and scores highly in GMC and deanery training surveys.

The fellow will work within the Northumbria Upper limb Unit which consists of 7 Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons, a dedicated number of extended scope practitioners and 5 musculoskeletal radiologists. The fellow will introduce a programme to further improvement of care for shoulder and elbow arthroplasty patients. The improvement project will include designing and launching the improvement programme and measuring and reporting progress.

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! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information in relation to the role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025