Senior Spinal Clinical Fellow

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital is seeking a clinical fellow for a combined paediatric and adult spinal fellowship starting August 2026. The role involves both outpatient and theatre activities, with allocation for research and presentations. The ideal candidate should have completed an orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency and be prepared for complex spinal reconstructions. The fellowship offers significant surgical exposure, rounding, and comprehensive care responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Clinical fellows must have completed orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency.
• Experience is likely to involve a wide variety of complex spinal reconstruction.

Responsibilities

• Attend spinal outpatient clinics and neuromuscular combined spinal clinics.
• Lead the daily spinal ward round and coordinate aftercare of spinal patients.
• Operate under supervision on various spinal conditions.

Skills

Completed orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency

Experience in spinal reconstruction

Education

Orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency

Job description

The fellowship posts will commence in August 2026 for 12 months full time. There is 1 fellowship post, which will be a combined paediatric and adult spinal fellowship 6 months at Alder Hey and 6 months at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic hospital, Oswestry. Clinical fellows must have completed orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency. The successful applicant would be expected to provide cover at a senior trainee level. The fellow is allocated a specific job plan which combines both outpatient and theatre activity.

Experience is likely to involve a wide variety of complex spinal reconstruction. In the paediatric sector all aspects of thoracic, lumbar and lumbosacral spinal deformity is covered.

Research time is provided within the week and the successful candidate would be expected to produce work for presentation and publication during the tenure.

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Outpatient Attendances

The trainee will attend spinal outpatient clinics and neuromuscular combined spinal clinics.

Ward Rounds

The trainee will lead the daily spinal ward round and coordinate aftercare of spinal patients, delegating appropriately.

Operations and Investigative Procedures

The trainee will, under supervision, operate upon the various conditions listed above and once satisfactorily trained independently too. He or she will also carry out, under supervision as necessary, investigative procedures of these conditions. The trainee will be involved in theatre work for a minimum of two whole days per week. He / she will be encouraged to attend other theatre sessions to maximise the surgical exposure and experience.

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As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sudarshan Munigangaiah Job title: Spinal Consultant Email address: [e-mail]