Spinal Deformity Senior Clinical Fellow

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust; Stanmore; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading orthopaedic hospital in the UK is offering a Fellowship in Spinal Surgery. The role focuses on developing complex surgical skills and leadership within a supportive environment. Candidates should possess existing experience in spinal surgery and be registered with the GMC. This position involves clinical exposure and responsibilities in both Stanmore and central London. Competitive training and supportive staff will facilitate your growth in a world-renowned institution.

Benefits

Dynamic working environment

Opportunities for education and training

Strong career progression support

Qualifications

• Candidates must have CCT or be close to completing a Spinal fellowship.
• Experience in a wide range of spinal surgery techniques required.
• Must have clear understanding of both clinical and surgical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive care in complex spinal surgery.
• Develop skills for consultant-level surgical practice.
• Engage in outpatient clinics at central London location.

Skills

Spinal Surgery experience

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Education

Full registration with GMC

FRCS in relevant surgical specialty

Job description

Overview

X 1 October 2025 & x 1 October 2026 lead consultant Mr Sean Molloy & Mr Jan Herzog

Responsibilities

The Fellowship is designed to provide skills and competencies above and beyond what is currently required to obtain a CCT in the relevant surgical specialty. Applicants should already be experienced in Spinal Surgery, and the Fellowship offers exposure to a wide range of Degenerative, Adult Deformity surgery and paediatric deformity surgery (with specific reference to Minimal Access techniques as well as Computer Navigated Spinal Surgery). The post is based predominantly at the Stanmore site; however, the successful candidate may be expected to undertake outpatient clinics in central London at our Bolsover Street outpatient department.

• Spinal Deformity and Injury
• Scoliosis and kyphosis on all age groups. He has particular interest in adult degenerative scoliosis. He also sees a large number of patients with myeloma/osteoporosis

Qualifications and Requirements

Applicants should either have the CCT or have undertaken 1 year Spinal fellowship or close to it.
Candidates must have Full registration with GMC, FRCS , NTN in relevant surgical speciality. Within 6 months of CCT date

Aim of the Fellowship

The fellow will be expected to develop knowledge both clinically and surgically over the year fellowship. The aim of the surgical fellowship is to prepare the successful candidate for complex spinal surgery at consultant level. The case mix of spinal surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is extensive: paediatric and adult complex spinal deformity, spinal tumours, spinal infections, low back and neck surgery and spinal trauma including osteoporotic fracture management.

The fellow will also develop sufficient knowledge and leadership in order to take a leading role as a consultant in a department dealing with complex spinal conditions and their sequel, which, with altered life style, expectations and medical advances means that spinal surgeons are expected to handle increasing complex cases. The fellow will develop the communication skills and attitudes to set them up for consultant practice in a centre of excellence to enable them to develop their skills further and train the next generation of spinal surgeons.

About the Institution

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Contact / How to Apply

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Priya Patel Job title: service manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02089091171
Call between the hours 07:00-17:00 Monday-Friday