T&O Senior Clinical Fellow - Middle-Grade Registrar

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Gateshead seeks an enthusiastic Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics. Successful applicants will join a supportive team, completing MRCS and having a strong interest in orthopaedic care, providing ample clinical opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

NHS benefits

Training and development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Post MRCS aiming for a career in Trauma & Orthopaedics.
• Evidence of Core training with Orthopaedic experience.
• NHS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Join Trauma and Orthopaedic Department; participate in teaching and research.
• Clinical duties across both emergency and elective orthopaedic care.
• Participate in daily trauma meetings.

Skills

Orthopaedic experience

Clinical research

Education

MBBS

Foundation Training or equivalent

MRCS part 2

Job description

Main area Trauma and Orthopaedic Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Additional 6 month extension based on performance) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 297-7171495-A

Employer Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Elizabeth Hospital Town Gateshead Health Salary £61,825 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2025 23:59

T&O Senior Clinical Fellow - Middle-Grade Registrar

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible

IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

PLEASE NOTEit is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.

All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.

Job overview

The post is for an enthusiastic doctor who is post MRCS and aims to pursue a career in Trauma & Orthopaedics. It offers an opportunity to develop their career in a friendly DGH setting with ample clinical opportunities. The on-call commitment is second on call in a 1:9 rota, though this may change to 1:8 in the future. The main clinical duties will be across both emergency and elective orthopaedic care. Opportunities for clinical research are available and can be tailored to individual requirements. The department has a successful track record of getting trainees into Specialty training and also in supporting the FRCS examination.

You will be allocated a clinical supervisor during this post.
Ideally the successful applicant will have completed Foundation Training (or equivalent). Applicants should have passed the MRCS.

The post will be available from the 6th August 2025 for a period of 6 months and is based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This can be extended with mutual agreement and satisfactory performance.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at the Queen ElizabethHospital. There is an active Friday afternoon teaching programme for the Orthopaedic Department as well as a combined teaching programme for Basic Surgical Trainees. A daily trauma meeting is held at 8am each day in which the previous 24 hours admissions are presented by the relevant firm on call.

Research and teaching is expected of every trainee.

The Trust is committed to developing a strong teaching, training and research reputation and is closely linked with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne for teaching of Medical Students at all stages. Undergraduate and postgraduate medical environment activities are co-ordinated through the Trust’s Research and Development Committee.

Working for our organisation

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be allocated a clinical supervisor during this post.
Ideally the successful applicant will have completed Foundation Training (or equivalent). Applicants should have passed the MRCS.

Please see attached job description for full details.

Person specification

GMC

• MRCS part 2

GMC

• • Evidence of Core training with Orthopaedic experience and / or Portfolio evidence showing an interest in Orthopaedics as a career.

Qualification

• MBBS

Experience

• NHS experience

Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

Candidates who require sponsorship are strongly advised to visit the UK Border Agency website and familiarise themselves with what is required. There is a facility on this site to access the points based calculator and work through an example which should assist candidates in their understanding of the process.

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.

Name Professor Paul Banaszkiewicz Job title Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (H&K) Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0191 482 0000 Additional information

Mr Jagannath Chakravarthy Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb) Clinical Lead for Trauma and Orthopaedics Clinical Lead for Theatres

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