We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers. Job overview The Orthopaedic team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals are seeking to appoint a Post CCT Clinical Fellow in Knee Preservation. The appointment is to commence Feb 2027 for 6 months and Aug 2027 for a fixed term period of 6 or 12 months by mutual agreement. FRCS (Tr&Orth) or equivalent is essential. The post does not award a National Training Number. As this post is not recognised as a ‘training post’, full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required. The duties of this post is equivalent to ST8, appropriate to an individual holding a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). Advert This is a six month or one year appointment suitable for a senior Orthopaedic trainee who wants to specialise in Knee Surgery. The successful candidate will work with the three knee Surgeons employed by STHFT (Mr Hampton, Mr Hancock and Mr Stoddard). As the title suggests, the focus of the department is on knee preservation treatments, including significant exposure to: • Cartilage surgery o As one of a handful of cartilage centres in the UK we provide all aspects of chondral surgery, performing Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) and Fresh Osteochondral Allograft (FOCA) • Meniscal allograft transplantation • Complex osteotomy o Single and double level coronal plane, slope-changing, and rotational (including PSI osteotomy) • Ligament reconstruction o Cruciate and collateral reconstruction o Management of multi-ligament knee injuries • Patellofemoral instability o All surgical management provided including trochleoplasty • High volume partial (UKA and PFJA) knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty • Management of synovial proliferation disorders (synovial chondromatosis/osteochondromatosis and PVNS) Please refer to the supporting job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including an indicative work plan. Working for our organisation PROUD VALUES These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do. P atients First – Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do R espectful – Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity O wnership – Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve U nity – Work in partnership with others D eliver – Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans please visit www.sth.nhs.uk/about-us Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the supporting job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including an indicative work plan. Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here. Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal. When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account. If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there. The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation. Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position. 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