Job overview
James Cook Regional Complex Arthroplasty Centre - Endeavour Senior Lower limb Arthroplasty Fellowship
This fellowship is designed to allow trained surgeons to increase their exposure to revision hip and knee arthroplasty and complex primary joint reconstruction. In addition to furthering complex arthroplasty skill set, the aim is to develop current and future Orthopaedic Consultant Leadership Capability for the NHS and to accelerate service transformation and quality improvement within and across trauma and orthopaedic services
Applications are invited for August 2027 for a period of 12 months.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be exposed to a wide variety of challenging lower limb arthroplasty reconstruction techniques in both the complex primary and revision setting. There is also the opportunity to gain exposure in the management of the Young Adult Hip, metastatic disease around the hip, robotic surgery and pelvic / acetabular work. The post holder would have exposure to independent operating and involvement in training of junior staff. Fellows perform 70-80% of cases as first operator and perform around 150 primary and around 70 revision cases in a 12 month period.
The Fellow would be expected to attend the local and regional revision MDTs (the Trust is a nationally appointed Major Revision Centre, and revision network hub covering the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire). They would be expected to take part in research and quality improvement projects. The department is a national exemplar for orthopaedic research and is linked to the South Tees Academic Centre for Surgery from which numerous NIHR studies have been developed, led and delivered. The successful candidate would be expected to deliver on several projects for publication. They would also be invited to departmental consultant meetings to witness the issues discussed in that forum.
Working for our organisation
South Tees and North Tees NHS Trusts are in the process of becoming one of the largest Trusts in the country, University Hospitals Tees NHS Trust. This position is currently based with the team at South Tees. This comprises the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough and the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton. The James Cook University Hospital is a major tertiary and teaching centre with over 1,000 beds, serving a largely urban population. It is a Major Trauma Centre and is a Major Revision Centre. It is a regional centre for Spinal Cord Injury, Upper GI and Vascular Surgery. In addition, it provides comprehensive regional specialties including Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery, ENT and Ophthalmic Surgery. The revision team at James Cook host a fortnightly regional MDT for hip and knee revision with engagement from revision teams across North Yorkshire, the Tees Valley and Wearside. An orthopaedic oncology metastatic bone disease MDT takes place regularly with oncology and musculoskeletal radiology support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further details and information are available on the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
1. Post CCT
2. FRCS/MRCS or Specialist training certificate from EU (with log book of operations)
3. Full registration with the General Medical Council
4. Log book of operations (assisted, performed)
Desirable criteria
5. Attendance at appropriate professional courses and meetings
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Experience in General Trauma and Hip & Knee Arthroplasty Surgery
7. Experience of clinical audit
8. Regular attendance at and participation in audit meetings
9. Experience of clinical research (please submit summary of all your published work and at least 3 of the most important presented papers)
10. Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
11. Some exposure to complex / revision Hip & Knee Arthroplasty Surgery
12. Experience of teaching medical and other staff
13. Evidence of research or innovative service developments
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
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