Spinal Surgery - Combined Advanced Training Fellowship
The closing date is 30 November 2025.
We are offering a combined fellowship position in Spinal Surgery (Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic) for a period of 12 months. The job will be across both the ROH and UHB. Usually 6 months at each. There are 2 positions available each year.
Main duties of the job
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (ROH) is one of the largest orthopaedic units in Europe and the oldest orthopaedic institution in the UK. It is a member of the Specialist Orthopaedic Alliance and recently celebrated its centenary on its present site. A small specialist teaching hospital, it has an annual turnover of around 67 million.
The Trust employs around 40 surgeons, 15 anaesthetists, 4 radiologists, 3 pathologists and 3 physicians. Although essentially an elective hospital, the Trust does provide an emergency service for spinal disease, as well as accepting patients for complex joint replacements for periprosthetic and pathological fractures.
The Trust offers 3 tiers of service. This comprises
* Routine orthopaedic care and operations for a local population of 1.4 million people in Birmingham and North Worcestershire,
* Specialist services such as spinal surgery and children's orthopaedics to 5 million people who live in Greater Birmingham and much of the West Midlands, and
* Specialised bone tumour surgery for the Northern two thirds of the United Kingdom.
The Spinal Unit provides a broad range of services for both adult and paediatric patients. The majority of patients are treated at the ROH, with some patients also treated at Birmingham Childrens Hospital NHS Foundation trust, and a small number treated in conjunction with Spire South Bank Hospital, Worcester. Around 1700 procedures are performed per annum.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilities
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust)
The Department of Neurosurgery is located at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham utilising facilities within the New QEHB Building and the Short Stay Unit (SSU) within the Old QEH:
* 36 beds on ward 407, 36 beds on ward 409 and 10 beds on ward 411
* Access to the equivalent of 70 bed stays per week on (QSSU)
* Four dedicated neurosurgical operating theatres
* 12 designated neurosurgical beds in the hospital's Critical Care Unit
* Full imaging services, including 6 MRI scanning units
* Full out-patient facilities with electronic patient records
* Full post-graduate training facilities
Over a twelve month period, the Neurosurgery department has treated over 970 day cases, 1,800 elective cases and 2,280 emergencies. Outpatient activity over the same period included 4,759 new and 10,695 follow-up patients.
In addition to providing an emergency service to the Greater Birmingham area and the RCDM, the unit deals with the full range of elective neurosurgical pathologies. The department is sub-specialised into Cranial and Spinal teams, with staffing as follows in the Spine team: 9 full-time NHS consultants, 1 locum consultant, 1 spine fellow. Junior neurosurgical staff comprises the following: 8 Deanery posts part of the West Midlands training rotation, 10 Trust appointments.
The neurosurgical unit is supported by a team of 8 neuroradiologists who provide a full diagnostic services and a 24/7 interventional radiology service. Theatres are staffed by 12 neuroanaesthetists. The unit is also supported by clinical neurophysiology including intra-operative monitoring, neuropsychology & neuropathology services.
Further details and visiting arrangements
Interested applicants are invited to visit on a formal basis with:-
Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Univeristy Hospitals Birmingham NHSFT
Consultant Spinal Surgeon and spinal fellowship lead
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT
Northfield
Birmingham B31 2AP
Tel: 0121-685-4113
Email: matthew.newtonede@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC
* Medical Degree from a recognised University
* FRCS (SN) or:
* FRCS (Orth.)
Experience
* Prior experience at middle-grade level in Spinal surgery
* Good general experience in Orthopaedic Surgery or neurosurgery at middle grade level sufficient for award of CCT
* Interest in clinical work and research
* Flexible, team player
* Enthusiastic, self-motivated and flexible in approach
* Evidence of commitment to a career in spinal surgery
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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