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Senior Fellow in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction
The closing date is 29 March 2026
This is a complex trauma and limb reconstruction post under the direct supervision of Mr Will Eardley and Mr James Bassett and the successful candidate would be exposed to a wide variety of challenging trauma cases, both acute and delayed reconstruction. There is adequate opportunity for exposure to Major trauma management, Limb reconstruction (Including frame and bone infection work alongside Mr Eardley and Mr Egglestone), Orthoplastics (with Mr Eardley, Mr Egglestone and Miss Barnard and her team) and Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma, alongside Mr James Bassett. The post holder would in appropriate cases have exposure to independent operating (Monday all day operating list), and involvement in training of junior staff.
The Fellow would be invited to departmental consultant meetings to witness and absorb issues at that level. Significant opportunity for research and quality improvement are another key feature of this post with several members of the department playing key roles in United Kingdom Orthopaedics, both trauma and elective. Mr Eardley and his colleagues are heavily involved in research and the successful candidate would be expected to deliver on several projects for publication. Several of the consultant body hold key posts at a national level in research and governance roles.
Main duties of the job
It is expected that the fellow attends Consultant meetings and experiences policy and process that will help transition to Consultant practice however there are no direct responsibilities in this domain other than standard clinical leadership expectations of seniority
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Job responsibilities
For further details and information please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
* Full registration with the GIn depth knowledge of fracture care and trauma case management as well as demonstrable understanding of contemporary trauma literature. eneral Medical Council.
* Good time management and team-based skills to enable safe construction and execution of trauma lists
* Ability to independently operate and run appropriately selected trauma lists
Qualifications and Training
* FRCS(Tr&Orth) or Specialist training certificate from EU (with logbook of operations)
* Full registration with the General Medical Council.
* Post CCT
* Higher Degree ( MD / PhD)
* ATLS instructor or equivalent
* Membership of OTS, BLRS and EBJIS
* Completed AO Advances Course
Experience
* Must have undertaken placements in a Major Trauma Centre or equivalent during training.
* Previous experience in limb reconstruction including frame surgery, surgical complication management and orthoplastics combined working.
* Currently working in the North East of England or Cumbria.
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.
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