Senior Clinical Fellow in Knee Surgery

Senior Clinical Fellow in Knee Surgery

Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Knee Surgery this is an exciting opportunity to gain comprehensive experience and training in Knee surgery at University College London Hospital. The start date is 1st September 2026 for a 12-month fixed-term contract.

The candidate must be post MRCS, have at least 36 months Orthopaedic experience and have obtained full registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.

Main duties of the job

UCH Fellowships are clinically based specialist posts intended to give candidates hands on experience and a wide exposure to current techniques in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. UCLH has a busy trauma operative workload which is delivered on all day Consultant supervised trauma lists during the week, with excellent experience to be gained in routine and complex cases. You will also have the opportunity to gain exposure to our highly specialist elective workload delivered by consultants who are experts in their given specialist areas.

The applicant will work alongside consultants who have a specific sub specialty interest in hand surgery giving the fellow vast exposure to clinics and elective operating in that particular area.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research.

We provide first class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due toanticipatedhigh volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You areadvised not to delaysubmittingyour completed application

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff

UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit:Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Eligible for full GMC Registration and possess MRCS (or equivalent)
• Clinical Knowledge commensurate with ST3-4 trauma and orthopaedic surgery training
• Higher Academic Degree

Experience

• Excellence clinical skills Capacity to use and develop a wide range of theoretical approaches.
• Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publication.
• Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives.
• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical / organisational context.

Skills and Abilities

• All aspects of orthopaedic surgery
• General basic trauma operative skills

Audit Management & IT

• The ability to undertake and manage clinical audits including supervision of junior staff.
• Use of databases and hospital EPR/CDR/PACS systems to a competent level

Personal Qualities

• Ability, enthusiasm and commitment to teach in a clinical setting.
• Ability to motivate, inspire and support multi-professional team and be able to work effectively and sensitively within such teams.
• Ability to engage/implement NHS strategy, e.g. service redesign to achieve the 18 week target.

Communication

• Ability to act as a consistent reference point in a team and to take a leadership role where needed.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work load, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and to supervise staff.
• Lecturing experience with a range of disciplines.

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 College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£73,992 a yearper annum + London weighting (+out-of-hours)