Job summary
This is a fixed term 12 month post for a Senior Arthroplasty Fellow at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful applicant will support the current delivery of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Hip and Knee Service, as well as contributing to the development of this service, at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
The appointee will join the existing team to provide specialist care to this growing population of patients, and raise departmental profiles through teaching and education.
The aim of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Orthopaedic Department is to become a leader in the field of Orthopaedic management and the successful applicant must therefore have the pre-requisite procedural and leadership skills as well as team work, drive and ambition to succeed in achieving these goals.
Please note - February 2026 start - with option to potentially start 6 months early
February 2027 start
Main duties of the job
Clinical duties will include outpatient clinics, a formal ward round and three to four operating sessions. The fellow may participate in a fracture clinic a week and there will be time available for research.
There will be an on-call commitment attached to this post. There is a daily meeting at 7:45 am to discuss management of trauma admitted during the previous 24 hours. The candidate will be expected to take part in these and to contribute to the teaching of the junior staff.
About us
The Royal Berkshire Hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 750,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is one of the largest general hospital Trusts in the country and is Reading's biggest employer:
The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. The hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities including Accident and Emergency, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Intensive Care, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Genitourinary Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Maxillo-Facial surgery, paediatrics (including a NICU), general medicine (including all major medical specialities including CCU, Renal Unit, ITU and gastroenterology), radiotherapy and oncology, and all the general surgical specialities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties will include outpatient clinics, a formal ward round and three to four operating sessions. There will be a job plan in place that will include Admin/Research sessions and fracture clinics.
There will be an on-call emergency duty commitment attached to this post on a 24-hour partial shift rota with the other Specialist Registrars and Staff Grades. There is a daily meeting at 7:45 am to discuss management of trauma admitted during the previous 24 hours. The candidate will be expected to take part in these and to contribute to the teaching of the junior staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical duties will include outpatient clinics, a formal ward round and three to four operating sessions. There will be a job plan in place that will include Admin/Research sessions and fracture clinics.
There will be an on-call emergency duty commitment attached to this post on a 24-hour partial shift rota with the other Specialist Registrars and Staff Grades. There is a daily meeting at 7:45 am to discuss management of trauma admitted during the previous 24 hours. The candidate will be expected to take part in these and to contribute to the teaching of the junior staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- MB, BS and MRCS or recognised equivalent
Desirable
- MSc or equivalent
- Academic Excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions)
- FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Specialist Registrar level experience of lower limb arthroplasty surgery
Skills & Knowledge
Desirable
- Evidence of audit and research projects.
- Experience of teaching junior medical staff and medical students.
- Evidence of previous publications in peer reviewed journals.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- MB, BS and MRCS or recognised equivalent
Desirable
- MSc or equivalent
- Academic Excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions)
- FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Specialist Registrar level experience of lower limb arthroplasty surgery
Skills & Knowledge
Desirable
- Evidence of audit and research projects.
- Experience of teaching junior medical staff and medical students.
- Evidence of previous publications in peer reviewed journals.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
