Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Trauma Fellow - Trauma & Orthopaedic Department

The closing date is 11 August 2025

Job summary

This is a fixed term 12 month post for a Trauma Fellow at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust with a view for October 2025 start.

The Fellow will work predominantly with Mr. A McAndrew, lead trauma consultant and the current Director of Trauma. The successful candidate will have a wide exposure to high volume lower limb trauma in a Trauma Unit, including peri-articular fracture management.

As part of the Fellowship there will be exposure to ring fixators for acute trauma and deformity correction. It is envisaged that at the end of the Fellowship he/she will be capable of managing acute lower limb trauma with all treatment modalities and be competent in managing non-union and mal-union

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.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties will include complex fracture clinics, general fracture clinics and trauma operating lists. There is time made availible for research and admin

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 Trauma Fellow 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.

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 to £70,425 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-MS1237PCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties will include complex fracture clinics, general fracture clinics and trauma operating lists. There is time made availible for research and admin

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 Trauma Fellow 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 complex fracture clinics, general fracture clinics and trauma operating lists. There is time made availible for research and admin

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 Trauma Fellow 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

  • Experience of Trauma and Orthopaedic specialist clinics and theatre

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

  • Experience of Trauma and Orthopaedic specialist clinics and theatre

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant; Trauma and Lower Limb Recon Surgery

Mr Andrew McAndrew

andrew.mcandrew@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

01183227415

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 to £70,425 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-MS1237PCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


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