Hip Preservation Senior Fellow

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy Hip Preservation Unit in the North-East of England. The centre sees around 300-400 new hip referrals a year with more than 200 hip preservation procedures performed. The data is entered into the local Northumbria Hip Preservation Registry and the UK Non-Arthroplasty Hip Registry.

The job will primarily involve working with Mr Ajay Malviya, who is the Past Chairman of the UK Non-Arthroplasty Hip Registry and Deputy Editor of the Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery. You will be expected to present and publish research performed during the post. International graduates are welcome to apply, if you are eligible for GMC registration and have completed the equivalent of FRCS T&O examination in your respective country.

You should be GMC registered and hold the MBBS or equivalent medical qualification and FRCS (T&O) qualifications with one of the Surgical Colleges of Great Britain and Ireland. You should be able to demonstrate an interest in Hip Preservation surgery. This post may be eligible to be included as a BOA Clinical Leadership Fellowship. Please inform on application if you wish to pursue the BOA Clinical Leadership programme.

We are advertising for the period August 2026-27 and 2027-28.

Main duties of the job

It is estimated that during a year you will be exposed to 70-80 Periacetabular Osteotomies, 150 Hip arthroscopies and 200 primary joint replacement, concentrating on individuals within the younger adult age groups.

You will work within a department of 30 consultants who are all keen to improve practice, successfully adopting enhanced recovery for patients undergoing elective joint replacement.

You may be expected to join in the trauma on call rota, but this is to be discussed closer to the starting date of the post.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

19 November 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£59,175 to £95,400 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6789030NR

Job locations

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for more information in relation to the main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for more information in relation to the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
MRCS
Eligible for full GMC registration
FRCS (T&O) with one of the Surgical Colleges of Great Britain and Ireland or equivalent degree by the time of fellowship

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
MRCS
Eligible for full GMC registration
FRCS (T&O) with one of the Surgical Colleges of Great Britain and Ireland or equivalent degree by the time of fellowship

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).