Job summary
An amazing
opportunity for a Senior Fellow in Trauma and Knee Arthroplasty and Soft Tissue
Knee Orthopaedic Surgery (Senior Knee Fellow) in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery,
has arisen within The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.
This post
represents an exciting opportunity to join a group of dynamic Consultant
Orthopaedic Surgeons in providing a wide range of elective orthopaedic services
and trauma services to the population of approximately 400,000 in the Wakefield
and Kirklees area of Yorkshire. The post is predominantly knee arthroplasty and
soft tissue knee surgery. The post holders will work closely with 23 colleagues
which includes 4 knee arthroplasty and soft tissue surgeons.
Were proud that our workforce - our
greatest asset - strives for excellence every day in providing care and support
to thousands of people living across Wakefield and North Kirklees. Mid-Yorkshire
celebrates excellence and innovation. We have modern, state-of-the-art
facilities and provide first class learning and development opportunities.
Mid-Yorks is transforming, grounded in our values to care and improve,
respecting our patients, our community and our staff, to deliver the highest
standards of care.
If you are a dynamic, innovative and
forward-thinking clinician with a passion for your profession and an enthusiasm
to be part of a Trust striving to be the best, get in touch to see what a
career at Mid-Yorkshire could be like for you.
Main duties of the job
This post represents an
exciting opportunity to join a group of dynamic Consultant Orthopedic Surgeons
in providing a wide range of elective orthopedic services and trauma services
to the population of approximately 400,000 in the Wakefield and Kirklees area
of Yorkshire.
Responsibility for the management of
patients with acute and chronic conditions including complex cases.
Referral of patients to other
specialities as appropriate
Out-patient activities/clinics
Involvement in specialty and cross-specialty
multi-disciplinary teams and meetings
Involvement in relevant
administration duties
Teaching and supervision of junior
medical staff and other clinicians as appropriate
Involvement in audit and clinical
governance including service improvement activities
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance: We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. Its important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is pleased to announce vacancy in
this established role of Senior Fellow in Trauma and Knee Arthroplasty and Soft
Tissue Knee Orthopaedic Surgery (Senior Knee Fellow). This post would suit a
senior trainee looking increase depth of specialist knowledge and further
operative skills looking to apply to a Consultant knee surgeon post. The post will
support clinical exposure to key elective caseload and give opportunity to
further experience in specialist knee trauma, whilst allowing participation in
audit, teaching and research. Research is a focus, with several Knee
Arthroplasty and Soft Tissue Knee projects ready to prepare and submit for
poster, podium and research publication.
The post-holders will have a named supervisor and be supported in undertaking
scheduled educational opportunities within the Trust and specialties.
An
Introduction to the Division/Specialty
Trauma
and orthopaedic surgical services at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust are
delivered across 3 sites. We are a busy department treating over 550 hip
fractures and undertaking approximately 1,200 hip and knee replacement
procedures each year.
This
post has been developed as a training opportunity for registrars preferably
before taking up a Consultant post or to work on a research or higher degree
whilst gaining clinical experience.
Head of Clinical Service, Mr James Newman
oversees the day-to-day management of the department along with the Patient
Service Manager and Assistant Patient Service Manager. The Trauma and
Orthopaedics department is supported by the Elective lead, Mr Simon Jones,
Trauma Lead, Mr Thomas Goff, and Paediatric Lead, Mrs Helen Bryant.
Orthopaedics is under the Division of Surgery and the Head of
Clinical Service reports to the Divisional Clinical Director.
The fellow will have opportunity to work with the four Knee consultants
and contribute to the activities of the wider team. Including MDT activity,
regional network, and subspeciality fracture clinics.
The Fellow will be expected to contribute to the research interests of the
department and develop their own research/audit project within the foot and
ankle unit for presentation/publication. There are several suitable projects
ready to start, and it would be envisaged that this could strengthen consultant
interview applications.
The main duties of the post
will include
This post represents an
exciting opportunity to join a group of dynamic Consultant Orthopedic Surgeons
in providing a wide range of elective orthopedic services and trauma services
to the population of approximately 400,000 in the Wakefield and Kirklees area
of Yorkshire.
Responsibility for the management of
patients with acute and chronic conditions including complex cases.
Referral of patients to other
specialities as appropriate
Out-patient activities/clinics
Involvement in specialty and cross-specialty
multi-disciplinary teams and meetings
Involvement in relevant
administration duties
Teaching and supervision of junior
medical staff and other clinicians as appropriate
Involvement in audit and clinical
governance including service improvement activities
The above list is
not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely duties may be altered from time
to time in the light of changing circumstances and after discussion with the
post holder.
Tenure
The post is initially offered on a fixed term contract
for 12 months after which there could be an extension on a mutually agreed
basis.
Pay Scale
These roles are equivalent to a doctor on specialty training programmes
and will be paid on the equivalent pay scale.
The salary will be paid at £73,992
per annum.
Mentoring
Newly appointed
senior medical staff will be offered mentoring opportunities either within the
department or within the wider Trust and may be specified by the appointments
committee. There is an induction and development programme for all new staff.
Continuing
Professional Development
The Trust
requires all its doctors to engage with continuing professional development,
guided by the relevant professional associations or Royal Colleges. Time and
funding is provided according to departmental and Trust policies, subject to
approval through the clinical management structures. There is a programme of
mandatory training which all relevant staff must complete as required.
Teaching
The Trust is keen to maintain its reputation for high
quality training and to attract the highest calibre of trainee and career-grade
doctors. All senior doctors are involved in training our doctors, students and
other professions. There are many opportunities to develop training and
education roles and many have taken on educational leadership roles within and
beyond the Trust.
Research
Medical staff are encouraged to
develop areas of personal and/or research interest. This can be developed in
liaison with the Trusts R&D department and in line with prevailing
policies and research frameworks. The Trust is developing an expanding and
outward-looking research programme.
Audit
and Clinical Governance
There is a rolling half-day clinical governance programme and audit
meetings are well attended and lively. The Clinical Audit Department assists
with setting and supporting an audit programme for the Service with which all
colleagues are encouraged to engage. Clinical Audit is considered within
objectives as part of job planning.
Representation
Our Senior Medical Staff
Committee provides a forum to liaise with and advise our senior management
team. The BMA-accredited Local Negotiating Committee negotiates on
terms-and-conditions matters.
General
Conditions
The post is advertised on a full time basis
(although less than full time applicants will be considered) and on the basis
of the prevailing national TCS and pay scales for this grade. These may be
obtained from the NHS Employers website or provided upon request as well as
details of joining the NHS Pension Scheme.
The
appointment is subject to satisfactory medical health clearance from the
Trusts Occupational Health Department.
The successful applicant may be required to undergo an examination prior
to taking up appointment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance
evidenced by the applicant.
When
on duty the postholder should remain contactable and able to reach attend the
relevant clinical site within 30 minutes in normal traffic conditions (or more
immediately available should clinical circumstances demand).
This
post is exempt from the provisions of section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974. You are not entitled
to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent
under the provisions of the Act. Any
information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only
in relation to your application for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is pleased to announce vacancy in
this established role of Senior Fellow in Trauma and Knee Arthroplasty and Soft
Tissue Knee Orthopaedic Surgery (Senior Knee Fellow). This post would suit a
senior trainee looking increase depth of specialist knowledge and further
operative skills looking to apply to a Consultant knee surgeon post. The post will
support clinical exposure to key elective caseload and give opportunity to
further experience in specialist knee trauma, whilst allowing participation in
audit, teaching and research. Research is a focus, with several Knee
Arthroplasty and Soft Tissue Knee projects ready to prepare and submit for
poster, podium and research publication.
The post-holders will have a named supervisor and be supported in undertaking
scheduled educational opportunities within the Trust and specialties.
An
Introduction to the Division/Specialty
Trauma
and orthopaedic surgical services at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust are
delivered across 3 sites. We are a busy department treating over 550 hip
fractures and undertaking approximately 1,200 hip and knee replacement
procedures each year.
This
post has been developed as a training opportunity for registrars preferably
before taking up a Consultant post or to work on a research or higher degree
whilst gaining clinical experience.
Head of Clinical Service, Mr James Newman
oversees the day-to-day management of the department along with the Patient
Service Manager and Assistant Patient Service Manager. The Trauma and
Orthopaedics department is supported by the Elective lead, Mr Simon Jones,
Trauma Lead, Mr Thomas Goff, and Paediatric Lead, Mrs Helen Bryant.
Orthopaedics is under the Division of Surgery and the Head of
Clinical Service reports to the Divisional Clinical Director.
The fellow will have opportunity to work with the four Knee consultants
and contribute to the activities of the wider team. Including MDT activity,
regional network, and subspeciality fracture clinics.
The Fellow will be expected to contribute to the research interests of the
department and develop their own research/audit project within the foot and
ankle unit for presentation/publication. There are several suitable projects
ready to start, and it would be envisaged that this could strengthen consultant
interview applications.
The main duties of the post
will include
This post represents an
exciting opportunity to join a group of dynamic Consultant Orthopedic Surgeons
in providing a wide range of elective orthopedic services and trauma services
to the population of approximately 400,000 in the Wakefield and Kirklees area
of Yorkshire.
Responsibility for the management of
patients with acute and chronic conditions including complex cases.
Referral of patients to other
specialities as appropriate
Out-patient activities/clinics
Involvement in specialty and cross-specialty
multi-disciplinary teams and meetings
Involvement in relevant
administration duties
Teaching and supervision of junior
medical staff and other clinicians as appropriate
Involvement in audit and clinical
governance including service improvement activities
The above list is
not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely duties may be altered from time
to time in the light of changing circumstances and after discussion with the
post holder.
Tenure
The post is initially offered on a fixed term contract
for 12 months after which there could be an extension on a mutually agreed
basis.
Pay Scale
These roles are equivalent to a doctor on specialty training programmes
and will be paid on the equivalent pay scale.
The salary will be paid at £73,992
per annum.
Mentoring
Newly appointed
senior medical staff will be offered mentoring opportunities either within the
department or within the wider Trust and may be specified by the appointments
committee. There is an induction and development programme for all new staff.
Continuing
Professional Development
The Trust
requires all its doctors to engage with continuing professional development,
guided by the relevant professional associations or Royal Colleges. Time and
funding is provided according to departmental and Trust policies, subject to
approval through the clinical management structures. There is a programme of
mandatory training which all relevant staff must complete as required.
Teaching
The Trust is keen to maintain its reputation for high
quality training and to attract the highest calibre of trainee and career-grade
doctors. All senior doctors are involved in training our doctors, students and
other professions. There are many opportunities to develop training and
education roles and many have taken on educational leadership roles within and
beyond the Trust.
Research
Medical staff are encouraged to
develop areas of personal and/or research interest. This can be developed in
liaison with the Trusts R&D department and in line with prevailing
policies and research frameworks. The Trust is developing an expanding and
outward-looking research programme.
Audit
and Clinical Governance
There is a rolling half-day clinical governance programme and audit
meetings are well attended and lively. The Clinical Audit Department assists
with setting and supporting an audit programme for the Service with which all
colleagues are encouraged to engage. Clinical Audit is considered within
objectives as part of job planning.
Representation
Our Senior Medical Staff
Committee provides a forum to liaise with and advise our senior management
team. The BMA-accredited Local Negotiating Committee negotiates on
terms-and-conditions matters.
General
Conditions
The post is advertised on a full time basis
(although less than full time applicants will be considered) and on the basis
of the prevailing national TCS and pay scales for this grade. These may be
obtained from the NHS Employers website or provided upon request as well as
details of joining the NHS Pension Scheme.
The
appointment is subject to satisfactory medical health clearance from the
Trusts Occupational Health Department.
The successful applicant may be required to undergo an examination prior
to taking up appointment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance
evidenced by the applicant.
When
on duty the postholder should remain contactable and able to reach attend the
relevant clinical site within 30 minutes in normal traffic conditions (or more
immediately available should clinical circumstances demand).
This
post is exempt from the provisions of section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974. You are not entitled
to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent
under the provisions of the Act. Any
information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only
in relation to your application for this post.
Person Specification
Management skills
Essential
- Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
- Good time management.
Desirable
- Possess good organisational and personal management skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust and its services.
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively with staff and patients.
- Caring and compassionate.
- Flexible & adaptable.
- Willingness to provide and learn all aspects of hospitals internal systems and processes and adhere to local policies.
- Physically able to carry out the duties as specified in the job description and ability to evidence competencies.
- Able to access all trust sites in a timely manner to fulfil the duties of the post.
- Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
Desirable
- Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses.
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working.
- Understanding and personal fit with Trust Values and Behaviours.
- Demonstrates awareness of the current UK Healthcare system and the need to develop services in line with current policy.
GMC Registration
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practise.
- Please State your full GMC number.
Experience
Essential
- Knee arthroplasty and Soft tissue knee surgery
Desirable
- Computer literate.
- Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from recognised medical school
- FRCS Trauma & Orth or equivalent
Desirable
- Medical School Prizes
- Audit or Case Presentations
- Teaching qualification/ prize
Right to work
Essential
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Person Specification
Management skills
Essential
- Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
- Good time management.
Desirable
- Possess good organisational and personal management skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust and its services.
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively with staff and patients.
- Caring and compassionate.
- Flexible & adaptable.
- Willingness to provide and learn all aspects of hospitals internal systems and processes and adhere to local policies.
- Physically able to carry out the duties as specified in the job description and ability to evidence competencies.
- Able to access all trust sites in a timely manner to fulfil the duties of the post.
- Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
Desirable
- Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses.
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working.
- Understanding and personal fit with Trust Values and Behaviours.
- Demonstrates awareness of the current UK Healthcare system and the need to develop services in line with current policy.
GMC Registration
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practise.
- Please State your full GMC number.
Experience
Essential
- Knee arthroplasty and Soft tissue knee surgery
Desirable
- Computer literate.
- Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from recognised medical school
- FRCS Trauma & Orth or equivalent
Desirable
- Medical School Prizes
- Audit or Case Presentations
- Teaching qualification/ prize
Right to work
Essential
- Eligibility to work in the UK
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).
