Swansea Bay University Health Board

Senior Clinical Fellow Trauma & Orthopaedics

The closing date is 06 November 2025

Job summary

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

The post-holder will work at ST3 equivalent level and duties include trauma and elective theatre sessions, fracture and elective clinics, managing trauma and elective orthopaedic inpatients, assessing and reviewing emergency trauma admissions. The post will consist of a combination of service provision for the adult trauma and elective inpatient service and will be supported in taking study leave for professional development. An educational supervisor will be allocated to help support and mentor the post-holder both clinically and with career development

Main duties of the job

You will provide a clinical service, with colleagues, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

Working with your colleagues and the multi-professional team you will have continuing responsibility for the well-being of all patients under your care. You will be required to adhere to the principles of good medical practice as laid down by the General Medical Council.

You will be required to participate in the Health Board's risk management process, clinical governance and any other healthcare governance activities within the department, the delivery unit and the Health Board. Adherence to the Caldicott Principles of information governance is mandatory.

You will participate in the on call rotas with a rotation between Neath Port Talbot and Morriston Hospitals, with prospective cover.

You will adhere to all policies which cover radiation exposures as currently outlined in IRMER regulations.

The Health Board is committed to meet its obligations to minimize infection. You will be required to comply with current procedures for the control of infection, including dress-code, to challenge non-compliance by colleagues, and to attend training in infection control provided by the Health Board.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people.We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.

We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£46,324 to £71,814 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

130-10844432-1125

Job locations

Morriston Hospital

Heol Maes Eglwys

Swansea

SA6 6NL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC/GDC Registration
  • MRCS or recognised equivalent
  • 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty Or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty OR equivalent experience / competencies
  • Previous Spinal Surgery experience (6 months or more)

Desirable

  • Post FRCS (Ortho or S/N)
  • Further relevant degree/diploma/teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
  • Up to date with current practices in Trauma and Orthopaedics or Neurosurgery
  • Working as part of the management team
  • Teaching and training of post/undergraduate medical staff
  • Evidence of participation in, progressing and completing audit

Desirable

  • Liaison with other agencies
  • Experience of research in Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery and/or Spinal Surgery
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
  • Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
  • Ability to manage own time and work load
  • Experience of the assessment of emergencies
  • Able to work as a member of a team or on own
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and staff
  • Understanding of information systems and technology
  • Clinical Skills in Orthopaedics OR Neurosurgery
  • Appropriate operative experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
  • Ability to travel between sites
  • Commitment to modern practices
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC/GDC Registration
  • MRCS or recognised equivalent
  • 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty Or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty OR equivalent experience / competencies
  • Previous Spinal Surgery experience (6 months or more)

Desirable

  • Post FRCS (Ortho or S/N)
  • Further relevant degree/diploma/teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
  • Up to date with current practices in Trauma and Orthopaedics or Neurosurgery
  • Working as part of the management team
  • Teaching and training of post/undergraduate medical staff
  • Evidence of participation in, progressing and completing audit

Desirable

  • Liaison with other agencies
  • Experience of research in Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery and/or Spinal Surgery
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
  • Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
  • Ability to manage own time and work load
  • Experience of the assessment of emergencies
  • Able to work as a member of a team or on own
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and staff
  • Understanding of information systems and technology
  • Clinical Skills in Orthopaedics OR Neurosurgery
  • Appropriate operative experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
  • Ability to travel between sites
  • Commitment to modern practices

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

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

Morriston Hospital

Heol Maes Eglwys

Swansea

SA6 6NL


Employer's website

https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

Morriston Hospital

Heol Maes Eglwys

Swansea

SA6 6NL


Employer's website

https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead - T & O

Mr M Dodd

Matthew.Dodd@wales.nhs.uk

01792702222

Details

Date posted

03 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£46,324 to £71,814 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

130-10844432-1125

Job locations

Morriston Hospital

Heol Maes Eglwys

Swansea

SA6 6NL


Supporting documents

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