Clinical Fellow - Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job summary

Clinical Fellow - Trauma & Orthopaedics 40 hours per week + Resident OC Permanent

The work of the Department consists of trauma care for the patients arriving via the Accident and Emergency Department and provision of elective Orthopaedic care for the local residents. The Accident and Emergency Department is a very busy department run quite separately from the Orthopaedic Department by its Accident and Emergency Consultants. Each Orthopaedic Consultant has two elective clinics, a fracture clinic and 3 theatre sessions per week. The unit has approximately 50 beds, including children's beds for inpatient services.

Previous experience within Trauma & Orthopaedic preferred

Main duties of the job

The post holder will predominately work on the ward providing support to the Consultants and junior grades work to sustain the provision of an efficient Trauma and Orthopaedic service to patients, including ensuring, in conjunction with colleagues, the highest quality of care is provided to each individual patient who attends the specialty and support the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department in meeting and delivering its local and national targets.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of quality services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate & these are:

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Details

• Date posted: 26 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Salary: £54,499 to £67,325 a year pro rata per annum
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 245-MEDCFORTHO-08-26
• Job locations: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT, Fountain Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL69RW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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).