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Job requirements
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Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Excellence clinical skills Capacity to use and develop a wide range of theoretical approaches.
- Experience
Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publication.
- Experience
Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives.
- Communication
Ability to act as a consistent reference point in a team and to take a leadership role where needed.
- Communication
Ability to organize and prioritize work load, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and to supervise staff.
- Personal Qualities
Ability, enthusiasm and commitment to teach in a clinical setting.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to motivate, inspire and support multi-professional team and be able to work effectively and sensitively within such teams.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to engage/implement NHS strategy, e.g. service redesign to achieve the 18 week target.
- Skills and Abilities
All aspects of orthopaedic surgery
- Skills and Abilities
Trauma surgery
- Audit Management & IT
The ability to undertake and manage clinical audits including supervision of junior staff.
- Knowledge and Qualifications
Eligible for full GMC Registration and possess MRCS (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and Qualifications
Clinical Knowledge commensurate with ST8 trauma and orthopaedic surgery training
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical / organisational context.
- Communication
Lecturing experience with a range of disciplines.
- Skills and Abilities
General basic trauma operative skills
- Knowledge and Qualifications
Higher Academic Degree
Job overview
Senior Clinical Fellow – Young Adult Hip Service The Trauma and Orthopaedic service at University College Hospital is led by 16 Consultants who specialise in a range of elective and trauma work. We are seeking a Senior Clinical fellow to join the young adult hip service, specialising in hip preservation and replacement surgery. The Fellow will also be working alongside a team of musculoskeletal radiologists, anaesthetists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and hand therapists.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled orthopaedic surgeon with keen interest and experience in hip surgery – specifically wanting to be trained in hip replacement, arthroscopy and periacetabular osteotomy.
The candidate must be post MRCS, have at least 36 months Orthopaedic experience and have obtained full registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.
We are seeking candidates for a start date of October 2027, and the post is for 12 months.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow in Hip Surgery with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £76,582 per annum + London Weighting. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Standard Trust Doctor rotation). The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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