# Senior Clinical Foot & Ankle Fellow

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-foot-and-ankle-fellow/8010d190-ecd4-4916-b9de-63cc8c84ccf9
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-foot-and-ankle-fellow/8010d190-ecd4-4916-b9de-63cc8c84ccf9.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Stepping Hill Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £67325.00 to £76582.00
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Possibility of on call track)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (Possibility of on call track)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-21T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07T12:58:34.811Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8323056
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8323056?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Applications are invited for the above post on a 12-month fixed term contract, commencing on 3rd February 2026. Candidates should ideally be within 6 months of gaining CCT at the time of appointment.

This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside two dedicated specialist Foot & Ankle Consultants within a team of 20 Orthopaedic Consultants. The work includes not only a substantial amount of elective foot and ankle surgery but also the full range of foot trauma.

### Main duties of the job

The post is aimed at a senior trainee who has completed basic general orthopaedic training and is seeking to specialise in foot and ankle surgery.

The fellowship will expose the post holder to a range of foot trauma and elective operating procedures with the opportunity to work alongside 2 established, experienced, and fellowship trained Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Consultants. The post will involve undertaking elective/trauma operating theatres, elective clinics, fracture clinics, and ward round duties.

There is a possibility of an on call track with this post.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification 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

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- previous foot surgery experience at senior trainee level

### experience

**Essential**

- completed CCT

### motivation

**Essential**

- commitment to a specialist career in foot surgery

### Research and Audit

**Essential**

- experience of research and audit

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 470.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10675260)
- [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576)
- [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756)
- [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757)
- [medical career pathway (pdf, 548.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2313)

## Agent Notes

- This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page.
- Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.
- Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.