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SENIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW
IN KNEE SURGERY – (StR Higher Level)
Applications are invited for the above post commencing on 5th August 2026 until 3rd February 2027
The Orthopaedic and Trauma Department is based in the two Major Teaching Hospitals in the City of Cardiff, the Capital of Wales.
The post is attached to the Cardiff Lower Limb Arthroplasty Unit, at both the University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough and serves a local population of 500,000 and provides a tertiary referral service for a population of 1.5 million. The successful candidate will be exposed to all aspects of knee surgery. There is a fully established Research Unit. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in ongoing research projects together with specific research.
Candidates should have ideally completed a basic Orthopaedic Registrar training programme and passed the appropriate exit examination.
Main duties of the job
The Post Holder will be expected to work at specialist Registrar level and will participate in the specialist Registrar on call rota at Llandough Hospital.
Clinics, review/research clinics
Lists, own and supervised.
Assigned 1 or 2 projects.
Access to university facilities
Original research encouraged.
Duties will include retrospective review, liaising with university departments and screening and scoring patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
These are the current applicable pay scales; however, these may change upon implementation of the framework agreement for reform to the terms and conditions of service for resident doctors and dentists in Wales. Further details can be found at https://cdn.intelligencebank.com/eu/share/qMbw14/jgkpM/w0DMG/original/BMA+-+Framework+Agreement+Wales
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Knee Surgery (T&O) with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £46,324 - £71,814 per annum. The contract type is 6 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 15 Jun 2026.
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