# Trauma Fellow

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Middlesbrough
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (rotational contract August 2026 - February 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-08T13:42:30.411Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cleveland/Middlesbrough/South_Tees_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Trauma_Orthopaedics/Trauma_Orthopaedics-v8037147
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8037147?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southtees.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is a complex trauma and limb reconstruction post under the direct supervision of Mr Will Eardley and Mr James Bassett and the successful candidate would be exposed to a wide variety of challenging trauma cases, both acute and delayed reconstruction. There is adequate opportunity for exposure to Major trauma management, Limb reconstruction (Including frame and bone infection work alongside Mr Eardley and Mr Egglestone), Orthoplastics (with Mr Eardley, Mr Egglestone and Miss Barnard and her team) and Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma, alongside Mr James Bassett. The post holder would in appropriate cases have exposure to independent operating (Monday all day operating list) , and involvement in training of junior staff.

### Main duties of the job

The Fellow would be invited to departmental consultant meetings to witness and absorb issues at that level. Significant opportunity for research and quality improvement are another key feature of this post with several members of the department playing key roles in United Kingdom Orthopaedics, both trauma and elective. Mr Eardley and his colleagues are heavily involved in research and the successful candidate would be expected to deliver on several projects for publication. Several of the consultant body hold key posts at a national level in research and governance roles.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Must have undertaken placements in a Major Trauma Centre or equivalent during training.

**Desirable**

- Previous experience in limb reconstruction including frame surgery, surgical complication management and orthoplastics combined working

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- In depth knowledge of fracture care and trauma case management as well as demonstrable understanding of contemporary trauma literature.
- Good time management and team-based skills to enable safe construction and execution of trauma lists

**Desirable**

- Ability to independently operate and run appropriately selected trauma lists

### Qualifications and training

**Essential**

- FRCS(Tr&Orth) or Specialist training certificate from EU (with logbook of operations)
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Post CCT

**Desirable**

- ATLS instructor or equivalent
- Completed AO Advances Course
- Membership of OTS, BLRS and EBJIS

## Documents

- [friarage hospital map (pdf, 531.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2096)
- [james cook campus map (pdf, 168.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2094)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 113.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2093)
- [clinical service units directorate (pdf, 116.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2423)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 1000.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10439798)

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