Senior Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics

at  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Applications are invited for the above post at the Queen’s Medical Centre campus of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust from March 2025 for 6-12months. The successful applicant will work in the Orthopaedic Trauma unit at the Queen’s Medical Centre Campus, which is the busiest Major Trauma Centre in the United Kingdom. Queens Medical Centre hosts the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre likely serves a population within the East Midlands region of England estimated to be around 4.8 million people.
Applicants are welcome to visit the department prior to application. Please contact Mr Taylor’s secretary 0115 9249924 ext 82042 (T&O Consultant) or Mr Norrish’s secretary (T&O Consultant and Junior Doctor Lead) on 0115 9249924 ext 84351.
Applications require full GMC registration and UK NHS experience
The post is designed to support the successful candidate to bridge the gap between higher surgical training and a substantive consultant appointment, with a significant trauma element. Daytime responsibilities include supporting trauma operating theatres, fracture clinics and on-call duties. The department offers all aspects of complex orthopaedic trauma surgery, including limb reconstruction, orthothoracic trauma surgery and pelvic and acetabular surgery.

WE OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF STAFF BENEFITS INCLUDING:

Access to Staff Wellbeing programme including free 24 hour advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, staff physiotherapy and staff support networks
On site day nursery
Amazon parcel collection points
Secure cycle facilities
Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
Salary sacrifice schemes
Cycle to work and travel passes
Please see Job Description & Person Specification attached within the Job Advert for the main duties of this jo

In-patient accountabilities require assessment and management of emergency referrals for injured patients from the Emergency Department along with other route of admission (from clinic or direct transfer) under the direction of responsible consultant
Routine ward responsibilities, transfer and discharge summaries, and operating theatre duties are a key component of the Senior Trauma Fellow role
Out-patient responsibilities will include orthopaedic fracture clinics
Teaching medical and other students as required
To undertake audit and other quality improvement projects to enhance the delivery of care
To get involved in research leading to publication
Successful candidates will join part of a highly motivated and ambitious multi-disciplinary team which includes medics, nursing staff, ACPs, Physician Associates and prescribing pharmacists. We strive to deliver the very best care for our patients, but we are also passionate about providing high quality training and support for our team and working in partnership with all health providers at NUH towards optimising patient outcomes.
NUH has a national and international reputation for high quality patient care and research, education and innovation. We have strong links to local universities. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for students, as well as being a major research organisation.