About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for a Senior Fellow (ST8 equiv) with special interest in Revision Anthroplasty Surgery. The post will run for one year from 1st October 2026, although the start date could be negotiated. The post will involve duties mainly at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
Norwich has a long tradition in arthroplasty surgery, dating back to Ken McKee. In more recent times it has provided Presidents of both the British Hip Society and BASK.
This post is being funded by money provided when Norwich became the regional Knee Revision Centre and company sponsorship from Smith and Nephew. The successful candidate would work predominantly with the revision knee surgeons, however would be encouraged to gain experience in revision hip surgery and trauma in this busy unit. A major component of this job will be supporting and developing the regional service and running the monthly knee MDT. Additionally, there will be the opportunity to undertake navigated arthroplasty using the CORI navigation system.
Norwich is a busy trauma centre, catering for a population of approximately 650,000 but even larger for open and complex fractures, spinal & pelvic trauma.
This post is based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital but may include duties at the Trust's satellite in Cromer.
Main duties of the job
The elective commitment will be to knee surgery in general, with increased exposure to revision knee surgery, including periprosthetic fractures. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will be already capable of performing primary joint replacements with minimal supervision, and gradually increase operative responsibility in revision surgery over a period of one year. The appointee might be expected to be sharing some operating lists with more junior orthopaedic trainees & sensitivity towards their training needs & indeed participation in their training will be expected. The outpatient commitment will be to new & follow up joint replacement clinics. List & follow up clinic commitments will be coordinated with the ST from each firm. New patient clinics are organized by the fellow to run in parallel with consultant clinics.
The fellow is expected to organize, run & document the monthly knee arthroplasty MDT alongside the Clinical Specialist role. All upcoming revisions are discussed to facilitate planning. There is input from the microbiology team, so the fellow would be expected to be actively involved in all ongoing infection cases. The fellow is jointly responsible for maintaining the revision knee data base. The knee surgeons are aiming to run their MDT through the BAJIR database, so some experience with this would be desirable.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Flexible working hours Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site Discounted gym memberships Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site Free 24-hours confidential counselling support On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane Support in career development Flexible staff bank Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.
Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Basic Medical Degree. FRCS (Tr & Orth). Accreditation in Orthopaedics and on GMC Specialist Register (CCT) at time of appointment. Current ATLS provider certification
Desirable
Higher degree ATLS instructor
Aptitudes Essential
Good communicator. Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Able to work in shared office space Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
Desirable
Evidence of training in management skills.
Experience Essential
Stated career intention of arthroplasty surgery. European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 6 years specialist registrar orthopaedic training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty and examination equivalent of FRCS (Tr & Orth). Evidence of competence in primary hip arthroplasty. Training in children's safeguarding
Desirable
Evidence of interest & experience in revision arthroplasty surgery
Interests Essential
Demonstrates evidence of interest in Arthroplasty Surgery Demonstrable interest and research / audit in knee surgery.
Desirable
Peer reviewed publications or presentations in knee surgery
Circumstances Essential
Full Driving License.
Communications and Language Skills Essential
Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
Desirable
Evidence of training in communication / teaching, eg, Training the Trainers / Teaching the Teachers
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address NNUH
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)