About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for a Senior Arthroplasty Fellow, to commence as soon as possible until 3rd August 2027.
The post holder will work with the Clinical Service Lead, the Complex Arthroplasty Team and the Operational Management team to facilitate the management of Complex Arthroplasty Pathways and to deliver patient centred planning and safe high-quality care.
The Trauma and Orthopaedic department at UHB undertake a comprehensive range of surgical procedures from primary hip and knee arthroplasty surgery through to custom made implants for complex revision cases with massive bone loss. We also undertake a large volume of acute prosthetic joint infection and peri-prosthetic fracture across 3 hospital sites.
It is intended that the appointee will be able to gain experience in the management of complex arthroplasty cases. This will include exposure to Hip and Knee Replacement, Revision Hip and Knee surgery, opportunities to experience trauma surgery, pelvic surgery and pelvic surgery related to arthroplasty on an ad hoc basis.
Main duties of the job
The Arthroplasty Fellow is responsible for promoting the vision and values of University Hospitals Birmingham, leading by example and ensuring that they demonstrate those values in their leadership behaviours and how we support out teams and deliver our services.
The Arthroplasty Fellow is responsible for co-ordinating and delivering safe, high-quality care within their area, incorporating the following:
Planning and Managing services across all relevant sites to the best level possible to ensure the delivery of safe high-quality care for all patients within the Complex Arthroplasty Service
Promoting effective and efficient communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients and relatives to support and deliver high quality clinical outcome, reduced waiting times and efficient use of resources.
Ensuring confidentiality is always maintained and a professional manner is demonstrated.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Undertake regular ward rounds of the complex arthroplasty patients
Attend the weekly Complex Arthroplasty MDT at UHB and provide an update on the Complex Arthroplasty In patients.
Participate in referrals as required and submit to the Midlands Regional Centre (MRC) MDT
Maintain and co-ordinate safe and efficient cross site care of the complex arthroplasty patients.
Liaise with the Operational team and wider MDT to plan and co-ordinate theatre lists
Support on going development of the Complex Arthroplasty MDT and clinical pathways.
Participate in regular audit and research.
Organise regional/ national arthroplasty seminars and meetings.
On call duties
The fellow may be expected to perform on call duties on some weekends, but will not participate in the general Trauma on call rota.
Clinical Governance
Participate in all aspects of the clinical governance structure developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.
The Trust are committed to the development of medical staff through individual appraisal. This will include: -
Audit of personal clinical practice as well as involvement in department/speciality reviews
Attention to continuing professional development and to meeting the requirements for Continuing Medical Education defined by the relevant Royal College (and for which appropriate study leave support will be available)
Awareness of professional standards and the responsibility to undertake safe and ethical clinical practice.
The importance of responding promptly to any circumstances which may result in increased clinical risk of adverse outcome.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualified Medical Practitioner GMC registered with a licence to practice. FRCS (Tr+Ortho)
Desirable
Post CCT/CESR Distinctions, Prizes, Awards, Scholarships Higher Degrees Higher Teaching Qualification Management training
Experience Essential
12 months Lower Limb Arthroplasty experience Can demonstrate competence in the management of Lower Limb Arthroplasty patients. Demonstrate an interest in Prosthetic joint infection and revision lower limb arthroplasty. Experience of contributing and organising an Arthroplasty MDT Experience and interest in training clinical and surgical skills Knowledge and experience of leading significant change to patient pathways, delivering tangible and sustained improvements.
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 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)