Senior Clinical Orthopaedic Shoulder/Elbow Fellow in T&O

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Job summary

Clinical Orthopaedic Fellow in Elbow/Shoulder Surgery

Applications are invited for the above post commencing to start from either 4th August 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 Upper Limb Team at the University Hospital Llandough and serves a local population of 500,000 and provides a tertiary referral service for a population of 1.5 million.

Main duties of the job

This post is intended for a candidate who has achieved FRCS (Tr & Orth) and is planning to pursue a career in Shoulder and elbow surgery.

The candidate will gain experience in open and arthroscopic elbow and shoulder surgery, both elective and trauma. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in ongoing and new research projects. They will also be expected to coordinate the upper limb MDT.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Current GMC certificate Training in Radiation Protection or agreement to attend next available course (state higher qualifications if applicable)
  • FRCS (Tr&ORTH)

Desirable

  • Intercalated Degree
  • MSc or PHD
  • Academic Excellence (Prizes, merits, distinctions etc.,)

Experience

Essential

  • Some experience in shoulder and elbow surgery

Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
  • Effective and demonstrable communication skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
  • Effective IT (computer) skills
  • Self-motivated and flexible approach to work
  • Values aligned to those of the Health Board

Clinical Governance

Essential

  • Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
  • Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
  • Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)

Research

Essential

  • Evidence of active research interests
  • Ability to critically appraise research

Desirable

  • Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

Teaching

Essential

  • Evidence of teaching medical / dental students and resident doctors / dentists

Desirable

  • Organisation of (undergraduate and / or postgraduate) teaching programmes

Management

Essential

  • Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
  • Evidence of effective leadership skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of management training

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Satisfactory immigration / right to work status
  • Satisfactory Occupational Health clearance
  • Satisfactory Disclosure (DBS) check or equivalent
  • Travel to other locations to fulfil requirements of the job plan

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).

Closing Date: 10 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.