Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Sept 27: Sponsorship Available

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

TITLE OF POST:

Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

GRADE:

Clinical Fellow

SPECIALTY:

Orthopaedic Surgery (Paediatrics)

REASON FOR VACANCY:

End of contract of previous fellow

LEAD CLINICIAN

Mr Max Mifsud

CLINICAL SUPERVISOR FULL-TIME/PART-TIME:

Mrs Rachel Buckingham

Mr Chang Park

Mr Alpesh Kothari

Full-Time

BASE HOSPITAL:

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

WORK PATTERN:

Day

CORE HOURS:

40hrs

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this post is to enable the successful candidate to gain further experience in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery for young people, whilst providing senior support to the professional team in carrying out its Clinical & Research workload in outpatient clinics, operating lists and ward work.

Applicants must be at the level of FRCS (Tr and Orth), and have completed, or be very close to the end of their higher specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedics in order to be shortlisted. The successful candidate will be intending to pursue Paediatric Orthopaedic surgery as a specialist career and will have experience inChildren’s Orthopaedic surgery and be able to work in senior position of responsibility in an Orthopaedic team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC with licence to practice
  • Completion of specialist training in Orthopaedics with certification
  • Intention to pursue Paediatric orthopaedic surgery as a specialist career

Desirable

  • Up to date Child resuscitation training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in Children’s Orthopaedic surgery Completion of specialist training in Orthopaedics with certification
  • Ability to work in senior position of responsibility in Orthopaedic team

Desirable

  • Evidence of career intentions in Children’s Orthopaedics

Skills

Essential

  • Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role in Paediatric Orthopaedic surgery in a large teaching hospital.
  • Interest in research with publications
  • Good personal and interpersonal skills
  • Good spoken and written English.
  • Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
  • Evidence of quality improvement and effective audits

Desirable

  • Evidence of management initiatives
  • Evidence of quality improvement work in Children’s Orthopaedics
  • Evidence of publications in Children’s Orthopaedics in peer reviewed journals
  • Additional relevant subspeciality interest
  • Evidence of skills working in Multi- disciplinary teams
  • Qualifications in communication skills
  • Evidence of teaching qualification

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: 27 September 2026

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