Lower Limb Senior Clinical Fellow in Wigan

The Clinical Fellows are expected to work together as a team. Each will work with a consultant or pair of consultants. The Fellow will also be expected to co-operate with and develop good working relationships with junior doctors in other departments, departmental nursing staff, and staff in diagnostic and physiotherapy departments.

You will be based at Wrightington Hospital with clinical commitments at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary and Leigh Infirmary. Wrightington is a name familiar to all Orthopaedic Surgeons, following the studies in total hip joint replacement that were carried out by the late Professor Sir John Charnley. We are located 5 miles north west of Wigan, situated just half a mile from junction 27 off the M6 motorway.

Applications are invited for a Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship post at Wrightington Hospital to commence August 2027. This post is for a duration of 12 months. These posts do not attract a National Training Number (NTN) but do have SAC approval and are aimed at Specialist Registrars who have neared completion of their training and want Fellowship experience in Hip and Knee arthroplasty Surgery.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Please note senior positions may be expected to participate in an on‑call rota.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and support those who may be undecided about vaccination.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Job Purpose
• Key Features of this fellowship:

• Research systems and support staff in place
• Teaching opportunities on local courses
• International reputation of the unit with good worldwide connections
• Department of Health approved Cadaveric Workshop
• High success rate at future consultant appointments having left the fellowship.

Person specification

• Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC
• FRCS (T+O) or equivalent
• Higher Specialist Training or equivalent
• Evidence of postgraduate prizes
• Teaching Degree

• Evidence of experience in lower limb arthroplasty / complex revisions demonstrated by a log book
• Evidence of participation in Education or Teaching
• Evidence of lower limb arthroplasty research/ peer review publications

• Evidence of commitment to lower limb arthroplasty as demonstrated through active participation in audit, research and CPD relevant to sub speciality
• Good communicator and team player
• Ability to keep good clinical records
• Ability to set priorities in face of conflicting demands

• FRCS (Tr and O) or equivalent knowledge base for arthroplasty

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Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust does not advocate reliance on AI during applications and expects applications to be genuine and tailored to the role; over‑reliance on AI‑generated text may negatively affect your application.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.