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Job summary

Main area
Orthopaedics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Foundation 2 Clinical Fellow
Contract
6 months (fixed term until 3-Feb-2026)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (out of hours rota)
Job ref
190-STH-25-077
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£42,008 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2025 23:59

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Foundation 2 Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedics

NHS Medical & Dental: Foundation 2 Clinical Fellow

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

A Number of opportunities has arisen for a Foundation 2 Clinical Fellow in Orthopaedics to join our team. The Foundation 2 Clinical Fellow appointment is to commence 6th August 2025 for a fixed term period of 6 months until 3rd February 2026. MBBS or equivalent is essential.  The post does not award a National Training Number.  As this post is not recognised as a ‘training post’, full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required. The duties of this post is equivalent to F2 level.

Main duties of the job

This post is ideal for candidates wishing to pursue a career in any surgical specialty as well as orthopaedic Surgery. There is opportunity within this large and prestigious unit to expand on clinical, operative, educational, and academic skills which will assist in becoming competitive for recruitment to higher surgical training programs. 

The successful applicant will be expected to work at a minimum of Foundation Year 2 level. The role will involve ward based duties with opportunities to attend theatres and clinics at the Northen General Hospital and Royal Hallamshire Hospital sites once ward rounds have been completed. The department has a consultant of the week model with a daily consultant ward round. The successful applicant will have time as the junior of the week to support this ward round and aid continuity of care. For standard days, they will have a base ward which is also staffed by a ward based team of Foundation Level doctors which they will help lead and support before going to theatre. The successful applicant will be expected to use their leadership and management skills to manage their time and get to theatre. There will be rota’d time at the Sheffield Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SEOC) based at the Royal Hallamshire Site. At The Northern they will attend the trauma multi-disciplinary meeting daily each morning. 

Working for our organisation

PROUD VALUES

These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do.

Patients First – Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do

Respectful – Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity

Ownership – Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve

Unity – Work in partnership with others

Deliver – Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions

For further details of our services and organisational structure, including our Board of Directors, and our future plans please visit www.sth.nhs.uk/about-us

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information, please refer to the job description, which outlines the duties of this post

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered with the GMC with a licence to practise
  • Basic Medical Degree
Desirable criteria
  • Distinctions, prizes, awards, scholarships

Clinical experience

Essential criteria
  • At least 12 months post qualification
  • Completed F2 competencies by time of job start
  • At least one year experience in NHS
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of Orthopaedics

Research

Essential criteria
  • Interest and experience in research techniques
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in Peer reviewed journals. Presentations

Teaching and training

Essential criteria
  • Interest in training clinical and surgical skills

Continuous Professional Develo

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable criteria
  • Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Clinical governance and audit

Essential criteria
  • Committed to and understands the principles of clinical governance, evidence of participation in audit
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of completion of an audit loop or service improvement project

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Temitope Fowosere
Job title
Medical HR Advisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2712927
Additional information

Paul Brewer [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
HR Department
Northern General Hospital
Sheffield
S5 7AU
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