Job Summary
This is a prestigious Fellowship post available in Foot and Ankle Surgery. This is an excellent opportunity within the Foot and Ankle unit at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The Foot and Ankle unit has four full time specialist consultants, Mr Rupinderbir Singh Deol, Mr Karanjeev Singh Johal, Mr Simon Mordecai and Mr Atef Hakmi. This is 2 x fixed term appointments for 6 months based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage to commence from October 2026 and April 2027. The post is full time with no on call commitments. The post is not recognised for training and is designed to provide a platform for a post CCT surgeon to make the next step towards working as a consultant. The Fellow will be exposed to and expected to participate in all aspects of foot and ankle surgery work closely with all the supervising consultants. There are regular weekly elective and trauma lists as well as exposure and participation with the diabetic foot MDT service. There is scope for parallel and independent operating lists and clinics depending on the progress of the fellow over the year.

Main Duties of the Job
The Fellow will be actively involved in research and audit and will be responsible for running the MDT meeting. They will be expected to participate in the department's research program and would be supported in initiating original research. The fellow should aim to publish two peer reviewed publications over the year. The fellow will be supported in these activities with dedicated sessions for research and access to the research nurse. The post holder will be encouraged to participate in audits, presentations and teachings. Although, this post is not recognised for training the appointee will be encouraged in their training and development within the role.

About Us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details
Date posted: 16 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £76,582 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 361-M&D-8077783
Job locations: Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB, United Kingdom

Job Responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential:

• Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
• FRCS/MRCS or equivalent
• Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent

Desirable:

• Holds CCT and FRCS (Tr&Orth) or equivalent.
• Additional qualification such as BSc, MD.

Previous Experience
Essential:

• Experience of working in Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Demonstrate aptitude for practical skills e.g. hand-eye co-ordination, dexterity, visuospatial awareness
• Demonstrable interest in and comprehension of orthopaedics

Desirable:

• Experience in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Registrar level
• NHS experience

Fitness to Practice
Essential:

• Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.