Job summary
Applications are invited for the above post at the Queen's Medical Centre campus of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, for a 12 month fixed term position from October 2026. The successful applicant will work in the Orthopaedic Trauma unit at the Queen's Medical Centre Campus, which is the busiest Major Trauma Centre in the United Kingdom and likely serves a population within the East Midlands region of England estimated to be around 4.8 million people. The post is designed to support the successful candidate to bridge the gap between higher surgical training and a substantive consultant appointment, with a significant trauma element. Daytime responsibilities include supporting trauma operating theatres, fracture clinics and day on-call duties. The department offers all aspects of complex orthopaedic trauma surgery, including limb reconstruction, orthopaedic trauma surgery and pelvic and acetabular surgery.

Applications require full GMC registration and UK NHS experience.

Main duties of the job

• In-patient accountabilities require assessment and management of emergency referrals for injured patients from the Emergency Department along with other route of admission (from clinic or direct transfer) under the direction of responsible consultant
• Routine ward responsibilities, transfer and discharge summaries, and operating theatre duties are a key component of the Senior Trauma Fellow role
• Out-patient responsibilities will include orthopaedic fracture clinics
• Teaching medical and other students as required
• To undertake audit and other quality improvement projects to enhance the delivery of care
• To get involved in research leading to publication

About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description & Person Specification attached within the Job Advert for the main duties of this job.

The successful candidate with be working at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), which is the 4th largest acute UK Trust.

NUH have achieved a national/international reputation for many specialist services, including stroke, renal, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma. We are at the forefront of many research programmes and new surgical procedures. In addition we host the NIHR Nottingham Clinical Research Facility and one of the 14 commissioned NIHR HealthTec Research Centres. We will also be undertaking research at the new National Rehabilitation Centre.

Fifteen Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons are actively involved in the adult in-patient and out-patient Trauma and Orthopaedic service. The successful candidates will work at both the QMC and the Treatment Centre. Childrens trauma and orthopaedics for Nottingham is carried out at Queens Medical Centre (QMC) under the care of five consultant orthopaedic surgeons. There are six orthopaedic hand surgeons based at QMC who run an acute hand take shared with the plastic surgeons.

We strive to deliver the very best care for our patients, but we are also passionate about providing high quality training and support and working in partnership with all health providers at NUH towards optimising patient outcomes.

Person Specification
Post Grad Qualifications

• FRCS Orth, FRCSC, FRACS
• Evidence of Training/Progression

Desirable

• Higher Degree or on point of completing

Research and Publication Skills

• Demonstrate interest in research

Desirable

• Evidence of contributing to published research

Training & Qualifications

• MB BS (or equivalent)
• Full GMC Registration

Desirable

• Prizes

Experience

• Recent UK Hospital experience
• At least 4 years experience in Orthopaedics or approaching completion of SPR Training

Desirable

• Evidence of interest in Trauma Surgery
• Completed CCT or equivalent

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.

Additional information
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.