Shoulder & Elbow Fellow

Job summary

The Nottingham Shoulder & Elbow Unit invites applications for a Post-CCT Fellow for twelve months commencing in August 2025.

The Nottingham Shoulder & Elbow Unit (NSEU) has run a fellowship since 1993 and many past fellows have become national leaders in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. NSEU currently has 4 Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. Mr Paul Manning, Mr John Geoghegan, Mr Rafik Fanous and Mr Ben Gooding.

Applicant Requirements - The applicants must be registered with the GMC on the Specialist Register (hold a CCT in trauma and orthopaedics) at the time of commencing the fellowship. Applications are welcomed from trainees working towards CCT at the time of interview. They must be contactable via a UK Mobile phone during their appointment.

Main duties of the job

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The fellowship offers advanced training across the breadth of shoulder and elbow surgery including the management of complex shoulder fractures, primary and revision arthroplasty of the shoulder & elbow. The unit is involved in a growing number of NIHR projects and is developing a research support unit for elective orthopaedics.

There will be 3 parts to the fellowship;

1: Advanced Training in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and clinical decision making.

2: Research into the outcomes from shoulder and elbow treatment. The appointee will be expected to produce at least 2 published research papers from their one year appointment, and present work at national and international meetings. The appointee will be involved in the ongoing recruitment and management of the NIHR projects and will be expected to set up and complete new research ideas.

3: Leadership, management & teaching skills. Leadership skills will be developed and encouraged. Teaching of junior trainees, allied health professionals and medical students is expected.

About us

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is the country's fourth largest acute teaching trust. It was established on 1 April 2006 following the merger of Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen's Medical Centre. We established the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre (MTC) at NUH on April 1st 2012.

We provide acute and specialist services to 2.5 million people within Nottingham and surrounding communities from the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and the City Hospital campuses. We deal with a combination of complex tertiary referral cases and routine operations. They host the East Midlands Specialist Orthopaedic Network for elbow arthroplasty and complex and revision shoulder arthroplasty. The consultants are also responsible for tertiary referrals of complex fracture surgery and work in conjunction with the east midlands major trauma centre including running the acute shoulder and elbow clinics.