Clinical Fellowship in Orthopaedics

Salary Scale: £36,472 - £57,359 if participating in the out of hours rota the banding will be 1A (50%)

TERM: 7 FEBRUARY 2024 – 6 August 2024

The department of Trauma and Orthopedic Services in NHS Fife wishes to appoint a lower limb arthroplasty fellow (post CCT). This is a 6 month, fixed term post, designed to allow the opportunity to build skills in the lower limb arthroplasty and revision arthroplasty, particularly in hip surgery. This post is ideally suited to someone who has their CCT and is looking for additional sub-speciality training in primary and revision hip arthroplasty. The department has a strong record in research as well as links with Edinburgh and St Andrew's Universities. The post holder may be asked to assist with the teaching of medical students from St Andrews, as well as opportunities to undertake a research project, audit or quality improvement projects during the post. The candidate will take part in the middle grade on-call rota which is a 1:12 partial shift.

The Trust serves a catchment area with a population of 390,000 across Fife with the post being based at the Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy. On occasion you may be required to work at one of the other facilities used by NHS Fife at Queen Margaret Hospital Dunfermline and St Andrews Memorial Hospital.

The Directorate provides out-patient clinics, Trauma and Elective surgery for adult and paediatric patients’ throughout the Fife area. There are currently 6 teams with Consultants providing general Orthopaedic services plus specialist care in Major Joint replacement and reconstruction, Arthroscopy, Upper and Lower Limb surgery.

Interested applicants may obtain further information and/or arrange a visit by contacting Mr Robert Cook, Training Lead (T&O) on 01592 643355 ext 28628

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.