Senior Clinical Fellow- Major Trauma and Orthopaedics

Job Description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is Shift work – Mon-Sun.

This is a Fixed term post for 12 Months.

We have vacancies for 4 post CCT fellows in Trauma & Orthopaedics. The posts are available from August 2026 for a period of 6 12 months.

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow is one of the largest hospitals in Europe. There are 40 consultants associated with the unit performing a wide range of orthopaedic procedures. This includes upper and lower limb arthroplasty, revision arthroplasty, elective limb reconstruction, young adult hip surgery (including pelvic osteotomies), brachial plexus surgery, anterior and posterior degenerative spinal surgery, adult spinal reconstruction surgery and a complete range of trauma surgery including pelvic fracture fixation.

In addition, we have a close association with the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre providing support in the management of metastatic bone disease and haematological cancers. We have been operational as the Major Trauma Centre for the West of Scotland since 2021. The MTC covers 2.7 million people, and sees more than 60% of all major trauma in Scotland. We admit new trauma cases per year via the MTC, in addition to general orthopaedic trauma.

We have vacancies for 4 post CCT fellowships from August 2026. These fellowships can be for a period of 6 or 12 months.

In addition to great clinical experience, we would expect our fellows to take a lead in research and present 2 research projects per 12 months with at least one being published.

Fellows will be involved in both elective and trauma, including on call.

The current rota is full shift, occupied by 22 middle grade staff and banded as 1A (50% Supplement). Each fellow’s role will reflect their seniority and they will be expected to show excellent leadership & management skills.

Subspecialty interests include

• Major Trauma Surgery
• Limb reconstruction surgery
• Complex Hip Surgery
• Complex Knee Surgery / Revision Knee Arthroplasty
• Upper Limb Surgery (with a focus on Shoulder & Elbow)
• Fellowships

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Mr. Christopher Crome, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, .

For subspecialty specific discussions, please see below:

Trauma surgery / Upper Limb Surgery

We are the regional referral centre for isolated peri articular trauma. In addition, we are the designated major trauma centre for the West of Scotland. We will be fully operational by 2021. In 2019, the QEUH performed internal fixation of 144 proximal humeral fractures, 33 distal humeral fractures, 74 tibial plateau fractures, 26 pilon fractures and in excess of 90 pelvis & acetabular fractures. We routinely perform definitive circular ring fixation of plateau, pilon and open tibial fractures. Fellows working in this service will be expected to take a lead in the management of multiply injured patients. Research is encouraged with a mixed focus between clinical research and clinical governance and with a particular emphasis on patient safety and improved patient outcomes.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Mr. David Martin, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, .

Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow Limb Reconstruction Fellowship

The QEUH is the regional referral centre for limb reconstruction. We care for patients with bone infection, deformity, non union, mal union, sequelae of congenital deformity, leg length discrepancy and acute trauma. We apply in excess of 90 Ilizarov frames per annum. This service is provided in close cooperation with our colleagues from plastic surgery, microbiology and infectious diseases. Fellows working in this service will also gain a broad exposure to major trauma. The fellowship is associated with the RCPSG and fellows will have an active role within the College including, but not limited to, education and research.

Hip surgery

We provide the full range of hip surgery with a large volume primary hip arthroplasty, complex primary hip arthroplasty, revision hip arthroplasty, hip arthroscopy and young adult hip surgery (including periacetabular osteotomy). In addition to this, we offer unparalleled experience in metastatic tumour hip surgery and emergency hip surgery for prosthetic joint infection and peri prosthetic fractures. We perform 122 revision hip replacements per annum and fixation of 32 peri prosthetic hip fractures per annum. Research is encouraged and will be actively supported.

Knee surgery

We provide the full range of knee surgery in our department with a large volume of knee arthroplasty (including complex primary, uni compartmental and revision knee arthroplasty). We also provide sports knee surgery including soft tissue knee reconstruction, knee arthroscopy and realignment osteotomy. In addition to this, we offer experience in complex periarticular fracture fixation and multi ligament knee reconstruction. We run regular specialist elective clinics and a large weekly acute knee injury clinic. Participation in research is encouraged and will be actively supported.

For informal discussions, please contact: Mr. Brian Rooney, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, .

This is a non training post and is not recognised for training.

To practice medicine in the UK you need to hold both GMC registration and a licence to practise.

Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.