Senior Clinical Foot and Ankle Fellow in OrthopaedicsNHS

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset is looking to appoint a Senior Clinical Fellow in Foot and Ankle Surgery. The 12 month fellowship is supervised by Miss Nikki Kelsall, Mr Heath Taylor and Miss Charlene Roslee.

We are principally recruiting for fellows to commence in March 2027 but may consider applicants for future opportunities if deemed suitable at the point of interview.

Main duties of the job

The post will concentrate on elective foot and ankle surgery. The post will allow the surgeon to develop a specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery and applicants should have either completed or be about to complete their training in this area. The unit is involved in clinical research into joint replacement and the Fellow will be involved in this. There is no out of hours on call commitment.

Job description

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

There is a planned move for this service anticipated during Winter 2025when this role and base of work will relocate to Poole Hospital. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder's home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.