Clinical Fellow in Hip Surgery ST3+

Senior Fellowship in Hip Surgery – Hip Preservation and Arthroplasty

The Trauma and Orthopaedic service at University College Hospital is led by 16 Consultants who specialise in a range of elective and trauma work. We are seeking a Senior fellow to join the young adult hip service, specialising in both hip preservation and arthroplasty surgery. The Fellow will also be working alongside a team of musculoskeletal radiologists, anaesthetists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled orthopaedic surgeon with keen interest and experience in hip surgery who is specifically looking for exposure and training in hip preservation including arthroscopy and periacetabular osteotomy as well as complex primary hip arthroplasty. The candidate must be post FRCS (Tr+Orth) or equivalent, have completed their specialist orthopaedic training and have obtained full registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.

We are seeking candidates for a start date of September 2025 and the post is for 12 months. We would also consider appointing candidates for future years if appropriate.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

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