Senior Clinical Fellow in lower limb Arthroplasty

A Vacancy at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre as a Senior Clinical Fellow in Trauma and Orthopaedics with specialist interest in Lower Limb Arthroplasty

The job plan consists of elective hip and knee clinics,

The post is designed to provide you with a thorough and comprehensive approach to surgical management of patients. The educational methods include assessment of patients in clinics, pre-operative planning sessions, rounds and direct surgical experience.

This post is for 12 month fixed term only. No oncall commitments. There may be opportunity to locum on Saturdays.

Assessment, care and treatment of patients presenting acutely to the specialty and referred to the specialty.

• Participation in the middle grade on call rota and to provide cover in exceptional circumstances for colleagues’ absence.
• Attending clinics and assessing patients and formulating treatment decisions seeking advice from the consultant as appropriate.
• Attending operating sessions with the consultant and assisting or performing operations as appropriate.
• Conducting daily ward rounds on inpatients under the consultant’s care, supervising the junior doctors in the care of these patients.
• Teaching and training staff in other medical disciplines, nursing and support staff as appropriate.
• Communication with other team members as appropriate.
• In conjunction with the admitting clinical teams and the wider health economy, to develop and implement integrated orthopaedic and emergency care pathways throughout the Trust.
• Participation in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.
• Abide by the Clinical & Corporate Governance policies of the Trust.
• To make sure that the guidance from the General Medical Council on Good Medical Practice is at the centre of your clinical practice.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute Trust with 768 beds, which hosts the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (EOC) and provides a growing specialist orthopaedic service for the South West London and Surrey area. The SWLEOC is the largest centre of its kind in the UK and is recognised as a centre of excellence.

The post-holders will have responsibilities in both the medical and research aspects of the role. Medically, they will spend time in the Outpatient Clinic or in theatre, serving as the first assistant to the Consultant Surgeons. Research duties include contributing to audits, service improvements, and advancing research, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence. The research component involves working with a multidisciplinary team of 20 professionals, including consultants, research fellows, data scientists, and research support staff.

This position is full-time, requiring 40 hours per week, and does not include any on-call commitments. There is also the option for additional work on Saturdays on an ad hoc basis.

This advert closes on Sunday 10 May 2026