Leicester Knee Fellowship Leicester, England
Job description
Applicants are invited for the post of the Leicester Knee Fellowship commencing 2nd August 2023 for a period of 12 months. There will be two successful applicants appointed. Each Knee Fellow will each undertake 6 months with a focus on soft tissue knee surgery and 6 months with a focus on revision knee arthroplasty.
The Leicester Knee Fellowship is specifically designed for a senior trainee [post-FRCS (orth)] who has planned for a career in knee surgery. The fellowship is a multi-consultant fellowship which offers 6 months within the soft tissue knee unit and 6 months within the complex arthroplasty unit. There is a strong backbone of arthroplasty and osteotomy throughout the year. There will also be opportunity to be involved in trauma surgery.
This post does not attract an NTN and is aimed at speciality registrars who have neared completion of their training and want a fellowship experience in knee surgery
Candidates for this post will be expected to demonstrate a keen interest in knee surgery.
The Fellow is expected to attend up to three all day operating lists per week, attend out-patient clinics and take a lead role with the ward management of in-patients.
There is no on-call commitment, however there will be a 1 in 10 rota for providing a senior elective ward round on the weekend.
It will be assumed that, at the end of the appointment, the Fellow will obtain a consultant, or other comparable post, with a special responsibility for knee surgery.
Further information is available upon discussion.
Our patients are the most important thing to us and we are constantly striving to improve the care they receive, through looking at the ways we work, ensuring our staff are highly trained and encouraging research which allows us to offer our patients the latest technologies, techniques and medicines.
Please see attached job description for more details.
The appointment is to commence on 2ndAugust 2023 for a fixed term period of 12 months. FRCS(T&O) or equivalent is essential. The post does not award a National Training Number. As this post is not recognised as a “training post”, full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required.
Please see job description attached.
