Job summary
- Main area
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month contract fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 358-6928060-MSK-BC
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Leicester General Hospital
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Foot & Ankle Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
Applicantions are invited for the post of the Leicester Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Ìýfor a period of 6-12 months.  
The Leicester Foot and Ankle Fellowship is specifically designed for a senior trainee [post-FRCS (orth)] who has planned for a career in Foot and Ankle surgery. The fellowship is a multi-consultant fellowshipÌý 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 Foot and Ankle surgery
Foot and ankle team at Leicester includes five fellowship trained consultants, an extended scope practioner, Fa specialist nurse, two plaster technicians.Ìý Successful applicant will have opportunity to work with most of the Foot and Ankle Consultants in the team, namely Mr Alistair Ìýµþ±ð²õ³Ù, Mr Maneesh Bhatia, Professor Jitendra Mangwani, Miss Shilpa Jha and Mr Hytham AffifI.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of a team providing a foot & ankle surgical service to the Leicestershire and Rutland community. There will also be opportunity to develop skills in elective as well as foot & ankle trauma surgery and diabetic foot care. It is expected that the post holder will be competent in straightforward common procedures involving the foot and ankle and in other basic lower limb surgery.  The posts offer additional training in complex hindfoot, midfoot and forefoot reconstruction, includingÌý²¹°ù³Ù³ó°ù´Ç²õ³¦´Ç±è¾±³¦ and arthroplasty procedures around the ankle.ÌýÌý
Main duties of the jobÌý
Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, high quality foot and ankle service at the TrustÌý
Deliver clinical sessions in out-patients and theatresÌý
Take a lead role in the department's current foot and ankle research portfolioÌý
Assist in the teaching and training of junior surgical colleagues and allied health professionalsÌý
The successful candidate will gain experience towards competency in most common foot and ankle conditions including:
Assessment, investigation and diagnosis of all foot and ankle conditions in out-patientsÌý
Hallux valgus surgeryÌý
Lesser toe surgeriesÌý
Fusions (1st MTPJ, midfoot, hindfoot)Ìý
Ankle arthroscopyÌý
Ankle ligament reconstructionÌý
Total ankle replacement.
Achilles tendon repair (minimally-invasive).Ìý
Achilles tendon debridement / reattachment.Ìý
Foot and ankle trauma.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
· high-quality care for all,
· being a great place to work,
· partnerships for impact, and
· research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
· we are compassionate,
· we are proud,
· we are inclusive, and
· we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
It is expected that on average there will be two lists per week to receive training in complex surgery as detailed above. Opportunity to attend lists delivered by other foot and ankle consultants will be available and it is expected that as the post-holder becomes more experienced they will undertake independent operating through backfill sessions.Ìý
It is expected that the post holder will undertake one independent clinic a week and one clinic with the mentoring consultant seeing both new and follow up patients under their supervision.Ìý
It will be expected that the post holder will be responsible for daily care of patients on the ward, together with a resident doctor under their close supervision, and deal with the administration of their practice (lists and clinics), separately from the mentoring consultant.Ìý
On average two half days will be provided for audit, research activity and continuing professional development under the guidance of the mentoring consultants..Ìý
The successful applicant will be required to undertake limited weekend work in the department; along with all other Trust Fellows in the department as part of the weekend elective ward round rota (up to 1 in 10).Ìý
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Person specification
Clinical
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- Extensive experience
Trust values
Essential criteria
- Trust values
Desirable criteria
- Good examples
Research
Essential criteria
- Research
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Excellent communication
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alistair Best
- Job title
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
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