Job summary
- Main area
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Will work between 40-48hrs per week)
- Job ref
- 357-MPR-1920-24-B
- Employer
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pilgrim Hospital
- Town
- Boston
- Salary
- 拢70,425 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Upper Limb Fellow in Orthopaedics
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.听 We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals 鈥 people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred 鈥撎Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety 鈥撎Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence 鈥撎Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion 鈥撎Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect 鈥撎Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We鈥檝e taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of 拢710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement 鈥 鈥淥utstanding Care Personally Delivered鈥 鈥 stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 鈥楻equires Improvement鈥 to 鈥楪ood鈥. Our rating for caring remained as 鈥楪ood鈥.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So,听what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours 鈥 usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours 鈥 having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns 鈥 to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension:听A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working:听The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is听more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- 听Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- 听Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK鈥檚 most welcoming counties.听Whether you鈥檙e taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone.听Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that鈥檚 friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.听Visit听听to find out more.
Job overview
This is a new exciting opportunity for a one year appointment as an Upper Limb fellow for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. This is a new post.
Any applicant who is unable for personal reasons to work full time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with upper limb colleagues.
The post will be situated at Grantham Hospital and Pilgrim hospital
The upper limb unit at ULHT has 7 substantive consultants. The fellowship is run by Mr Motkur, Mr Corbin and Mr Yewlett but there will be an opportunity to work with all of the upper limb consultants. The team sees a wide range of elective shoulder, elbow and hand cases as well as specialist trauma referrals.听
The successful candidate will be encouraged to continue to develop their sub-specialty interest, contribute to the trauma rota and also to the general work of the department including a strong teaching commitment, clinical management and effective team working.
You will be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and ideally have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Orthopaedic Surgery or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. We would welcome informal enquiries about this post to,
Main duties of the job
The fellow will be exposed to all aspects of shoulder and elbow surgery including arthroscopic procedures, arthroplasty, trauma and revision surgery. 听There will be an opportunity to develop ultrasound skills relating to shoulder and elbow surgery and guided injections and diagnostic scans as an adjunct to clinical examination.听
There will also be exposure to hand and wrist including wrist arthroscopy, small joint replacement, Dupuytren 鈥檚 surgery and management of complex hand and wrist trauma including wrist arthroscopy, scaphoid fracture fixation, complex wrist fracture fixation, correction of malunions and arthrodesis.
There are regular weekly elective and a fortnightly upper limb trauma list with the supervising consultants. The fellowship enables the fellow to participate in the general on call rota on weekends without losing any elective activity. This allows for additional exposure to general trauma cases without detracting from the day to day timetable.
The fellow will be actively involved in research and audit and will be responsible for running the Upper Limb MDT meeting. They will be expected to take on and potentially initiate original research which should lead to presentations and publications
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire is scenically and geographically varied. It includes the Lincoln escarpment on which the beautiful medieval Cathedral stands, the North Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, the extensive beaches of the coastal strip, and the vast farmlands in the south of the county.
Lincoln is a developing city with a thriving University. We are preparing for an exciting development later this year with the opening of the Lincoln Medical School with which our Trust will be closely involved. The city is known for the historic Cathedral and Lincoln Castle, as well as the many social, leisure and shopping facilities available.
Lincolnshire has retained the grammar school system, and has a reputation for providing excellent state school education. In addition, the cost of housing compares very favourably with many areas of the country.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The upper limb unit at ULHT has 7 substantive consultants. The fellowship is run by Mr Motkur, Mr Corbin and Mr Yewlett but there will be an opportunity to work with all of the upper limb consultants. The team sees a wide range of elective shoulder, elbow and hand cases as well as specialist trauma referrals.听
The post has been planned with the aim of preparing the incumbent for a consultant appointment. It is funded through the NHS with salary at SpR level.
The fellow will be exposed to all aspects of shoulder and elbow surgery including arthroscopic procedures, arthroplasty, trauma and revision surgery. 听There will be an opportunity to develop ultrasound skills relating to shoulder and elbow surgery and guided injections and diagnostic scans as an adjunct to clinical examination.听
There will also be exposure to听hand听and wrist听including wrist arthroscopy, small joint听replacement, Dupuytren听鈥檚 surgery and听management听of complex hand and wrist trauma including听wrist arthroscopy,听scaphoid fracture fixation, complex wrist听fracture听fixation, correction of malunions and arthrodesis.
There are regular weekly elective and a fortnightly upper limb trauma list with the supervising consultants. The fellowship enables the fellow to participate in the general on call rota on weekends without losing any elective activity. This allows for additional exposure to general trauma cases without detracting from the day to day timetable.
The fellow will be actively involved in research and audit and will be responsible for running the Upper Limb MDT meeting. They will be expected to take on and potentially initiate original research which should lead to presentations and publications.
We have established links with a number of Universities including Lincoln, Leicester and most recently have successfully introduced the associate PI scheme in collaboration with Oxford University for MSK research.
The fellowship although new intends to pride itself on its excellent operative training and supervision and will maintain a training list ethos to its weekly timetable rather than a pure service provision only. Once the fellow has gained sufficient experience and is deemed ready there may be the opportunity to do supervised parallel lists to increase confidence in independent operating to prepare them for a consultant post.
Tentative Timetable
The finalized weekly timetable is awaiting confirmation but the fellow would be doing at least 2 all day elective lists, 2-3 specialist upper limb clinics and possibly one specialist trauma list.
To maintain exposure to general trauma, the fellow would be expected to cover the night oncall during the week on rolling 1:12 rota and 1:12 weekend on call. These timings are chosen so that they do not impact on the day to day timetable of the fellow and will not detract from their regular activities. 听
Person specification
Qualification/Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- FRCS or qualification of an equivalent level
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: 鈥 CCT or CESR (CP) 鈥 proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview) 鈥 CESR or 鈥 European Community Rights
Special Knowledge/Abilities and/or Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 12 months full time or equivalent part time experience of shoulder and elbow / hand surgery at middle- grade level
Person Skills/Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to teach trainees and medical students.
Interests and Motivation to the job
Essential criteria
- To maintain own education to a minimum standard set by the Royal College of Surgeons
Academic achievements/research publication
Essential criteria
- To maintain own education to a minimum standard set by the Royal College of Surgeons
Desirable criteria
- Higher Research Degrees (MD, MS, MSc, PhD)
- Research publications in peer reviewed journals
Other skills (eg audit/teaching/management
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm to assist in development of Orthopaedic services.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in teaching undergraduate medical students.
- Member of BESS / BSSH
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
- Mr Prabhakar Motkur
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01205 446592
- Additional information
Mr. Alun Yewlett
Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics听听听
Pilgrim Hospital Boston
01205 446434
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