Senior Clinical Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Fellow in Knee​/Hip Surgery

Senior Clinical Orthopaedic Arthroplasty Fellow in Knee/Hip Surgery

Closing date: 15 March 2026

Applications are invited for the above post commencing from 05-August 2026 for 12 months.

The Orthopaedic and Trauma Department is based in two Major Teaching Hospitals in the City of Cardiff, the Capital of Wales.

The post is attached to 2 high volume arthroplasty surgeons primarily at University Hospital Llandough, which is the major elective unit for the region, serving a local population of 500,000 and providing a tertiary referral service for a population of 1.5 million.

Candidates should have ideally completed a basic Orthopaedic Registrar training programme and passed the appropriate exit examination. The post is ideal for candidates seeking additional operative exposure prior to application for consultant posts or CESR application.

The post is not educationally approved and will therefore not attract a National Training Number.

The successful candidate will gain experience in primary and revision hip replacement, partial, total and revision knee replacement as well as knee arthroscopic surgery. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in ongoing research projects together with specific research.

The Post Holder will be expected to work at specialist Registrar level and will participate in the specialist Registrar on call rota at Llandough Hospital.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission "Caring for People, Keeping People Well" and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research.

Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

These are the current applicable pay scales; however, these may change upon implementation of the framework agreement for reform to the terms and conditions of service for resident doctors and dentists in Wales. Further details can be found at

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

• MBBS or equivalent
• Current GMC certificate Training in Radiation Protection or agreement to attend next available course (state higher qualifications if applicable)
• GMC Registration with Full License to Practice
• Intercalated Degree
• MSc or PHD
• Academic Excellence

• Registrar Training programme or equivalent completed FRCS (Tr & Orth) completed
• Interest in hip and knee arthroplasty

• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Self-motivated and flexible approach to work
• Values aligned to those of the Health Board

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)

• Evidence of active research interests
• Ability to critically appraise research
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

• Evidence of teaching medical / dental students and resident doctors / dentists
• Organisation of (undergraduate and / or postgraduate) teaching programmes

• Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process
• Evidence of effective leadership skills
• Evidence of management training

• Satisfactory immigration / right to work status
• Satisfactory Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure (DBS) check or equivalent
• Travel to other locations to fulfil requirements of the job plan

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