Senior Clinical Fellow in Complex Lower Limb Arthroplasty

Overview

Applications are invited for a Senior Fellow in Complex Lower Limb Arthroplasty in Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford. The role is available to start 01st October 2026 for a fixed term of 12 months. Please note that you wont be consider if you have been interviewed in the past 3 months.

This job is a post CCT senior clinical fellowship though applicants who have passed the FRCS (T&O) exam but not yet achieved CCT (or CESR) may exceptionally also be considered.

The Complex Arthroplasty Fellow should experience all aspects of hip and knee arthroplasty with a focus on complex primary (including for metastatic disease) and revisions. The principal surgical contact will be Mr Kerry Acton FRCS but the Fellow will also work with other lower limb arthroplasty consultants.

The Job will provide advanced training in the breadth of Hip and Knee surgery including the management of complex revisions, periprosthetic fractures and metastatic oncology cases.

The Fellow will be expected to engage with research and publish data on relevant topics and will be expected to provide a report on the progress of such research projects at regular intervals during their post and before the end of their post.

The Fellowship is designed as post CCT training and as such is NOT recognised by the Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery in the UK.

The appointee will be given advanced training in the breadth of Hip and Knee arthroplasty including the management of complex revisions, periprosthetic fractures and metastatic oncology cases. They will have opportunities to carry out some clinical and operative work without direct supervision when the Trainers are satisfied with their experience.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Mr Kerry Acton

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Orthopaedic Consultant
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