Senior Clinical Fellow in Knee Surgery | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University College London Hospital
Salary:	£76,582 per annum + London weighting (+out-of-hours)
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, NW1 2BU
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	29 Jul 2026
Closing date:	28 Aug 2026

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Summary

Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Knee Surgery this is an exciting opportunity to gain comprehensive experience and training in Knee surgery at University College London Hospital.The start date is 1stSeptember 2026 for a 12-month fixed-term contract.

The candidate must be post MRCS, have at least 36 months Orthopaedic experience and have obtained full registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.

UCH Fellowships are clinically-based specialist posts intended to give candidates hands on experience and a wide exposure to current techniques in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. UCLH has a busy trauma operative workload which is delivered on all day Consultant supervised trauma lists during the week, with excellent experience to be gained in routine and complex cases. You will also have the opportunity to gain exposure to our highly specialist elective workload delivered by consultants who are experts in their given specialist areas.

The applicant will work alongside consultants who have a specific sub-specialty interest in hand surgery giving the fellow vast exposure to clinics and elective operating in that particular area.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineandpathology.

Weare committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. 

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Aug 2026

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