Clinical Fellow - Trauma | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£67,325 PA
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Poole, BH15 2JB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	1 Sept 2026
Closing date:	1 Oct 2026

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Summary

The Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at UHD are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the team as a Clinical fellow in trauma.

This is an exciting time to join as we are currently making great progress with a vision in creating a first class fully integrated Trauma and Orthopaedic Service within our Bournemouth and Poole Hospital sites as part of the new University Hospitals Dorset.

Work alongside our existing specialty doctors and registrars to provide care to inpatients including new admissions

Supervision and support of junior medical colleagues, Physicians Associates and Advanced Nurse Practitioners/Advanced Clinical Practitioners

Maintaining continued professional development

Attending ward multidisciplinary meetings

Attending and contributing to educational sessions and Clinical Governance meetings

Partaking in departmental Quality Improvement work

Participating in the hospital appraisal process as part of on-going professional development

Weekend working will be expected in this role

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

This service has a planned move fromPoolesite to Bournemouth site onEarly next year.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

There is a planned move for this service anticipated during Winter 2026 when this role and base of work will relocate to Poole Hospital. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.

This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026

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