Junior Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust


Company:	Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Salary:	£55,355 + Additional Allowances + LW
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Carshalton, SM5 1AA
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	3 Oct 2026

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Summary

Junior Clinical Fellow in Trauma & Orthopaedics

Full Time

12 month fixed term contract Starting October 2026

Interview Date: TBC

Please do not apply if you are unable to start within 8 weeks of being offered the job.

We are looking for an enthusiastic doctor at FY2 level or above to join the Trauma & Orthopaedics team at Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

This posts offers excellent opportunity for a doctor wishing to enhance their CVs and gain experience in T&O before commencing specialty training. The post holder will gain experience working on the junior on call rota. Candidates will be assigned an educational and clinical supervisor who will provide support, career guidance and mentoring. There will be access to e-portfolio to document work-based assessments and reflective learning completed during this time.

In addition, the Trust is committed to the educational development of medical staff within this programme and candidates will have access to study leave and the opportunity to undertake/participate in one or more of the following:

• QIPP

• Teaching including simulation teaching

• Research (where offered)

• Postgraduate certificate in Medical Education

• Teach the Teachers

• Attend scheduled teaching and journal clubs

• Exposure to clinics / procedures

• EWTD compliant rotas

The Trauma and Orthopaedic department is one of the largest Orthopaedic departments in the region serving a population in excess of 430,000.

The department runs a 24h consultant led trauma service with individual consultants being on call 1:2weekdays which includes an all-day consultant led trauma list. The weekend on call is 1:12 which includes scheduled trauma lists on Saturday and Sunday. St Helier Hospital is a designated trauma unit as part of the South West London Trauma Network with close links to the major trauma centre at St George’s Hospital in Tooting. The trauma workload is varied and within the department, consultants have subspecialty trauma interests.

St Helier Hospital has the second highest number of admissions for neck of femur fractures within the M25 region and the Trust has been amongst the top performing hospitals on the National Hip Fracture Database over the last two years.

Elective inpatient and day surgery is carried out at Epsom General Hospital and the renowned Elective Orthopaedic Centre, which is one of the busiest orthopaedic units in Europe. Almost all aspects of elective Orthopaedics is catered for barring bone tumours and peripheral nerve injuries.

Job Summary

This advert is for a full time Junior Clinical Fellow post in Surgery at Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust to start in July 24 for a fixed term period of 12 months initially with the possibility to extend. This is an exciting opportunity for doctors wishing to gain further experience in Trauma & Orthopaedics.

On Call Duties

The post holder will be working with Consultant-led teams and will be responsible for the management of acute admissions supported by a Surgical Specialist Registrar. They will have opportunity to regularly assist in emergency surgical procedures during their on call commitments.

Trauma & Orthopaedics – the post holder will participate on the Orthopaedic 1:7 on call rota.

At night the hospital runs a Hospital at Night service and as such the post holder will be expected to work as part of that team.

This advert closes on Friday 4 Sep 2026

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