Prof Josep Trueta

Job summary

Trueta Orthopaedic Trauma Fellow

The Oxford Trauma Service, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

Post-CCT applications are invited for the prestigious Oxford Trueta Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship program. We have positions available starting in February 2026 and August 2026. Candidates are asked to express a preference for a particular start date in their application form.

These 12-month posts are for post-CCT level candidates only who wish to specialise in Orthopaedic Trauma and intend to work in a major trauma or level one trauma centre. The successful candidates will be based at the Trauma Unit is the heart of the John Radcliffe Hospital Major Trauma Centre.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of the fellows is to be planning and performing orthopaedic trauma surgery under direct supervision of the Consultants. Clinic commitment is limited to one clinic per week shared between the two fellows.

Each of our two fellows spend at least 3 days per week in one of our two daily trauma lists and one outpatient clinic sessions per fortnight. A half day session per week is also allocated for administration, development, research and audit

Regular teaching sessions run in the department each week and fellows are expected to be involved in teaching medical students and more junior members of the team. Successful candidates will be expected to play a full role in research and audit in the department and demonstrate this through publication and presentation.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Job description

Job responsibilities

All Registrars will have a role in the day to day organisation of the Trauma Service. See job description for further details.

Person Specification

GMC

Essential

Full GMC registration and licence to practise Completion of recognised specialist training in Trauma and Orthopaedics or equivalent Completed AO Advanced Principles of Fracture management Hold FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent 12 months experience in Registrar /resident level post in an MTC / level 1 trauma centre. The ability to run an unfiltered Major Trauma Take. The ability to plan complex surgical procedures with awareness of current evidence base. The ability to organise and plan a surgical list involving complex injures.

Desirable

MSc / PhD in related field. Experience and evidence of Audit, quality Improvement and Service Development Formal qualifications in teaching and education Teaching experience to both under and post-graduate level. Ability to identify research questions, design, execute and publish research projects in the field of orthopaedic trauma. Experience of delivering service development / quality improvement projects

Qualifications/Training

Essential

Completion of basic surgical training Completed MBBS, MRCS or equivalent ATLS Provider

Experience

Essential

Core surgical training programme - or equivalent Ability to function at Registrar level

Desirable

Experience in Registrar level in Trauma and Orthopaedic

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Team working Communication skills Organisation

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