Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Senior Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellow
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Job Description
For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Mr Mohamed Sabouni
Position: Consultant Paediatric Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon
Email: mohamed.sabouni@nhs.net
Shortlisting Date: 22/09/2026
Interview Date: Provisionally 28/09/2026
Senior Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellow in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
We are inviting applications to fill our Senior Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellow vacancy at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery.
The post is full time and based primarily at the Leeds General Infirmary and is a 12-month Fellowship starting February 2028.
The post is an excellent opportunity for candidates to pursue a career as a consultant in paediatric orthopaedics.
Candidates must be fully registered with the General Medical Council and hold a license to practice by the intended start date.
Job Summary
The paediatric orthopaedic department is located in Leeds Children’s Hospital which is on site within Leeds General Infirmary. As well as offering a full range of paediatric services including PICU and children’s cardiac surgery. The post allows access to all the acute services within the country’s second busiest Level 1 Major Trauma Centre (over 1000 MTC admissions per year, including over 100 paediatric MTC admissions). There are eight paediatric theatres in the Children’s Hospital. The department is extremely busy seeing over 3000 referrals a year from the Yorkshire region as well as the paediatric trauma.
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At present there are currently seven paediatric orthopaedic consultants. There are daily paediatric only trauma clinics (Monday to Friday) as well as other elective clinics, including subspecialty clinics such as paediatric limb reconstruction, adolescent hip, neuromuscular and baby clinic for hip and foot deformities. The regional referral base is from the whole of the Yorkshire Region, a population of approximately 3.5 million. Leeds paediatric orthopaedic consultants also provide services in 5 of the region’s district general hospitals, including Calderdale/ Huddersfield, Harrogate, Bradford, Airedale and Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust.
Why You Should Join Our Team
The successful candidate will receive advanced clinical and surgical training in all aspects of paediatric orthopaedic surgery, preparing for a consultant post. In addition, they will be expected to take part in research studies as appropriate and help with the departmental audit and database. Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching will also be required.
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What You Will Bring To The Role
Please see the attached job description & personal specification for further information about this vacancy.
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Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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