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Clinical Fellow (ST3+) in Trauma & Orthopaedics, including 60/40 Clinical–Research Fellow posts — Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro)

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DECISION SUMMARY

Key facts at a glance

Eligibility: Historical requirements — confirm current terms
Funding: Not published
Deadline: Not published
Duration: 12 months, fixed term (full-time, part-time or job share)
Hands-on: Unclear — confirm privileges

Clinical exposureNon-training ST3-level fellow posts in a unit doing about 5,500 elective operations, 2,700 trauma patients, 13,700 new and 32,000 follow-up outpatients a year. Trauma is delivered at Royal Cornwall Hospital (Truro) and elective orthopaedics at St Michael's Hospital (Hayle). Research fellows share an on-call slot (50% on-call) and support NIHR-approved RCTs as well as their own projects; regular departmental teaching.

Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

Can an international surgeon apply?

?Historical information only — confirm current terms

International applicants

Historical March 2024 criteria required GMC registration with a licence to practise, MRCS or equivalent, ST3+ eligibility, foundation competencies, ILS/ALS and 6–12 months of postgraduate NHS experience. Applicants needing Skilled Worker sponsorship were welcome in that closed advert; future overseas eligibility and sponsorship remain unconfirmed.

?Confirm directly with host

Clinical role

Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.

?Historical information only — confirm current terms

Medical registration

2024 advert: GMC registration with a licence to practise and UK right to work.

?Historical information only — confirm current terms

Language

2024 advert required effective communication; undergraduate training in English was desirable, with no published test threshold.

?Historical information only — confirm current terms

Visa or work authorisation

2024 advert welcomed Skilled Worker sponsorship applicants; a future appointment and sponsorship approval are not established.

DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY41% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-15 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-13

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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT

Plan the application

Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence

Commencing dateIntake date not published

Application route / cycleClosed NHS Jobs advert 156-MS-3860, posted 15 March 2024, described one trauma and two 60% clinical/40% research posts. No later application window or intake is published in this advert.

Official contactLawrence Moulton (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon)lawrence.moulton2@nhs.net

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ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Historical requirements — confirm current terms

Clinical / academic eligibility

Historical information only — confirm current terms

Historical 2024 criteria: medical degree or equivalent, MRCS or equivalent, ST3+ competence, 6–12 months of postgraduate NHS experience and ILS/ALS or equivalent

Application documents

Not published

Not published: the readable advert does not give a complete application checklist. Its pre-employment checks cover identity, professional registration/qualifications, employment history/references, work health, criminal records and right to work; these are not presented as a current application-document list.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

What this program offers

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust recruits ST3-level clinical fellows in trauma and orthopaedics, including research posts split 60% trauma clinical work and 40% research supporting NIHR-approved trials. The posts are 12-month fixed-term NHS appointments based at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro.

BENEFITS & SUPPORT

Published benefits and support

Historical March 2024 advert described regular departmental teaching, research support and flexible full-time, part-time or job-share working. It did not publish a specific cash-benefit package.

HOST INSTITUTION

About Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro)

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides trauma and orthopaedic services at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. Combined clinical/research fellow terms remain on the linked vacancy notice.

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FACULTY & PROGRAMME CONTACTS

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SOURCE & VERIFICATION

Official program information

Source: NHS Jobs — Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Coverage: Original program page
Accreditation: Advertised by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust as an NHS Jobs vacancy (NHS Jobs C9156-24-0173, Clinical Fellow ST3+ posts). The reviewed advert names no external training-body, college or society accreditation or approval for the fellowship; the person specification asks for GMC registration with a licence to practise and MRCS or equivalent.
Latest source audit: 2026-10-15
Audit result: Editorial verification completed
Linked evidence reviewed: 15 Oct 2026
Positions: 3 posts in the 2024 advert: 1 trauma-focused clinical post and 2 research posts (60% clinical trauma, 40% research)
Evidence: Scoped official-source review on 15 October 2026; unreviewed fields retain their previous evidence states
Editorial status: Primary source reviewed

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Review history

11 October 2026 scoped source review: Closed 2024 notice rechecked. Added historical contact and criteria without presenting them as current recruitment terms. No new intake, deadline or document checklist inferred. Sources: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9156-24-0173 11 October 2026 scoped source review: Complete archived advert was retrieved normally. Its supporting-document heading exposes no downloadable job description in the retrieved HTML, so no attachment checklist was invented. Lawrence Moulton is the historical consultant enquiry contact; a full fellowship teaching roster is not published. Institution redirect now resolves to royalcornwallhospitals.nhs.uk. Sources: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9156-24-0173 ; https://royalcornwallhospitals.nhs.uk/ 12 October 2026 scoped source review: Trust host context only. Sources: https://royalcornwallhospitals.nhs.uk/ 13 October 2026 scoped source review: ORCID employment record and a current 2026 Royal Cornwall Hospitals T&O advert still name Lawrence Moulton with lawrence.moulton2@nhs.net as the orthopaedic consultant contact; fellowship advert terms remain historical and faculty names were never published on the fellowship notice. Sources: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0504-3718 ; https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9156-26-0273 15 October 2026 scoped source review: The closed NHS Jobs advert and the Trust home page were reviewed on 15 October 2026. The advert is the organisation source; no external accreditation is stated. No intake is claimed. Sources: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9156-24-0173 ; https://royalcornwallhospitals.nhs.uk/

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Clinical Fellow (ST3+) in Trauma & Orthopaedics, including 60/40 Clinical–Research Fellow posts — Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro

Key facts at a glance

Can an international surgeon apply?

International applicants

Clinical role

Medical registration

Language

Visa or work authorisation

Plan the application

Historical requirements — confirm current terms

What this program offers

Published benefits and support

About Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro)

Faculty roster requires verification

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Clinical Fellow (ST3+) in Trauma & Orthopaedics, including 60/40 Clinical–Research Fellow posts — Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro

International applicants

Clinical role

Medical registration

Language

Visa or work authorisation

Plan the application

Historical requirements — confirm current terms

What this program offers

Published benefits and support

About Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro)

Faculty roster requires verification

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