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The vacancy
Job title: National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) orthogeriatric clinical lead
Appointment:Â 2 years fixed term, plus optional (and maximum) 3 additional years on completion of successful annual reviews, in line with wider FFFAP contracting cycles.
Salary:Â ÂŁ12,000 per annum for 1PA per week, back paid to employer
Working arrangements:Â Remote working. Flexible hours with time negotiated during the working week.Â
This is an opportunity to provide clinical leadership to the prestigious National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD), part of the Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) and commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP). Established in 2007, the NHFD now contains over one million cases and is in a unique position to inform and transform hip fracture care; an extra 8,435 people have now survived the injury over the years since the NHFD was set up.
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The successful candidate will work in partnership with the NHFD project team, NHFD surgical clinical lead, FFFAP programme management and clinical leads for the other two FFFAP workstreams - Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB) and the National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF) - to drive improvements in hip fracture care through high-quality data and stakeholder engagement.
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The successful candidate will be invited to take this role as clinical lead-elect from January 2026, in preparation for starting the full role in July 2026.
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Purpose and scope
Key responsibilities
About you
You will be a consultant-level doctor or equivalent allied health professional with:Â
For more information about the role please view the role description.
About the RCP
The Royal College of Physicians is a rewarding and friendly place to work with an incredible history, dating back to our foundation in 1518. We are a professional membership body for physicians – doctors who work in hospitals – with over 40,000 members in the UK and around the world working to improve patient care and reduce illness. Our activities focus on educating, improving and influencing for better health and care.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your CV and a supporting statement outlining how your skills and experience meet the job description, and a letter of support from your medical director. Please note that applications received without a supporting statement or letter of support will not be shortlisted.Â
Applications should be submitted to recruitment@rcp.ac.uk. Please include the role you are applying for in the subject line of your email.Â
We encourage potential candidates to reach out to the FFFAP senior clinical lead Sunil Nedungayil at sunil.nedungayil@rcp.ac.uk for an informal discussion about the role before applying.Â
Closing date: Friday 12 September
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by: Friday 19 September
Interview date:Â Week commencing 29 September
If you have any queries about the application process, please contact our recruitment team.Â
The RCP positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
The RCP is all about our people – our members, staff, volunteers and leaders. We educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know we can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into our community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve is a priority for us.
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The benefits
Buy and sell annual leave
Mental health activities and sessions
Enhanced pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
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