Do you have lived or indirect-lived experience of joint replacement surgery and also direct links with one or more of the patient support groups/ organisations with an interest in people who may have had joint replacement surgery? If so, you may be interested in applying to be a patient representative on the NJR Board, as one of our two patient representatives has recently stepped down from her role after contributing the patient voice for a number of years, so we now have a vacancy for this role. Our patient representatives have always been a vital link in ensuring that NJR decision-making and activity prioritisation are focused upon the best interests of the patient.

The National Joint Registry has been collecting, monitoring and analysing data collected in the NHS and independent sector for joint replacement surgery since 2003, and now holds in excess of 4 million records, making it the largest orthopaedic registry in the world. The NJR is overseen by the NJR Board, which is designated as an NHSE ‘Advisory Committee’ and manages the strategic development and work direction of the NJR, overseeing a structure of eight NJR committees to deliver its objectives.

You can find out more about the NJR Board and its membership here.

The NJR logo strapline: ‘working for patients, committed to excellence’, defines the purpose of the registry. NJR data are used to drive quality improvement amongst clinicians, hospitals and manufacturers of implants, with a key focus on patient safety, improving clinical standards and ensuring the quality and value of joint replacement surgery, to ultimately enable best outcomes for patients.

To ensure patients are continually the primary focus of our work, consideration has been given to planning opportunities for greater patient, carer and public engagement and involvement through development of the NJR Patient Network, which enables us to learn from the patient perspective as an organisation, so that our work is appropriately informed and constantly developing. This role also involves co-chairing the NJR Patient Network. The expectation is that the involvement around this role equates to about two hours a week, which is renumerated.

You can find out more about the patient voice in our work and the Patient Network here.

Please see a link to our recruitment information pack and details on how to apply for the role here.

Closing date for applications is 6 June 2025