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University Hospitals of Leicester; Leicester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is offering a Hand & Wrist Surgery Fellow position for 12 months. Applications are invited from trainees in their final year who will complete CCT/CESR before starting; the post supports cross-disciplinary training with Trauma and Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery.

The fellowship provides wide exposure across three main sites, with opportunities to lead MDTs, clinics, and training courses, ultimately aiming to prepare for a consultant role in hand

Qualifications

• Final year trainees eligible who will obtain CCT/CESR before start.

Responsibilities

• Run supervised and independent operating theatre lists and outpatient clinics.
• Organise MDTs and annual hand surgery training courses (Hand Fracture, Soft Tissue, microsurgery).
• Sign up for and pursue hand diploma training within the department with external tutorials as needed.

Job description

Hand & Wrist Surgery Fellow | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Applicants are invited for the post of the Hand and Wrist Surgery Fellow for a period of 12 months. Applications are welcomed from trainees that are in their final year who will CCT / CESR prior to the posts starting, although the post would commence only after completion of training.

The purpose of this fellowship is to produce hand and wrist surgeons who are well versed in the breadth and depth of the subspecialty. The fellows are expected to gain mutually complementary perspectives and skills from both Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeons and Plastic Surgeons, in the management of hand and wrist conditions.

Prior to the scheme being withdrawn nationally, our fellowship was recognised by the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) as a Training Interface Group (TIG) Advanced Training Post in Hand Surgery, one of a small number of such posts nationally which BSSH regards as representing the pinnacle of hand surgery training in the UK.

Candidates for this post will be expected to demonstrate a keen interest in hand and wrist surgery.

The post will be supported primarily by 5 orthopaedic and 2 plastic surgery hand and wrist surgeons.

Clinical sessions will be held across all three main UHL sites, with additional sessions in the peripheral sites also an option. These will consist of trauma and elective hand clinics hosted by both parent specialties. The fellow will be trained and developed to run both supervised and independent operating theatre lists and out-patient clinics, and take lead roles in organising the MDTs and annual meetings (Hand Fracture, Soft Tissue, and microsurgery training courses). We believe this broad exposure will provide the fellow with the higher skills, techniques and treatment algorithms required to build upon in their future hand surgery careers.

We encourage fellows to sign up to the British (and/or European)hand diploma within the department, and will help facilitate additional tutorials within nearby units as required.

It will be assumed that, at the end of the appointment, the Fellow will obtain a consultant, or other comparable post, with a special responsibility for Hand and Wrist. The expected period of the Fellow's appointment will be for twelve months.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact,
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive,
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• To support and take joint responsibility for the clinical work of other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To teach undergraduates and post-graduate trainees and healthcare workers that rotate through the Department
• To ensure that clinical practice is both effective and efficient and that appropriate monitoring of clinical care takes place by actively participating in audit.
• To work with the CMG management team to ensure that services are delivered efficiently and reflect best practice with processes and governance to match.
• To provide continuing responsibility for the care of the patients in their charge and for the proper organisation and functioning of their clinical practice.
• To take responsibility for ensuring that critical clinical incidents, as defined in the Trust’s ‘Critical Incident Policy’, are reported in a timely manner.
• To undertake mandatory &statutory training as determined by the Trust and the CMG

This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026