Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery. This role is a fixed term position for 12 months, requiring advanced skills in hand surgery techniques and experience in both supervised and unsupervised clinical duties. Candidates must possess the necessary qualifications and demonstrate teaching experience, as they will be engaging with trainee doctors. Competitive benefits and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Completed specialist training or final year trainee.
• Participation in quality improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Clinical duties will involve considerable supervised and unsupervised elective and trauma outpatient clinics.
• Rotate between Consultants to maximise the experience.

Skills

Up to date knowledge & experience of modern Hand Surgery techniques

Comprehensive Technical competence in Trauma & Elective Hand Surgery

Evidence & experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students

Education

MBBS / MBChB or equivalent

Full MRCS/FRCS in either Plastic or Orthopaedic Surgery

Full GMC Registration with a license to practice

Entry on GMC specialist register

ATLS

Hand Diploma

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery

The closing date is 21 October 2025

This is a fixed term position for 12 months from October 2026 for a Senior Hand Fellow in Hand Surgery to join our very busy and highly regarded Unit. We are looking for an individual who has either completed their specialist training or a final year trainee with significant interest and experience of modern hand surgery techniques.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties will involve considerable supervised and unsupervised elective and trauma outpatient clinics and operating lists. A wide variety of procedures are performed, and the post holder will rotate between Consultants to allow supervision/instruction and maximise the experience.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

What we offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties will involve considerable supervised and unsupervised elective and trauma outpatient clinics and operating lists. A wide variety of procedures are performed, and the post holder will rotate between consultants to allow supervision/instruction and maximise the experience.

Person Specification

Qualification and Eligibility

• MBBS / MBChB or equivalent
• Full MRCS/FRCS in either Plastic or Orthopaedic Surgery is required
• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice at time of application
• Entry on GMC specialist register
• ATLS
• Hand Diploma

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• Up to date knowledge & experience of modern Hand Surgery techniques
• Completed specialist training or final year trainee.
• Comprehensive Technical competence in Trauma & Elective Hand Surgery
• Hand Surgery Courses and Conferences
• Previous Hand Fellowship

Teaching, Audit and Research Experience

• Evidence & experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
• Ability to & experience of teaching clinical skills
• Evidence and ability to assess & apply evidence-based research into every day clinical practice
• Evidence of active participation in audit
• Experience of formal presentations
• Evidence of ability to work as part of an MDT
• Any teaching courses or qualifications
• Participation in quality improvement activities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.