Senior Hand & Wrist Surgery Fellow - Orthopaedics

University Hospitals Dorset Nhs Foundation Trust; Merley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand and Wrist Surgery. The 12-month fellowship is supervised by Miss Joanna Higgins and Jeremy Southgate, with a start in September 2026 and opportunities for future roles by interview.

The post is based across Bournemouth, Wimborne and Poole hospitals within the Trauma & Orthopaedic Directorate, covering elective and trauma hand procedures, with the potential to spend time at The Pulvertaft Hand Unit in

Qualifications

• Essential: FRCS or equivalent.
• Experience in hand & wrist surgery and trauma work.
• Greater than 2 years orthopaedic registrar level experience with 6 months Hand and Wrist experience.
• Experience of working in the NHS for minimum of 4 months.
• Interest in working towards hand diploma.

Responsibilities

• Participate in hand and wrist elective and trauma procedures.
• Cover hand and wrist surgeries across Bournemouth, Wimborne, Poole hospitals.
• Attend to training and quality improvement in hand surgery.

Skills

Hand & wrist surgery

Trauma experience

Independent clinical responsibility

Teaching and supervision

Education

FRCS or equivalent

Job description

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand and Wrist Surgery. The 12-month fellowship is supervised by Miss Joanna Higgins and Jeremy Southgate, with a start in September 2026 and opportunities for future roles by interview.

The post is based across Bournemouth, Wimborne and Poole hospitals within the Trauma & Orthopaedic Directorate, covering elective and trauma hand procedures, with the potential to spend time at The Pulvertaft Hand Unit in