Upper Limb Senior Clinical Fellow

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust is offering a Hand Fellowship from August 2025 to February 2026. The fellowship provides advanced training in Upper Limb Surgery and requires candidates to have full GMC registration and experience in Hand Surgery. The position includes responsibilities in surgeries, patient management, and maintaining medical records, emphasizing the importance of communication and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Higher Specialist Training.
• Experience in Hand and Upper Limb Surgery required.

Responsibilities

• Attend clinics and participate in elective, trauma, and emergency surgery.
• Manage inpatients in conjunction with allied specialties.
• Maintain clear and contemporaneous medical records.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team player

Ability to maintain good clinical records

Ability to set priorities amidst conflicting demands

Speak English confidently and accurately

Education

MBChB, MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

FRCS (Orth/Plast) or equivalent

Higher Degree (MD, PhD)

Job description

Hand Fellowship due to start August 2025 until February 2026.

Please do not apply if you are unable to start in August.

Main duties of the job

• Attend clinics at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh as required.
• Participate in elective, trauma, and emergency surgery as required.
• Attend arthroplasty meetings and prepare presentations for MDT meetings. One Fellow will be responsible for maintaining the Peri-Prosthetic Infection log.
• The posts may require fellows to participate in the non-resident out-of-hours rota depending on service requirements. This usually applies to pre-CCT fellows from the Deaneries.
• Carry out ward rounds and clerk patients on the day of surgery. All patients for theatre require a thromboprophylaxis assessment to be completed by the admitting doctor, along with a full assessment of medications on admission.
• Manage inpatients in conjunction with allied specialties at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (Wigan Infirmary).
• Maintain clear and contemporaneous medical records.

About us

On 6 January 2022, new legislation extended mandatory vaccination requirements for staff in health and social care settings in England, effective from 1 April 2022. All staff conducting CQC-regulated activities in NHS or independent sectors must have received two doses of an MHRA-approved COVID-19 vaccine unless exempt. Successful candidates will need to show proof of full vaccination as part of pre-employment checks. If unable to prove vaccination, your application cannot proceed, and any employment offer may be withdrawn.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Fellowships aim to provide advanced training in Upper Limb Surgery within the Upper Limb Department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Desirable

• FRCS (Orth/Plast) or equivalent
• Higher Degree (MD, PhD)

Experience

Essential

• Higher Specialist Training
• Experience in Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

Desirable

• Previous upper limb fellowship
• Relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals

Skills

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Team player
• Ability to maintain good clinical records
• Ability to set priorities amidst conflicting demands

Additional

Essential

• Speak English confidently and accurately, with correct sentence structures and vocabulary relevant to the role

Knowledge

Essential

• T&O Curriculum