Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand and Wrist Surgery (MT05)
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Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand and Wrist Surgery (MT05)The closing date is 01 December 2025
Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Hands & Wrist Surgery. This is an exciting opportunity to gain comprehensive experience and training in Hands & Wrist Surgery at University College London Hospital. The candidate must be post MRCS and have obtained full registration with the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom. Ideally, they should have FRCS (Tr&Orth) and should have achieved or be eligible for CCT.
Main duties of the jobUCH Fellowships are clinically based specialist posts intended to give candidates excellent hands on experience and a wide exposure to routine and complex cases in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. The Hand and Wrist service at UCLH is delivered by four Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons. The Hand Fellow would work with colleagues to deliver a comprehensive subspecialty/tertiary hand service in the trauma and elective settings. Trauma surgery is delivered through dedicated hand trauma lists, with specialist hand and wrist elective surgery provided at our elective orthopaedic hub on Grafton Way. We work closely with our hand therapy colleagues, hand ESP and hand dressings team.
In addition, there are ample academic, medical education and leadership opportunities which can be tailored to the needs of the Fellow. BSSH Hand Diploma candidates are supported in the unit. Working for your organisation University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research.
About usUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research.
We provide first class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job responsibilitiesFor the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
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UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
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Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications- Full GMC Registration. NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register by date of appointment.
- Clinical Knowledge commensurate with trauma and orthopaedic surgery registrar training
- Higher Academic Degree
- FRCS (Tr&Orth)
- Achieved or eligible for CTT
- Excellence clinical skills Capacity to use and develop a wide range of theoretical approaches.
- Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publication.
- Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives.
- Interest and experience in hand and wrist surgery
- Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical / organisational context.
- All aspects of orthopaedic surgery
- General basic trauma operative skills
- Ability to act as a consistent reference point in a team and to take a leadership role where needed.
- Ability to organise and prioritize work load, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and to supervise staff.
- Lecturing experience with a range of disciplines.
- The ability to undertake and manage clinical audits including supervision of junior staff.
- Use of databases and hospital EPR/CDR/PACS systems to a competent level.
- Ability, enthusiasm and commitment to teach in a clinical setting.
- Ability to motivate, inspire and support multi professional team and be able to work effectively and sensitively within such teams.
- Ability to engage/implement NHS strategy, e.g. service redesign to achieve the 18 week target.
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 College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£73,992 a year per annum inclusive plus London weighting