Upper Limb Senior Clinical Fellow

Overview

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Upper Limb Senior Clinical Fellow. The closing date is 22 March 2026.

The Upper Limb Team are pleased to advertise their Shoulder and Hand Fellowship:

• Shoulder Fellowship: February 2028 (2 posts)
• Hand Fellowship: August 2028 (2 posts)

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 hour's rota dependent upon the service requirements. This usually applies to the pre CCT fellows from the Deaneries.
• Carry out ward rounds and clerk patients on the day of surgery. In addition to consent, all patients for theatre require a thromboprophylaxis assessment to be completed by the admitting doctor and 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, the Government made new legislation, approved by Parliament, which amended the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 ("the 2014 Regulations"). This extends the scope of mandatory vaccination requirements for staff beyond registered care homes to health and wider social care settings in England.

These new regulations come into force on 1 April 2022, requiring people who conduct Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated activity in public (NHS) or independent sector health and social care settings in England, to have received two doses of a Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved COVID-19 vaccine unless exempt.

The vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) requirements includes front-line workers, as well as non-clinical workers not directly involved in patient care but who may have face to face contact with patients, including ancillary staff such as porters, cleaners or receptionists will be affected and as such, successful candidate(s) will be required to show proof that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of the pre-employment check process. If you are unable to prove that you have been fully vaccinated (i.e. that you have received two doses of an approved vaccine) please note we will be unable to proceed with your application and any offers of employment made will be withdrawn.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
• FRCS (Orth/Plast) or equivalent
• Higher Degree (MD, PhD)

Experience

• Higher Specialist Training
• Experience in Hand and Upper Limb Surgery
• Previous upper limb fellowship
• Relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals

Skills

• Team Player
• Ability to keep good clinical records
• Ability to set priorities in face of conflicting demands

Additonal

• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Knowledge 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.

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust