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Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowships in Europe

25 source-linked paediatric orthopaedic fellowship, research and observership pathways in Europe, across United Kingdom, Switzerland, France and Netherlands and more. Each entry links to its official source, with application status and deadlines where the host publishes them.

25Programmes
25Institutions
8Countries
13Current application signals
PROGRAMMES

Paediatric Orthopaedic fellowships in Europe

24 of 25, open applications and nearest deadlines first
✓ Verified 6 Nov 2026
Clinical FellowshipActive applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

FEPOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship — Son Espases

Hospital Universitari Son Espases

⌖ Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Duration12 months
FundingThe current EPOS listing advertises a full-time hospital position but does not publish a salary,…
ExposureFull-time paediatric orthopaedics across spine, hip, foot, upper limb, knee and sports surgery, infection, tumours and neuromuscular…
✓ Verified 8 Nov 2026
Clinical FellowshipActive applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Fellow Kinderorthopädie und Traumatologie (paediatric orthopaedics and trauma fellow)

Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich, Kinderorthopädie

⌖ Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Duration1 year (fixed term)
FundingThe exact salary depends on training and professional experience and is set during the selection…
ExposureEmployed post (80-100%): clinical care of outpatients and inpatients with senior and chief physicians in paediatric orthopaedics,…
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026
Clinical FellowshipActive applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Sint Maartenskliniek Paediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship

Sint Maartenskliniek / Maasziekenhuis Pantein / Radboudumc Amalia Children's Hospital

⌖ Boxmeer, Netherlands

Duration1 year; 36 hours per week, start date by agreement
FundingEUR 8,868 gross per month on a full-time 45-hour basis under AMS step 0, with the advertised…
ExposureOutpatient and inpatient paediatric orthopaedics with emphasis on general paediatric orthopaedics and paediatric scoliosis and…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipUpcoming cyclePaediatric Orthopaedics →

Evelina London Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Evelina London Children's Hospital / Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

⌖ London, England, United Kingdom

Duration12 months
FundingDoctor - other, fixed term 6 months: £55,329 a year, as advertised June 2024
ExposurePaediatric orthopaedic fellowship at Evelina London; detailed rotations and case volume must be confirmed with the host
✓ Verified 13 Oct 2026
ObservershipUpcoming cyclePaediatric Orthopaedics →

AO Trauma Fellowship — Inselspital Bern, Paediatric Surgery (Kinderchirurgie)

Inselspital Bern, Kinderchirurgie (paediatric surgery / paediatric trauma)

⌖ Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Duration6 to 12 weeks (AO Trauma Short-term International Fellowship)
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to accommodation and living costs (benchmark…
ExposureAO Trauma host centre in paediatric surgery/paediatric trauma (33 beds; more than 1000 orthopaedic trauma cases and more than 150…
✓ Verified 6 Nov 2026
Education Centre VisitRolling applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Inselspital Bern Paediatric Orthopaedics Fellowship / Observership

Bern University Hospital, Paediatric Orthopaedics

⌖ Bern, Switzerland

DurationNot published
FundingAO Trauma pays a small stipend as a contribution to travel, accommodation and meals; it may not…
ExposureAO Trauma hosted placement route at Inselspital Bern, Kinderchirurgie: the host reports an opportunity for AO fellows to scrub in.…
✓ Verified 4 Oct 2026
ObservershipRolling applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Paediatric orthopaedic observership (spine, neuro-orthopaedics, tumours/deformities, sports), UKBB (EPOS listing)

University Children’s Hospital Basel (UKBB)

⌖ Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

DurationFlexible, 'just a few days' (EPOS general text); host-specific…
FundingFree of charge: EPOS states no participation fees; the observer covers travel, accommodation and…
ExposureFour sub-departments host observers: Spine (over 100 complex spine operations a year, MAGEC and other growing-rod systems, VR…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
ObservershipRolling applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Paediatric orthopaedic observership, Erasmus MC Sophia (EPOS listing)

Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital

⌖ Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

DurationFlexible, 'just a few days' (EPOS general text); host-specific…
FundingFree of charge: EPOS states no participation fees; the observer covers travel, accommodation and…
ExposureLargest paediatric orthopaedic unit in the Netherlands (seven paediatric orthopaedic, four spinal and three upper-extremity…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
ObservershipRolling applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Paediatric trauma observership with resorbable implants (EPOS listing)

University of Pécs

⌖ Pécs, Baranya, Hungary

DurationFlexible, 'just a few days' (EPOS general text); host-specific…
FundingFree of charge: EPOS states no participation fees; the observer covers travel, accommodation and…
ExposureFocus on resorbable implants in paediatric trauma: elbow fractures (lateral condyle, medial epicondyle) with resorbable screws or…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Education Centre VisitRolling applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

AP-HP International Paediatric Orthopaedics Observation Enquiry — Necker

Hôpital Necker–Enfants Malades / AP-HP

⌖ Paris, France

DurationIndividually arranged; no Necker-specific duration is…
FundingNot published
ExposureRequest-based observation in a tertiary paediatric orthopaedic and trauma service covering scoliosis, constitutional bone disease,…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Education Centre VisitRolling applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

GOSH Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgery International Observership

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

⌖ London, England, United Kingdom

Duration1–12 weeks
FundingSelf-funded or sponsored: GBP 900 for the first week and GBP 750 for each subsequent week; no…
ExposureObservation-only placement in the Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery specialty, with a learning plan agreed with the host team; no…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Education Centre VisitRolling applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Paediatric Orthopaedics & Traumatology Training Stay

Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona

⌖ Barcelona, Spain

DurationNot published
FundingA fee, stipend and accommodation support are not published on the current listing
ExposureCustom paediatric orthopaedic and trauma rotation with high-complexity scoliosis surgery, limb reconstruction and nerve and vascular…
✓ Verified 15 Oct 2026
ObservershipRolling applicationPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Paediatric Orthopaedics Observership, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute (EPOS directory)

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli — Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology

⌖ Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

DurationNot published
FundingNot published
ExposureObservational: observers can take part in outpatient clinics (Ponseti, external fixator, general paediatric orthopaedics, rare…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cyclePaediatric Orthopaedics →

FEPOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship — Lyon

Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant / Hospices Civils de Lyon

⌖ Lyon, France

Duration1 year
FundingPaid FEPOS hospital appointment; salary amount is not published
ExposurePaediatric orthopaedic clinics and operating rooms across spine, tumours, skeletal dysplasia and other selected subspecialties, with…
✓ Verified 23 Sep 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cyclePaediatric Orthopaedics →

FEPOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship — Dublin

Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin

⌖ Dublin, Ireland

Duration12 months
FundingPaid FEPOS hospital appointment; salary and employee-benefit amounts are not published
ExposureAdvanced paediatric orthopaedic training at Children’s Health Ireland; the current EPOS listing marks the detailed job description…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital / University Hospitals Sussex

⌖ Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Duration6 months, extendable to 12 months by prior arrangement
FundingDoctor - other, fixed term 6 months: £37,068 to £57,570 a year, as advertised August 2024
ExposurePaediatric fracture, infection and other bone-and-joint care with elective outpatient, day-case and inpatient surgery at the Royal…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Oxford Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre / Oxford University Hospitals

⌖ Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Duration12 months
FundingNHS salary or pay band is not published on the current fellowship evidence
ExposureTransition-to-consultant training in Oxford's tertiary and quaternary paediatric-orthopaedic unit, including management of a junior…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cyclePaediatric Orthopaedics →

FEPOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship — Southampton

University Hospital Southampton / Southampton Children’s Hospital

⌖ Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Duration12 months
FundingFEPOS describes its centre fellowships as paid; the Southampton amount was not published
ExposureAdvanced paediatric orthopaedic training; the current EPOS host page marks the job description and working requirements as to be…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Noah's Ark Children's Hospital Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales / Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

⌖ Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

DurationNot published
FundingNot published
ExposurePaediatric orthopaedic fellowship exposure; host-specific rotations and operative volume are not published by BSCOS
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedPaediatric Orthopaedics →

UHCW Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

⌖ Coventry, England, United Kingdom

DurationUsually 6 months; may be extended to 12 months by prior…
FundingNHS remuneration is not published in the current programme evidence
ExposureSupernumerary training across general and specialist paediatric orthopaedics excluding spine and tumours, with general and…
✓ Verified 4 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipClosed for this cyclePaediatric Orthopaedics →

University Children's Hospital Basel Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Department of Orthopaedics, University Children's Hospital Basel

⌖ Basel, Switzerland

Duration12, 18 or 24 months
FundingPaid fellowship position: EPOS states that FEPOS fellows have a direct contract with the hosting…
ExposureFull-time paediatric orthopaedics and paediatric trauma across spine, neuro-orthopaedics and gait, tumour, hip and limb deformity,…
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Alder Hey Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

⌖ Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

DurationNot published
FundingNHS fellowship remuneration; amount not published in the current directory
ExposurePaediatric orthopaedic fellowship at a specialist children's hospital; confirm the current rotation and operative role with the host
✓ Verified 3 Oct 2026
Clinical FellowshipCurrent availability unconfirmedPaediatric Orthopaedics →

Edinburgh Senior Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Orthopaedics

Royal Hospital for Children and Young People

⌖ Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

DurationThe current BSCOS entry and closed 2026 advert describe a…
FundingHistorical closed 2026 advert: £45,504–£71,550 for a full-time 40-hour clinical-fellow post;…
ExposureTertiary paediatric trauma and orthopaedics at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, including fracture and elective…
COMMON QUESTIONS

Paediatric Orthopaedic fellowships in Europe: FAQs

How many paediatric orthopaedic fellowships are there in Europe?

OrthoFellow currently lists 25 paediatric orthopaedic pathways in Europe at 25 institutions, across 8 countries. Counts reflect verified listings, not every programme that exists.

Which European countries have the most paediatric orthopaedic fellowships?

The largest European destinations in this directory are United Kingdom (11), Switzerland (5), France (2) and Netherlands (2).

How do you apply for a paediatric orthopaedic fellowship in Europe?

There is no single European application system. Most European orthopaedic fellowships are applied for directly with the host hospital, university or society. Pan-European societies run their own fellowship and travelling-fellowship schemes with separate calls, so check each programme's official page for the current cycle.

Can international surgeons do a paediatric orthopaedic fellowship in Europe?

Often, but hands-on clinical work usually requires medical registration in the host country, which may involve language certification and recognition of your specialist qualification. Observerships and research fellowships can have lighter requirements. Each country page and programme profile shows the published registration, language and eligibility details.

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