Names in the programme record: Ali Abbasian · Roland Walker · Ahmed Latif
Profile completeness92%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Doctor - other, fixed term 12 months: £63,152 a year, as advertised November 2023
Deadline
No current deadline established from the BOFAS directory row
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureHigh-volume forefoot and hindfoot surgery with progression toward independent operating, sports, reconstruction, neuromuscular, deformity, arthroscopy, minimally invasive surgery, complex arthroplasty, trauma, diabetic-foot MDT and dedicated research
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
International doctors may apply only when they satisfy an eligible GMC registration route and the employing trust's selection requirements. BSSH directory inclusion does not confirm that an individual trust accepts international applicants or provides visa sponsorship.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Clinical practice requires the appropriate GMC registration and licence. International graduates must use an eligible GMC route and provide the medical qualification, experience, English, identity and good-standing evidence required for that route.
✓Published by official source
Language
Doctors who need UK registration must satisfy the GMC that they have the English knowledge needed to practise safely; accepted evidence depends on the applicant's registration route.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Applicants who need UK work permission must confirm sponsorship with the employing organisation. The Health and Care Worker route requires an eligible job, approved employer, certificate of sponsorship, applicable salary and English requirements; directory inclusion does not confirm sponsorship.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline established from the BOFAS directory row
Commencing dateOne Foot & Ankle Fellowship commencing August 2024 for 12 months (as advertised November 2023)
Application route / cycleContact the BOFAS-listed programme email and check the host or NHS Jobs for a current post; no common live application window is published
CCT or completion of the indicative surgical requirements outside foot and ankle
At least six months of prior foot-and-ankle training
Evidence of subspecialty commitment through publication or national presentation
Professional behaviour and clinical competence appropriate to a post-training foot-and-ankle fellowship
Maintain a foot-and-ankle operative logbook and participate in research or audit
Engage with BOFAS educational activity; programme-specific credentials and employing-trust requirements also apply
Application documents
Published by official source
Online application via NHS Jobs
Validated logbook of orthopaedic experience (must be included with the application)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals appears in the current official BOFAS directory as a 12 months UK foot-and-ankle training fellowship. The directory lists Ali Abbasian · Roland Walker · Ahmed Latif as trainers and connects a programme-specific detail document and contact route. Current BOFAS-listed UK Foot and Ankle training fellowship; joint RCS England / BOFAS approval is not shown on the directory row. The listing does not by itself prove a current vacancy, salary, international eligibility or visa sponsorship.
Intended for: Senior orthopaedic trainees and surgeons seeking UK foot-and-ankle fellowship training
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Study leave and allowance are available under national agreements according to the BOFAS-linked detail document
HOST INSTITUTION
About Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust provides trauma and orthopaedics for Lambeth and Southwark and receives regional referrals from south-east London, Kent, and Sussex. Services include hip, knee, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow, hand and wrist, spine/neck, and fracture care, with orthopaedic outpatient clinics at Guy’s Hospital and fracture clinics at St Thomas’ Hospital; programme details belong on linked programme pages.
Orthopaedic trauma, major foot and ankle reconstruction, ankle replacement, bunion and forefoot deformity correction and minimally invasive surgery
Qualifications
MBChB with honours (University of Bristol); Master's degree in orthopaedics
Guy's and St Thomas' identifies Mr Walker as a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon with prior senior-fellowship training in foot and ankle surgery. Its consultant profile lists MBChB with honours from Bristol and a master's degree in orthopaedics, with specialist interests in foot and ankle reconstruction, ankle replacement and forefoot deformity correction.
Foot and ankle surgery including reconstruction, bunion and forefoot deformity correction, minimally invasive surgery and ankle replacement
Qualifications
MBBChir (Cambridge); BSc in experimental pathology; MD in Orthopaedics (University of London)
Guy's and St Thomas' identifies Mr Latif as a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon specialising in foot and ankle surgery. Its consultant profile lists Cambridge MBBChir, a BSc in experimental pathology and an MD in Orthopaedics, with specialist interests in foot and ankle reconstruction, forefoot deformity correction, keyhole surgery and ankle replacement.
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