Names in the programme record: Historical directors: Raj Bhatia and Neil Blewitt
Profile completeness83%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish duration, application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Historical 2016 form: salary paid by North Bristol NHS Trust on the registrar scale
Deadline
TBA in the historical form; BSSH records a later 2024 advert but publishes no active deadline
Duration
Historical 2016 form: 12 months, divided into 6 months of hand/wrist and 6 months of shoulder/elbow training
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureHistorical host form describes tertiary upper-limb exposure across hand, wrist, shoulder and elbow surgery with departmental research participation
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 & AVAILABILITY69% 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 deadlineTBA in the historical form; BSSH records a later 2024 advert but publishes no active deadline
Commencing dateHistorical form: advertised around Easter approximately one year before the post
Application route / cycleMonitor the employing trust or NHS Jobs; historical documents are retained for structure only
Historical form: senior registrar with FRCS (Orth)
Current entry, GMC and right-to-work requirements must be confirmed in a new advert
Appropriate prior orthopaedic or plastic-surgery training for the employing trust's fellowship post
Eligibility for the GMC registration and licence required for the post
Satisfaction of the employing trust's clinical competence, identity, good-standing and credentialing requirements
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A Bristol upper-limb fellowship historically structured as six months of hand/wrist and six months of shoulder/elbow training. The detailed form dates from 2016 and BSSH only notes a 2024 advert, so all recruitment and employment terms require a new host advert.
Intended for: Senior orthopaedic or plastic-surgery trainees and post-training surgeons seeking advanced hand-surgery experience; host-specific entry criteria apply
HOST INSTITUTION
About Bristol Royal Infirmary / Avon Orthopaedic Centre
BSSH currently labels the Bristol row February 2026 and notes a last advert from 2024, while its linked programme form is from 2016. The clinical structure is retained as historical and not promoted to current terms.
British Society for Surgery of the Hand / Orthopaedic Research UK
United Kingdom · host university or NHS trust selected through the project · 2 years full-time, or longer at a minimum of 0.5 FTEView program profile →
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