Comprehensive · Source does not publish duration, funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
The current BSSH host form does not publish salary, stipend or employment funding terms
Deadline
TBC by the host; no current closing date is published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureHand trauma, microvascular reconstruction, rheumatoid hand, wrist surgery and congenital hand surgery within the St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery
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 & AVAILABILITY62% 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 deadlineTBC by the host; no current closing date is published
Commencing dateTBC by the host
Application route / cycleDirect enquiry to the fellowship contact; the current form does not establish an open NHS vacancy
Year 5 or 6 plastic-surgery or orthopaedic registrar
Overseas senior registrars are explicitly listed as eligible applicants
Confirm GMC, employing-trust and right-to-work requirements before applying
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 Broomfield hand fellowship covering trauma, microvascular reconstruction, rheumatoid and congenital hand surgery and wrist surgery. Overseas senior registrars are listed, but the host must confirm the next start date, deadline, GMC route and immigration requirements.
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 Broomfield Hospital
The September 2025 BSSH host form names the St Andrew's Centre team, applicant grade, clinical scope and direct contact, but leaves the start date, deadline and funding unconfirmed.
Rumina Begum works at Broomfield Hospital. Her specialist training included hand fellowships in Norwich, Wrightington and Auckland, and she holds the British Diploma in Hand Surgery.
Bristol, England, United Kingdom · Historical 2016 form: 12 months, divided into 6 months of hand/wrist and 6 months of shoulder/elbow trainingView program profile →
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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