Names in the programme record: Lauren Uppal, Clinical Lead for Hand Surgery
Profile completeness87%
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
Doctor - other, fixed term 6 months, 40 hours per week: £63,152 a year per annum excluding London Zone (nodal point 5), as advertised August 2024
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposurePlastic-surgery hand reconstruction including peripheral nerve reconstruction and transfer, tendon transfer, hand joint replacement and microsurgical reconstruction
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 deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleConfirm directly with Guy's and St Thomas' or monitor NHS recruitment; BSSH lists the pathway without current application terms
Not published for this fellowship on the current institutional evidence reviewed
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 BSSH-listed plastic-surgery hand fellowship at Guy's and St Thomas', linked to a service led by Lauren Uppal with peripheral nerve, tendon-transfer, joint-replacement and microsurgical reconstruction expertise. Recruitment terms remain unpublished.
Intended for: Senior orthopaedic or plastic-surgery trainees and post-training surgeons seeking advanced hand-surgery experience; host-specific entry criteria apply
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Advert (August 2024): benefits include the NHS pension scheme (advert wording: 'final salary pension scheme'); opportunities to visit the Evelina Children's Hospital and the RNOH; fellows encouraged to undertake the British or European Hand Diploma
HOST INSTITUTION
About Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Current trust evidence identifies Lauren Uppal as clinical lead for hand surgery and publishes reconstructive interests, while BSSH retains a separate plastic-surgery fellowship identity without recruitment terms.
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