Well sourced · Missing duration, funding, faculty profile
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced— Faculty identity sourced— Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
See the next employing-trust advert; no current date is published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
1 Sep 2026
Duration · not publishedNot published in the current BSSH directory row
Clinical exposureHand and wrist fellowship training; operative responsibility, rotations, trauma, microsurgery, paediatric and peripheral-nerve exposure require confirmation in the host's current post description
Funding · not publishedSalary, grade and benefits are not published in the current BSSH host form
DestinationUnited Kingdom
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
BSSH directory inclusion does not establish eligibility for applicants trained in Indonesia. Confirm GMC registration, qualifying training, right-to-work and visa sponsorship with the employing trust.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
GMC registration, specialist-training level and employing-trust credentialing requirements must be confirmed for the specific post.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
UK right-to-work and visa sponsorship are programme-specific and are not established by BSSH directory inclusion.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Salary, grade and benefits are not published in the current BSSH host form
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
38% of core application fields verified
Checked 1 Sep 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-28. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— duration · not published by the cited official source— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— Funding information not published · not published by the cited official source— benefits · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— eligibility · not published by the cited official source— international eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · not published by the cited official source— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— application process · historical evidence only— required documents · not published by the cited official source— application portal · historical evidence only— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review— Verified institution logo not available · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineSee the next employing-trust advert; no current date is published
Commencing dateSee the next employing-trust advert
Application route / cycleApply through the employing trust when advertised; the form links a previous advert and does not prove an open post
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
GMC registration, specialist-training level and employing-trust credentialing requirements must be confirmed for the specific post.
Visa / work authorisation
UK right-to-work and visa sponsorship are programme-specific and are not established by BSSH directory inclusion.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A Pinderfields hand fellowship led by Sharmila Jivan. The current BSSH form provides the faculty and contact pathway but delegates start dates, deadlines, eligibility and employment terms to the next NHS advert.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust / Pinderfields Hospital
The January 2026 BSSH host form identifies the director, six-person consultant team, contact route and employing trust, while directing dates and terms to adverts.
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Sharmila Jivan is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Mid Yorkshire Hand Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Sharmila Jivan is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Southern
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Southern is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Mid Yorkshire Hand Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Southern is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Majumder
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Majumder is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Mid Yorkshire Hand Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Majumder is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Anwar
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Anwar is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Mid Yorkshire Hand Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Anwar is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: George
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
George is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Mid Yorkshire Hand Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
George is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Mather
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Mather is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Mid Yorkshire Hand Surgery Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hand & Microsurgery training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Mather is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
Programme-specific BSSH host form reviewed 1 September 2026; the linked NHS advert is historical and not presented as open.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Senior orthopaedic or plastic-surgery trainees and post-training surgeons seeking advanced hand-surgery experience; host-specific entry criteria apply
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
BSSH directory inclusion does not establish eligibility for applicants trained in Indonesia. Confirm GMC registration, qualifying training, right-to-work and visa sponsorship with the employing trust.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
Bristol, United Kingdom · Historical 2016 form: 12 months, divided into 6 months of hand/wrist and 6 months of shoulder/elbow trainingView program profile →