Names in the programme record: Andrew Mahon and Helen Hedley
Profile completeness95%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
The host form publishes optional additional paid Sunday trauma or independent sessions but does not publish the base salary or full employment package
Deadline
See NHS Jobs or contact the directors; no current closing date is published
Duration
6 or 12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureElective and trauma hand and wrist surgery across Coventry and Rugby, with supervised and independent clinics and operating, optional collaboration with plastic hand surgeons, audit, teaching, multidisciplinary care and 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 & AVAILABILITY83% 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 deadlineSee NHS Jobs or contact the directors; no current closing date is published
Commencing dateVariable, usually January or August (year not stated)
Application route / cycleVariable January or August start; monitor NHS Jobs or enquire directly
Post-CCT surgeon with a specialist interest in hand and wrist surgery
Confirm UHCW appointment, GMC and right-to-work requirements
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 6- or 12-month post-CCT UHCW fellowship with broad elective and trauma hand-and-wrist work, optional plastic-surgery collaboration and no routine on-call. January and August starts are usual, with the active post confirmed through NHS Jobs or the directors.
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
BSSH directory: no on-call commitments; opportunity to do additional paid work on Sunday trauma lists or independent operating lists and clinics
HOST INSTITUTION
About University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
The November 2025 BSSH host form publishes a 6- or 12-month post-CCT structure, usual January/August starts, ten hand surgeons, no routine on-call and optional paid additional work.
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
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