Names in the programme record: Historical directors: Simon Richards and Joanna Higgins
Profile completeness79%
Well sourced · Source does not publish duration, funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Historical form: TBC on NHS Jobs; no current closing date is published
Duration
Historical 2023 form: 6–12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureHand and wrist trauma and elective surgery with some elbow exposure, possible weekly plastic hand surgery, protected research and quality-improvement time and departmental teaching
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 deadlineHistorical form: TBC on NHS Jobs; no current closing date is published
Commencing dateOctober (year not stated)
Application route / cycleMonitor NHS Jobs or contact the historical directors for a new post
Historical form: post-CCT orthopaedic or plastic-surgery trainee
Current appointment, GMC and right-to-work requirements must be reconfirmed
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 historically documented 6–12-month University Hospitals Dorset hand fellowship with trauma, elective, elbow, plastic-hand, research and teaching exposure. The form dates from 2023, so the October start and contact route require fresh confirmation.
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 PDF: research and quality improvement time allocated; departmental teaching involvement encouraged (on-call not timetabled)
HOST INSTITUTION
About University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
The BSSH form contains useful programme details but is labelled 2023. Those details remain historical until University Hospitals Dorset publishes or confirms a current post.
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 →
Edinburgh Trauma FellowshipTrauma, Pelvis & Acetabulum · Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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