Names in the programme record: Current WWL pages use different senior-fellowship labels for Sumedh Talwalker and Chye Yew Ng; confirm the director for the intended track
Profile completeness78%
Well sourced · 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: £61,825 to £70,425 a year, as advertised November 2024
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Not published
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureHand, wrist and elbow surgery in Wrightington's Upper Limb Unit, including arthroscopy, joint replacement, peripheral nerve and trauma reconstruction, with research and education
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
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ funding✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ language✓ registration✓ visa / work authorisation✓ application process✓ application portal✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— duration · not published by the cited official source— positions · not published by the cited official source— commencement / intake · historical evidence only— benefits · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · historical evidence only— required documents · not published by the cited official source— official contact · not published by the cited official source— Faculty information requires reverification · not published by the cited official source
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateFellowships due to start in February 2026 for six months (as advertised November 2024; listed by BSSH as the latest advert)
Application route / cycleMonitor NHS Jobs or Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh recruitment for a new senior upper-limb post
Official contactCurrent service contacts are published on the WWL consultant directory; programme-specific recruitment contact is not published
Confirm WWL 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 BSSH-listed Wrightington hand-and-wrist fellowship within a high-volume upper-limb service. Current trust pages confirm the specialist faculty and fellowship activity, but use different role labels and do not publish an active post, duration or deadline.
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 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Current WWL pages confirm the specialist Upper Limb Unit and senior fellowship roles, while the BSSH page links only 2024 adverts. The exact track leader and recruitment terms require confirmation.
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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