Comprehensive · Source does not publish funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
The host states that on-call commitments attract a pay uplift but does not publish base salary or the uplift amount.
Deadline
No current dated deadline; future post will be advertised on NHS Jobs
Duration
6 months (February or August)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposurePrimary and revision ACL, PCL and multiligament knee reconstruction, cartilage restoration, osteotomy, complex meniscal repair and transplant, patellofemoral stabilisation, paediatric knee surgery and knee arthroplasty; approximately 300 logged cases with about 75% as primary surgeon.
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 & AVAILABILITY86% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-23
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current dated deadline; future post will be advertised on NHS Jobs
Commencing dateAugust 2029 earliest published availability
Application route / cycleThe host states that places are available from August 2029 and will be advertised on NHS Jobs approximately 18 months to 2 years before commencement
Foundation knowledge and skills in soft-tissue knee surgery
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Nottingham publishes a six-month high-volume soft-tissue knee fellowship available from August 2029. It describes approximately 300 cases per fellow, substantial primary-surgeon experience and broad ligament, cartilage, meniscal and paediatric knee exposure; the future NHS Jobs deadline is not yet published.
Research time, active projects and publication support, elective soft-tissue knee work at Nottingham City Hospital and major-trauma multiligament exposure at Queen's Medical Centre.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
A six-month Nottingham University Hospitals soft-tissue knee fellowship based primarily at Nottingham City Hospital, with trauma exposure at Queen's Medical Centre.
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