Faculty / program leadership: Paul Trikha and Dean Michael
Profile completeness60%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact
✓ 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
Requirements published
Funding
Historical NHS vacancy: GBP 55,329–63,152 annual salary range for the 2024 recruitment; current salary is not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6–12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
20 Aug 2026
Duration · published6–12 months
Clinical exposureHip and knee arthroscopy, primary and revision arthroplasty
Funding · publishedHistorical NHS vacancy: GBP 55,329–63,152 annual salary range for the 2024 recruitment; current salary is not published
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.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Senior orthopaedic trainee at or near CCT level · FRCS (Orth) completed · Capable of independent operating · Meet NHS employment, GMC registration and Trust appointment requirements
✓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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration requirements are not published by the cited source.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
No licensing-examination information is published.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Historical NHS vacancy: GBP 55,329–63,152 annual salary range for the 2024 recruitment; current salary is not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
34% of core application fields verified
Checked 20 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-16. 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.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleThe official 2024 NHS recruitment offered October 2024, April 2025 and October 2025 starts and is now closed; use the current RCS listing to monitor the next Trust vacancy
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
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
Senior orthopaedic trainee at or near CCT level
FRCS (Orth) completed
Capable of independent operating
Meet NHS employment, GMC registration and Trust appointment requirements
Registration, licence & examinations
AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
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.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Ashford & St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust
A detailed institutional profile has not yet been published by OrthoFellow for this listing. Use the official host or program link to review the hospital, university, training sites and facilities directly.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Ashford & St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical focus
Hip & Knee training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Paul Trikha is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for Ashford & St Peter’s Sports Hip & Knee and Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip & Knee training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Paul Trikha is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
DM
Faculty: Dean Michael
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Ashford & St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical focus
Hip & Knee training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Dean Michael is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Ashford & St Peter’s Sports Hip & Knee and Lower Limb Arthroplasty Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip & Knee training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Dean Michael 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.
