Names in the programme record: Paul Trikha and Dean Michael
Profile completeness75%
Well sourced · Missing funding
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
6–12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureHip and knee arthroscopy, primary and revision arthroplasty
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 & AVAILABILITY76% 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 deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing datePost commencing from October 2024 for 6 or 12 months; applicants are also welcome to apply for April 2025 and October 2025 (as advertised May 2024)
Application route / cycleThe current RCS England register shows reapproval from December 2025 through November 2028. Apply through NHS Jobs when a Trust vacancy is advertised.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
Meet NHS employment, GMC registration and Trust appointment 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.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Hip and knee arthroplasty, revision arthroplasty, hip and knee arthroscopy, outpatient and inpatient care, trauma, audit, research and teaching.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Ashford & St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves more than 410,000 people in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond, from two hospital sites at Ashford and St Peter's, Chertsey, with a workforce of over 3,700. Its trauma and orthopaedic department offers a Royal College of Surgeons–approved senior clinical fellowship in lower limb sports orthopaedics, covering sports knee and hip surgery and primary and revision arthroplasty. Host: Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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