Names in the programme record: Amar Rangan and Philip Holland
Profile completeness95%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; check international conditions
Funding
Doctor - other, fixed term 12 months: £70,425 a year per annum, as advertised January 2025
Deadline
Historical vacancy only; current deadline not published by the official source
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureShoulder reconstruction and arthroscopy; primary and revision shoulder and elbow arthroplasty; complex upper-limb trauma and post-traumatic reconstruction; structured research with five supervising consultants
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 & AVAILABILITY83% 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 vacancy only; current deadline not published by the official source
Commencing dateAugust/February (BESS directory; year not stated)
Application route / cycleThe official NHS vacancy posted 28 January 2025 is closed and the published RCS approval period ended in May 2026; confirm reaccreditation and the next recruitment directly
FRCS/MRCS or EU specialist training certificate with operative logbook
Full GMC registration
Post-CCT status
General trauma and shoulder-and-elbow experience
Clinical audit, teaching and research experience
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
Published by official source
CV emailed initially to the supervising consultant's secretary (BESS directory)
Application via Trac / NHS Jobs, followed by interview (BESS directory)
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Current South Tees upper-limb service exposure with a specialist shoulder-and-elbow team, specialist physiotherapy support, advanced professional training and a post-CCT upper-limb fellow role
HOST INSTITUTION
About South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides orthopaedic services across James Cook University Hospital and the Friarage Hospital. Its linked fellowship sources identify upper-limb and complex orthopaedic trauma pathways at the Trust; site rotations remain programme-specific.
Consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeonOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical focus
Shoulder and elbow surgery (elective and complex acute trauma) and shoulder/elbow limb reconstruction including non-union, mal-union and bone infection
South Tees Hospitals identifies Mr James (Jim) McVie as a consultant with special interests in shoulder and elbow surgery and upper-limb reconstruction. Its consultant directory lists MBBS (Newcastle, 1992), FRCS (Tr & Orth) (2003) and a postgraduate certificate in medical education, and notes membership of BESS, BLRS, BOA and the Orthopaedic Trauma Society.
Host centres selected by fellow, International · Applicant-proposed overseas clinical visit completed before the following BESS annual meetingView program profile →
Host centres selected by fellow, United Kingdom or International · Applicant-proposed clinical visit completed before the following BESS annual meetingView program profile →
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (University Hospital of North Tees)
Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom · Conflicting historical 2023 advert: contract header says 6 months; job description says 12 months. Confirm with the employer for any new post.View program profile →
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