Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, official contact
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Salary £73,992 per year pro rata (February 2026 advert).
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months fixed term
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureWorks with the trust's three shoulder surgeons: elective and upper-limb fracture clinics, supervised elective and trauma shoulder and elbow operating, parallel and independent fellow lists at the Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre (opened September 2024); middle-grade on-call doing general orthopaedic trauma.
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 applicants can apply, but UK clinical fellow posts require full GMC registration with a licence to practise (and FRCS(Tr&Orth) or equivalent where stated); a Skilled Worker visa/sponsorship would be needed and is not confirmed in the advert.
?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.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
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.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY45% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Post-CCT shoulder and elbow fellowship based at Tunbridge Wells Hospital with independent and parallel lists at the Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre. The February 2026 advert has closed.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (Tunbridge Wells Hospital; Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre)
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (Tunbridge Wells Hospital; Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre) in Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom is the published host setting for this pathway. The cited programme record describes works with the trust's three shoulder surgeons: elective and upper-limb fracture clinics, supervised elective and trauma shoulder and elbow operating, parallel and independent fellow lists at the Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre (opened September 2024); middle-grade on-call doing general orthopaedic trauma..
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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