Well sourced · Source does not publish duration, funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Historical requirements — confirm current terms
Funding
NHS salaried post at SpR level; advertised salary £70,425 a year (2025 advert).
Deadline
Historical closing date: 13 March 2025; next deadline not published
Duration
12 months (fixed term, full time; less-than-full-time considered)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureShoulder and elbow surgery including arthroscopy, arthroplasty, trauma and revision; ultrasound skills and guided injections; hand and wrist exposure (wrist arthroscopy, small-joint replacement, Dupuytren's, complex wrist and scaphoid fixation, malunion correction, arthrodesis). Indicative timetable: at least 2 all-day elective lists, 2–3 specialist upper limb clinics and possibly one specialist trauma list; fellow runs the Upper Limb MDT, does research/audit and covers a rolling 1:12 night and 1:12 weekend general on-call. Supervised parallel lists possible once ready.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
?Historical information only — confirm current terms
International applicants
The historical 2025 advert considered sponsorship applicants subject to full GMC and specialist-level criteria; this is not evidence of current recruitment.
?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.
?Historical information only — confirm current terms
Medical registration
Full GMC registration with licence to practise; current UK professional registration.
—Not published
Language
Historical person specification asks for communication and interpersonal skills; no formal English-language test threshold is stated.
?Historical information only — confirm current terms
Visa or work authorisation
The closed 2025 NHS advert welcomed candidates needing Skilled Worker sponsorship; current sponsorship must be confirmed for any new post.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY41% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-13 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-11
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineHistorical closing date: 13 March 2025; next deadline not published
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleThe February 2025 upper-limb advert is closed; the matching employer Trac record gives 13 March 2025 as its closing date. No later cycle is published in these sources.
Historical information only — confirm current terms
Full GMC registration
FRCS or equivalent-level qualification
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) (proposed CCT/CESR date within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
Minimum 12 months' full-time (or equivalent) middle-grade experience in shoulder and elbow / hand surgery
Desirable: higher research degree, peer-reviewed publications, BESS/BSSH membership
Application documents
Historical information only — confirm current terms
The employer Trac record requires its application form and explicitly does not accept CVs. A complete new-cycle upload checklist is not published; DBS is a subsequent employment check.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
New one-year upper limb fellowship run by three upper limb consultants in ULHT's seven-consultant upper limb unit, sited at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston and Grantham Hospital. It aims to prepare post-CCT surgeons for consultant appointment with shoulder, elbow and hand exposure, research and MDT leadership. The February 2025 advert is closed and no new cycle is published.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
The closed employer advert lists pension, role-dependent flexible working, childcare, wellbeing support and professional development. These describe advertised staff benefits, not guaranteed terms for a new fellowship appointment.
HOST INSTITUTION
About United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (Pilgrim Hospital, Boston)
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust runs acute services across Lincoln County, Grantham, Pilgrim Hospital Boston and County Hospital Louth. Pilgrim Hospital, Boston (Sibsey Road, PE21 9QS) is the recorded upper-limb fellowship site; Trust-wide pages do not republish the closed advert's contract terms.
Consultant in trauma and orthopaedics (shoulder and elbow)Official profile & photo verified
Position / status
Consultant in trauma and orthopaedics (shoulder and elbow)
Affiliation
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Clinical focus
Shoulder and elbow surgery
United Lincolnshire Hospitals publishes Mr Alun Yewlett on its consultant directory with clinical sites at Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham and District Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital Boston and County Hospital Louth.
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 →
BSSH/ORUK Hand Research Fellowship 2026Hand & Microsurgery · British Society for Surgery of the Hand / Orthopaedic Research UK · United Kingdom · host university or NHS trust selected through the project
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