Faculty / program leadership: Tim Board · Anil Gambhir
Profile completeness78%
Well sourced · Missing funding
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposurePost-CCT fellowship in complex primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty and non-arthroplasty hip surgery with Tim Board and Anil Gambhir, including one- and two-stage infection revision, impaction grafting, custom components, endoprostheses, periprosthetic fracture, hip arthroscopy and paediatric hip replacement. Previous fellows logged about 300 cases in 12 months (≈100 THR, 50 TKR, 30 revision TKR, 40 revision THR, 15 hip arthroscopies).
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
No international-applicant statement published on the official source(s).
?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
Not published
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ commencement / intake✓ funding✓ application process✓ required documents✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— positions · not published by the cited official source— benefits · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— eligibility · not published by the cited official source— international eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateFirst week of August
Application route / cycleOnline application via Trac Jobs and NHS Jobs, interview for shortlisted candidates; no current advert identified.
Named Wrightington fellowship preparing post-CCT surgeons to work as consultants in a Major Revision Centre.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Wrightington Hospital, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Wrightington, near Wigan, is the historic home of Charnley hip arthroplasty and a Major Revision Centre receiving tertiary referrals from the North West.
