Job overview
Hand Fellow in Plastic Surgery based at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough
There is participation in the registrar on-call rota which is a 1 in 7 non-resident on call covering plastic surgery admissions to Wexham Park Hospital. This job plan is flexible to maximise training and some service commitments with the intention that approximately 70% of commitments be “hand” related and 30% be “service” related. The post can count towards NTN training in plastic surgery as OOPT.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will gain hands-on experience in the management of emergency and elective hand surgery including peripheral nerve surgery, common congenital hand surgery, scaphoid fractures, scaphoid non-unions, wrist arthritis and common elective conditions
The post holder will benefit from the array of experience and surgery in the department between the 8 consultants. The Hand Fellow will have flexibility to optimise their training experience as well as meet individual training requirements. They may attend all department meetings including clinical governance, mortality and morbidity and clinical conference and be expected to contribute to the departmental teaching programme.
Full clinical admin support and office space is available at Wexham Park Hospital
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full role requirements.
There are 4 plastic surgery consultants with a subspecialty interest in hand and wrist surgery and 3 orthopaedic hand surgeons. Operating lists and clinics take place at all three main hospital sites but the majority of the work is based at Wexham Park and Heatherwood.
The post holder will be expected to attend the monthly hand and wrist MDT.
Depending on training and service requirements there will be opportunities to undertake work in other subspecialties including microsurgery, breast reconstruction, skin cancer and aesthetic surgery.
The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in audit and academic development as well as the teaching and supervision of junior trainees.
The unit has a strong history of contribution to national trials and audits with plenty of opportunity for involvement. Full encouragement and support is given to those that wish to sit the British or European Hand Diplomas. The ability to work flexibly, cohesively and in collaboration with the existing teams is a necessary requirement for the post.
The post holder will become proficient in Wide Awake Local Anaesthetic No Tourniquet (WALANT) hand surgery including the management of acute scaphoid fractures and trapeziectomies.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of plastic surgery at registrar level
- Competence in diagnosis and operative management of hand trauma and common elective conditions
- Ability to offer expert advice on a range of clinical problems in relation to hand surgery
Desirable
- Previous hand fellowship
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or Equivalent
- MRCS or equivalent
- Completed Core Surgical Training (or equivalent)
- Eligible to reside and work in UK
- Full GMC Registration and a licence to practice at time of application
Desirable
- Hand Diploma
- FRCS (Plast)
- minimum of 4 years specialist training in Plastic Surgery
- Entry on GMC specialist register
- ATLS certification
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Contemporary knowledge and experience of hand surgery care
- Proven aptitude for practical skills needed for the role
- Ability to make difficult clinical decisions and manage risk. Able to prioritise and seek help when needed.
- Ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a registrar in a busy district general hospital.
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
- Evidence of successful teamwork
- Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
Desirable
- Leadership training
- Management qualification
- Hand surgery course and conference attendance
- Education qualification
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This advert is for Hand Fellow - Specialist Clinical Fellow with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Camberley, South East, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Plastic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £67,325 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term). The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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