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Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
>6 months training in hand and wrist surgery at ST6+ or senior fellow level
- Knowledge & Research
Advanced knowledge of specialist field • Good foundational knowledge of the sub-speciality field of Hand and Wrist surgery • Evidence of recent publications in peer reviewed journals • Evidence of recent engagement in the audit loop and effecting change• Can demonstrate evidence of Medical Professionalism • Can demonstrate good communication skills with both colleagues and patients • Able to demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and legal aspects of clinical practice • Evidence of having the appropriate level of clinical knowledge • Detailed knowledge of field • Evidence of presentation at National or International meetings
- Skills and Abilities
Competent to work without direct supervision in clinics, wards, theatres and on-call • Recognises limits of competence and seeks advice where appropriate • Competent in history taking and examination • Can demonstrate an analytical approach to thinking
- Qualification/ Training
Meets all Essential
- Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values.
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
>12months Training in Orthopaedic or Plastics Hand and wrist surgery at ST6+ or senior fellow level
- Knowledge & Research
Evidence of research relevant to wrist/hands, including presentations. • Evidence of recent publications in the field of hand and wrist surgery in peer reviewed journals
- Skills and Abilities
Evidence of leadership skills • Advanced specialist experience • Able to perform basic hand and wrist operations competently, confidently and independently evidenced by logbook
- Qualification/ Training
Meets all Desirable
Job overview
Orthopaedic Specialist Training Programme or Plastic Surgery Training Programme equivalent status to UK ST8 trainee, or above. Suitable for a candidate who has obtained the FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination or equivalent (FRCS(Plast)) and be eligible for CCST (or equivalent).
The post is intended for a surgeon who has a specialist interest in a career in hand and wrist surgery and will cover a breadth of both elective and traumatic hand and wrist conditions. It is a clinical based fellowship though there will be opportunities for research in conjunction with the Academic Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Warwick. The BSSH Hand Diploma is supported and encouraged.
The principal clinical supervisors of the Hand and Wrist Fellowship post are Mr Andrew Mahon and Mrs Helen Hedley Consultant Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeons. The successful applicant will have opportunity to work alongside all the orthopaedic hand surgeons and will also have flexibility to gain experience with our plastic hand surgery colleagues.
The fellowship is offered for 12 months and is primarily based on the UHCW Coventry site but will also be required to work on the UHCW Rugby Hospital of St Cross site.
Salary for this post can be paid at Nodal point 5 with suitable experience.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include:
- Regular elective and trauma operating sessions with supervision and independently.
- Regular Orthopaedic outpatient clinics at UHCW and Rugby St Cross Hospitals.
- Supervising and initiating the treatment of hand and wrist patients.
- Carrying out regular ward rounds and post operative care as appropriate.
- Participation in clinic audit within the unit.
- Multidisciplinary teamwork with our experienced Hand Therapy team, Extended Scope Practitioners and Hand Co-ordinator
- Active involvement in the training and supervision of Junior Medical Staff on ward rounds, in theatre and in clinics, including the teaching of medical and nursing students.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this role, please kindly refer to the job description and person specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow - Hand and Wrist Surgery with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in Coventry, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £67,325 Per Annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (To start August 2027 for 12 months). The application deadline is 02 Nov 2026.
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