# Senior Clinical Fellow - Hand Fellow

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Whiston Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Plastic Surgery
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £67,325 per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (No on-call)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (No on-call)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-04T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T09:30:47.723Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Prescot/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Plastics/Plastics-v8239763
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8239763?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This post is for a Senior Clinical Hand Fellow in Burns & Plastics Surgery. This is a whole-time 12 month fixed term post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Surgeon looking to progress their career in burns, plastics and reconstructive surgery to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

The post is for senior trainees who wish to further their sub-speciality experience in the field of Hand Surgery.

The successful candidate will be attached to Consultant Plastic Surgeons with interest in elective hand and trauma surgery to gain further training with the expertise of these consultants. Exposure to the full spectrum of adult and paediatric hand surgery within Plastic Surgery is available.

### Main duties of the job

To assist Consultants and Specialty Doctors with patient management. The successful candidate will assist with the day to day running of the service and to supervise, help and instruct the junior doctors as part of the team. Duties will include at outpatient clinics and operating lists, attendance on other departmental activities e.g., Audit M&M meetings.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 19th August 2026

Closing date: 4th September 2026

Shortlisting date: 7th September 2026

Proposed Interview date : 16th September 2026

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Communication skills, capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively to others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Evidence of commitment to Hand surgery (publications & logbook)

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualifications
- MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- Microsurgery course
- FRCS (plast) or equivalent

**Desirable**

- Diploma of Hand Surgery commencement

## Documents

- [hand fellow jd (pdf, 656.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10550503)
- [ps hand fellow (pdf, 288.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10550504)
- [ra scf hand fellow (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10550505)
- [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916)
- [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902)
- [important information for candidates (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=663)
- [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901)

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