Senior Clinical Fellow – Hand Fellow: Sponsorship Available

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

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.

Person Specification

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

Knowledge

Essential

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

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 4 September 2026

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