Upper Limb Senior Clinical Fellow

Job summary

The Upper Limb Team are happy to advertise their Shoulder and Hand Fellowship.

The role is for 40 hours per week. The fellowship is due to start in February 2027.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• Attend clinics at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh as required.
• Participate in elective, trauma and emergency surgery as required.
• Attend arthroplasty meetings and prepare presentations for MDT meetings. One Fellow will be responsible for maintaining the Peri-Prosthetic Infection log.
• The posts may require fellows to participate in the non-resident out of hours rota dependent upon the service requirements. This usually applies to the pre CCT fellows from the Deaneries.
• Carry out ward rounds and clerk patients on the day of surgery. In addition to consent, all patients for theatre require a thromboprophylaxis assessment to be completed by the admitting doctor and full assessment of medications on admission.
• Manage inpatients in conjunction with allied specialties at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (Wigan Infirmary).
• Maintain clear and contemporaneous medical records.

About us

On 6 January 2022, the Government made new legislation, approved by Parliament, which amended the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. This extends the scope of mandatory vaccination requirements for staff beyond registered care homes to health and wider social care settings in England.

These new regulations come into force on 1 April 2022, requiring people who conduct Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated activity in public (NHS) or independent sector health and social care settings in England, to have received two doses of a Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved COVID-19 vaccine unless exempt. The vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) requirements includes front-line workers, as well as non-clinical workers not directly involved in patient care but who may have face to face contact with patients, including ancillary staff such as porters, cleaners or receptionists will be affected and as such, successful candidate(s) will be required to show proof that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of the pre-employment check process. If you are unable to prove that you have been fully vaccinated (i.e. that you have received two doses of an approved vaccine) please note we will be unable to proceed with your application and any offers of employment made will be withdrawn.

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 to £70,425 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

302-25-7091555MHR-SS

Job locations

Wrightington Hospital

Hall Lane

Wigan

WN6 9EP

Job description Job responsibilities

The aim of the Fellowships is to provide advanced training in Upper Limb Surgery within the Upper Limb Department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC with licence to practice

Desirable

• FRCS (Orth/Plast) or equivalent
• Higher Degree (MD, PhD)

Experience

Essential

• Higher Specialist Training
• Experience in Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

Desirable

• Previous upper limb fellowship
• Relevant publications in peer-reviewed journals

Skills

Essential

• Good Communicator
• Team Player
• Ability to keep good clinical records
• Ability to set priorities in face of conflicting demands

Additional

Essential

• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Knowledge

Essential

• T&O Curriculum

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wrightington Hospital

Hall Lane

Wigan

WN6 9EP

Employer's website

http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/