Senior Clinical Hand and Wrist Fellow in Orthopaedics

Senior Clinical Hand and Wrist Fellow in Orthopaedics NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area Trauma and Orthopaedics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed 12 month term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 153-M3939

Department name 4. UHD - Medical Recruitment Site Royal Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £76,582 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/:59

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with 'university hospital' status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we're also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

University Hospitals Dorset is looking to appoint a Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand and Wrist Surgery. The 12 month fellowship is supervised by Miss Joanna Higgins and Jeremy Southgate.

We are principally recruiting for fellows to commence in September 2026 but will consider applicants for future opportunities if deemed suitable at the point of interview.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be employed in the Trauma & Orthopaedic Directorate, working between
Bournemouth Hospital (elective), Wimborne Hospital (elective) and Poole Hospital (trauma).
All aspects of elective and traumatic conditions affecting the hand and wrist are covered between
the two sites. These include wrist fracture fixation, scaphoid surgery to include non-unions, soft
tissue hand trauma, arthroplasty of the small joints of the hand, thumb base and wrist, arthroscopic
wrist surgery and nerve decompression. The full range of hand and wrist surgery is covered, with
potential to spend time in The Pulvertaft Hand Unit in Derby (up to two weeks every six months) to cover
congenital hand, flap reconstruction and flexor tendon surgery.
The aim of this fellowship is to offer particular emphasis on the training and quality improvement in
hand and wrist surgery, both elective and trauma. There will be weekend working expected in this role.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as . They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporary or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

There is a planned move for this service anticipated during Winter 2026 when this role and base of work will relocate to Poole Hospital. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder's home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Person specification Additional Postgraduate Qualifications

• FRCS or equivalent

Clinical training and experience

• Experience in hand & Wrist surgery and trauma work
• Ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Greater than 2 years orthopaedic registrar level experience with 6 months Hand and Wrist experience
• Experience of working in the NHS for minimum of 4 months
• Interest in working towards hand diploma

Management and administration training and experience

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialty service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
• Ability to work within sub-speciality team
• Log book evidence of exposure to hand and wrist surgery
• Evidence of involvement in audit and research projects

Teaching experience

• Ability to teach and communicate clinical and operative skills
• To supervise junior staff postgraduate learning programmes
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
• Interest in taking part in post graduate research or service improvement

Research and audit experience

• Evidence of Audit Management
• First name publications in refereed journals
• Evidence of audits completed
• Research in progress
• Evidence of the ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.