Upper Limb Fellow

The aim of the Fellowships is to provide advanced training in Upper Limb Surgery including open surgery, arthroscopic surgery and microsurgery for degenerative, inflammatory and traumatic conditions affecting the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.

Please note, this role is for a August 2023 start date

Clinical Responsibilities

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 hour's 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

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas.

At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity.

With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

At any one time there may be 9 or 10 'Fellows' in the Upper Limb Unit

These will include:

• 2 ST7/8 in Orthopaedics (postFRCS) from North West and Mersey Deaneries
• 1 Training Interface Group (TIG) Hand Fellow
• Upper Limb Fellows additional Fellows may be present through International Government funding

Attend and participate in the teaching programme.

Participate in basic science and clinical research projects. Fellows are encouraged to present at speciality meetings and publish their research. The lead for research is Professor Adam Watts.

Participate in and present Audit projects.

Participate in the journal clubs. Proceedings are then submitted to the Bone and Joint Journal for online publication.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 17th January 2023.

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