Shoulder and Elbow Fellow

The applicant would be expected to have had previous experience in upper limb surgery. Full GMC registration and licence to practice in the UK is required. The post holder would also be expected to participate in the on-call rota as required.

This post is for 6 month period starting in August 2024, with a possibility, but NOT a guarantee of a further 6 month extension.

The Fellow will assist in fracture clinics and elective orthopaedic clinics and, if appropriate, will have “supervised” solo new and follow up clinics. When service provision demands a degree of upper limb fracture and elective clinic cross-cover may be required.

The Fellow will be in trauma and elective theatre approximately 4-5 sessions per week and, depending on their experience, they will be performing procedures in supervised and also, if appropriate, on tandem theatre lists to prepare for independent practice. This will increase as the Fellow’s experience and operative independence increases. Exposure to general trauma including hip fracture management will also be provided. There is flexibility within the job plan for exposure general trauma along with hand & wrist surgery.

1 session per week is allocated for clinically based research and there will be a Consultant appointed to supervise and facilitate this.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Fellow position available at WUTH