Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgery Fellow

2 weeks ago


Wirral, United Kingdom Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Applications are invited for an exciting opportunity for a peri-CCT or overseas equivalent general surgery trainee to undertake the full time post of Clinical Fellow in Abdominoplastic Surgery within the General Surgery directorate at Wirral University Teaching Hospital and Whiston Hospital Trust.

This is a truly unique opportunity providing general surgery complex hernia experience along with sub specialist abdominal wall reconstruction experience with training from both a general surgical and plastic surgical perspective. The post will prepare the post holder to take up independent practice as a future consultant general surgeon with a subspecialty interest in complex abdominal wall surgery.

The post holder will also have an honorary contract at Whiston Hospital which will allow them to work in the regional plastic surgery unit to gain experience in plastic surgery of the abdominal wall.

This post is available from August 2023 for 12 months. It is aimed at peri-/post-CCT trainees who have completed their general surgery training.

Applications from suitably qualified international trainees are also welcomed.

The post will commence in August 2023.



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