Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery

Main area Pulvertaft Hand Unit Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST6-8) Contract 6 months (Fixed Term 6 or 12 months) Hours Full time – 40 hours per week (non resident on call) Job ref 320-3207111-EW-F

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £73,992 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/07/2025 23:59

Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST6-8)

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery

Applications are invited for a fixed term Clinical Fellowship at the Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital to start August 2025

There are currently 11 Consultant Hand Surgeons, 5 Clinical Fellows, 1 Senior Fellow and a Clinical / Research Fellow which has been established through the University of Derby.

Approximately 4000 operations are performed each year, with over 7000 new patient attendances through the Centre. All aspects of Hand Surgery injury or disease are treated within the Department.

The opportunity for research projects is also available. The Hand Centre has a high academic profile in the field and research projects are encouraged.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties will involve staffing out-patient clinics and elective operating lists. A wide variety of procedures are performed, including Rheumatoid, Congenital, Brachial Plexus and micro-surgery.

Trauma and elective surgery both take place at the Royal Derby Hospital and considerable operative experience is obtained both supervised and subsequently un-supervised.

In addition to the routine ward rounds, the Hand Fellows are expected to supervise closely the care of the trauma patients at the Royal Derby Hospital including a limited amount of ward duties.

There are peripheral clinics at Ilkeston (Mr. Johnson and Miss Brown), Balderton (Professor Bainbridge), Uttoxeter (Mr Russell), Ashbourne (Mr. Cresswell) as well as Combined Clinics in Rheumatology (Mr Heras Palou).

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post is suitable for senior NTN holders in orthopaedics or plastic surgery or those who are post FRCS exam and who have completed their CCT no more than 6 months prior to the commencement of the post.

All candidates will need to hold full GMC registration and a license to practice at the time of appointment.

The Postgraduate Dean confirms that these fellowships have the required educational and Dean’s approval.

The Training Programme is equally open to those who may, either from the outset or subsequently, wish to train flexibly or job share. Approval must be sought from the East Midlands Local Education and Training Board prior to interview and this is subject to availability of suitable training placements.

In the event of further training posts (including locums) becoming available prior to interview, short listed candidates may also be considered for these posts.

East Midlands Local Education and Training Board is committed to preventing discrimination and promoting equality. All our hospitals are working towards Equal Opportunities with flexible working practices. We aim to ensure that no employee or job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, colour, race, nationality or ethnic origin, religion or similar belief, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, trade union membership (or non-membership) or political affiliation.

Person specification

Qualifications

• FRCS or equivalent in Plastics or Orthopaedics
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• Hand Diploma

Experience

• Minimum 4 yrs training in plastic or orthopaedic surgery in a specialist/speciality registrar place
• Applicants must have completed their CCT no more than 6 months prior to commencement of their post
• Demonstrable log book data to confirm surgical experience
• Previous experience in hand surgery

Academic and Research

• Evidence of research achievements
• Evidence of active participation in audit

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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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.

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