Orthopaedic Clinical Fellow - Hand & Wrist

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

We are looking for a Clinical Fellow to join a well-established and supportive hand and wrist group within the Trauma and Orthopaedic team. The appointee will be expected to participate in all facets of the provision care for patients with hand and wrist pathology presenting to the hospital.   They will be expected to care for patients both in the clinic and operating theatre setting. There will be an expectation through the year that the successful candidate will progress towards independent practice but will be supported by the five consultants within the unit during this time.  The department will support preparation for the Diploma in Hand Surgery (British or European).

There will also be an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake some middle grade general orthopaedic on call but will not be formally on the rota. These on call commitments will only be undertaken after the rota co-ordinator has confirmed with the hand consultants that they will not unduly interfere with the fellowship but will allow the successful candidate to maintain their general trauma skills. This Hand & Wrist Fellowship is for a 12-month period.

Key Responsibilities:

Assessment of elective and trauma patients in clinic

Care for the patients on the ward

Undertaking surgical procedures on patients with hand and wrist pathology.

Helping on an ad hoc basis with the middle grade on call rota as above.

Essential

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• FRCS T&O or equivalent
• Higher professional training in Trauma & Orthopaedics

Desirable

• BSc Or Alternative

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Hand and wrist experience at Specialist Registrar level or equivalent

Clinical  Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of Hand and wrist surgery
• Understanding of clinical risk management.

Desirable

• IT skills.
• Breadth of experience in and outside speciality.

Knowledge

Essential

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge.
• Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice.

• IT skills.
• Breadth of experience in and outside speciality.
• Effective, confident presentation ability.

Other

• Understanding the principles of research and demonstrating research experience
• Evidence in participation of audit 
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Publications
• Prizes and honours
• Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
• Probity
• Ability to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need
• Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
• Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance, and resource constraints
• Evidence of teaching experience, particularly junior medical staff, and a willingness to contribute to teaching.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.   

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. 

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026