Job summary
- Main area
- Hand Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term Contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (on call non resident commitment)
- Job ref
- 320-MDR-7425194-DP
- 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
- 21/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
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 14,000 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.
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Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
This is a fixed term position for 12 months from October 2026 for a Senior Hand Fellow in Hand Surgery to join our very busy and highly regarded Unit. We are looking for an individual who has either completed their specialist training or a final year trainee with significant interest and experience of modern hand surgery techniques.
Main duties of the job
Please see the job description and personal specification attached. Clinical duties will involve considerable supervised and unsupervised elective and trauma outpatient clinics and operating lists. A wide variety of procedures are performed, and the post holder will rotate between Consultants to allow supervision/instruction and maximise the experience.
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 4th busiest 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
Clinical duties will involve considerable supervised and unsupervised elective and trauma outpatient clinics and operating lists. A wide variety of procedures are performed, and the post holder will rotate between consultants to allow supervision/instruction and maximise the experience.
Person specification
Qualification and Eligibility
Essential criteria
- MBBS / MBChB or equivalent
- Full MRCS/FRCS in either Plastic or Orthopaedic Surgery is required
- Full GMC Registration with a license to practice at time of application
Desirable criteria
- Entry on GMC specialist register
- ATLS
- Hand Diploma
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge & experience of modern Hand Surgery techniques
- Completed specialist training or final year trainee.
- Comprehensive Technical competence in Trauma & Elective Hand Surgery
Desirable criteria
- Hand Surgery Courses and Conferences
- Previous Hand Fellowship
Teaching, Audit and Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence & experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
- Ability to & experience of teaching clinical skills
- Evidence and ability to assess & apply evidence-based research into every day clinical practice
- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Experience of formal presentations
- Evidence of ability to work as part of an MDT
Desirable criteria
- Any teaching courses or qualifications
- Participation in quality improvement activities
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Parker
- Job title
- Hand Unit Service Co Ordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 785255
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