Senior Clinical Hand Fellow (STRH) in Trauma & Orthopaedics

Job summary

SENIOR CLINICAL HAND FELLOW IN TRAUMA & ORTHOPAEDICS

(StRH LEVEL)

Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand Surgery is required to commence 6 month posts from5 August 2025 to 3 February 2026 and 4 February 2026 to 4 August 2026 to work alongside 4 hand surgery consultants within the Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate. The successful candidates will be based at the University Hospital of Wales and Llandough Hospital. They will be expected to provide middle grade cover for clinical sessions. Trauma services are provided at the University Hospital of Wales with a dedicated trauma theatre.

The University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough are busy hand centres providing secondary and tertiary services for hand surgery alongside spinal trauma, pelvic and acetabular trauma and complex limb trauma. The Elective service is based at Llandough Hospital and is one of the busiest orthopaedic centres in the UK with over 10,000 orthopaedic operations performed in the last financial year.

Main duties of the job

This post is particularly suitable for Post FRCS (Orth) trainees interested in gaining focussed training in Hand Surgery. Independent Operating sessions will be available along with supervised sessions with 4 consultant hand surgeons. General orthopaedic trauma on-calls will be undertaken.

Interested candidates are invited to contact Mr R Trickett Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (029) 21825234

This post is not recognised for training by the Royal College of Surgeons.

We are a teaching health board with close links to Cardiff University. The University boasts a high profile teaching, research and development role within the UK and abroad. Together we are training the next generation of medical professionals.

References will be required to cover a minimum of three years of previous employment and/or training

In view of Border Immigration Agency regulations, all applicants must state their current immigration status including expiry dates.

A Disclosure Check will be required of the successful candidate

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well" and ourvision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.