Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand & Wrist Surgery; Orthopaedics

Senior Clinical Fellow in Hand & Wrist Surgery (Orthopaedics)

The closing date is 26 February 2026

The Orthopaedic Surgery Department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust seeks applications for the post of Clinical Fellow in Hand & Wrist Surgery.

• To provide high quality orthopaedic services to the Trust patients including the development of the service.
• To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.
• To participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• To gain further surgical and outpatient experience and develop an expertise in the management of orthopaedic conditions.
• To develop fellowship level skills in your chosen area of expertise. To participate in a relevant research project.

Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of over 11,000, a turnover of over £800m and a million patient contacts a year.

The Trust comprises two of London's oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.

We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research‑led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK. It consists of King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

King's Health Partners includes seven hospitals and over 150 community based services, is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world‑class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare.

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The successful candidate will work within the Orthopaedic Department at Guys & St. Thomas Hospitals, for Mr. Gidwani and Mr. Garagnani. They will also assist in the Trust’s hand trauma unit and attend a hand trauma list, working closely with colleagues in plastic surgery. The post provides extensive exposure to a wide range of hand surgery, including for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, wrist pathology, and congenital hand differences.

The candidates will be expected to participate in clinical, audit and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care. Candidates will also be expected to take an active part in research and undergraduate and postgraduate training and contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.

There is a 1:9 weekend elective orthopaedic on‑call rota based at Guys hospital, in which the hand fellow will be expected to participate. There is also the option to assist with regular Saturday elective operating lists.

• Full GMC Registration
• FRCS (Trauma and Orthopaedics)
• Post‑CCT
• Hand diploma

• Comprehensive clinical experience in orthopaedics and of the services provided at GSTT relating to hand and wrist surgery.
• Previous hand fellowship
• Evidence of participation in the development of clinical services or patient pathways.

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to carry out complex wrist trauma surgery and routine elective hand surgery independently.

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
• Evidence of original research/ peer‑reviewed publications

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training.
• Teaching qualification

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.