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32 source-led programme profiles. Licensing, visa and hands-on eligibility vary by institution and candidate; always confirm with the programme and regulator.
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Rolling · availability unconfirmedQueen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead, England · United Kingdom
A skin-cancer-focused service role with opportunities to develop surgical experience; QVH distinguishes it from a formal training post.
Intake not confirmedREAL Clinic, London
London · United Kingdom
An ISAPS host route with Naveen Cavale at REAL Clinic, covering breast, rhinoplasty, facial and wider aesthetic surgery exposure.
ISAPS fellowship hostMr Naveen Cavale
Intake not confirmedMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London · United Kingdom
Moorfields lists adnexal subspecialty fellowships within its postgraduate medical training. Clinical duties, prior experience, work location and contract length depend on the advertised post.
Intake not confirmedQueen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead · United Kingdom
QVH describes usually two pre-consultant fellow posts with supervised progression in oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal surgery. Its ASOPRS-based competencies do not establish ASOPRS accreditation.
Consultant facultyMr Raman Malhotra
Upcoming cycleBritish Society for Surgery of the Hand
UK-based fellow visiting centres in the UK or abroad · United Kingdom
A biennial BSSH award funding a senior hand surgeon's visits to centres of excellence to develop clinical, scientific or educational interests.
Upcoming cycleBritish Society for Surgery of the Hand
National or international hand surgery centres · United Kingdom
BSSH bursaries covering travel and accommodation for members visiting hand surgery centres in the UK or abroad.
Intake not confirmedJoint Committee on Surgical Training / BSSH Training Interface Group
Approved UK units (Edinburgh and Swansea currently unaffected by funding withdrawal) · United Kingdom
The UK interface fellowship in hand surgery for plastic or orthopaedic surgeons, now affected by the withdrawal of central NHS England funding.
Intake not confirmedJoint Committee on Surgical Training
Cambridge, London, Glasgow, Oxford/Salisbury or Birmingham · United Kingdom
An interface fellowship in cleft lip and palate and non-cleft velopharyngeal dysfunction delivered at approved UK cleft units.
Deadline passedISAPS / Great Ormond Street Hospital and Parkside Private Hospital
London, England · United Kingdom
An ISAPS placement in London combining ear reconstruction and congenital facial surgery with aesthetic facial procedures.
Deadline passedISAPS / The Cadogan Clinic
London, England · United Kingdom
An ISAPS placement at a Chelsea aesthetic clinic covering the full range of aesthetic plastic surgery.
ISAPS fellowship hostMr. Jonathan BrittoIntake not confirmedJoint Committee on Surgical Training (Head & Neck Training Interface Group)
Approved UK units (e.g. Leeds, Manchester, East Lancashire, Hull), England · United Kingdom
A JCST post-certification interface fellowship providing head and neck surgical oncology training beyond parent-specialty CCT level, open to oral & maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists and plastic surgeons.
Intake not confirmedJoint Committee on Surgical Training (Oncoplastic Breast Training Interface Group)
Approved UK units (e.g. London, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Oxford, Sheffield), England · United Kingdom
A JCST interface fellowship training general and plastic surgeons together to deliver integrated oncoplastic breast services, including partial and total breast reconstruction.
Intake not confirmedJoint Committee on Surgical Training (Mohs Surgery Training Interface Group)
Approved UK units (see JCST listing), England · United Kingdom
A six-month JCST interface fellowship in Mohs surgery for high-risk and complex skin cancer, open to oral & maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists and plastic surgeons.
Upcoming cycleBritish Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
Programme directors in London, Newcastle, Hull/Yorkshire, Nottingham/Leicester, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland · United Kingdom
A three-month aesthetic fellowship for post-CCT plastic surgery trainees, attached to a senior aesthetic practitioner, covering aesthetic surgery and non-surgical aesthetic medicine.
Deadline passedBritish Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (hosted by Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore)
Coimbatore, India (host centre) · United Kingdom
A BAPRAS-administered fellowship at Ganga Hospital's plastic surgery department in India, aimed at UK trainees interested in microsurgery or trauma reconstruction.
Deadline passedRoyal College of Surgeons of England and Blond McIndoe Research Foundation
Host UK institution of the fellow (RCS England based in London, England) · United Kingdom
A one-year RCS England joint research fellowship funded with the Blond McIndoe Research Foundation for research into tissue repair, regeneration and scar reduction.
Intake not confirmedUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Coventry, England · United Kingdom
An RCS England Senior Clinical Fellowship Scheme programme approved by BAPRAS (to September 2027) in microsurgery, soft-tissue and major trauma management, including two dedicated orthoplastic lists per week.
Intake not confirmedSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield, England · United Kingdom
An RCS England Senior Clinical Fellowship approved by BAPRAS (October 2024 to September 2027) preparing surgeons for a consultant post with a skin cancer subspecialty interest.
Intake not confirmedUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Coventry, England · United Kingdom
An ABS/BAPRAS-approved RCS England Senior Clinical Fellowship (reapproved December 2024 to November 2027) led by a consultant plastic surgeon, covering oncoplastic breast surgery and immediate and delayed microsurgical reconstruction.
Intake not confirmedNightingale Breast Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, England · United Kingdom
An ABS/BAPRAS-approved RCS England Senior Clinical Fellowship (approval January 2024 to December 2026) led by consultant plastic and breast surgeons, covering implant and autologous reconstruction and aesthetic breast surgery.
Rolling · availability unconfirmedChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, England · United Kingdom
Two annual hand fellowships at Chelsea and Westminster's hand and wrist unit shared between orthopaedic and plastic surgery consultants, with protected research time.
Rolling · availability unconfirmedUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Coventry, England · United Kingdom
A post-CCT hand and wrist fellowship at the UHCW Hand Centre (Coventry and Rugby St Cross) covering elective and trauma hand surgery, with research opportunities via the University of Warwick.
Intake not confirmedGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust — Plastic Surgery Department, St Thomas' Hospital
London, England · United Kingdom
A plastic-surgery-based hand fellowship at St Thomas' Hospital, mainly adult hand and wrist surgery with exposure to paediatric hand surgery at Evelina Children's Hospital and brachial plexus work at Stanmore.
Intake not confirmedQueen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead, England · United Kingdom
A non-training senior post for plastic-surgery practitioners with microsurgical experience, including clinics, theatre and dedicated microsurgical/breast activity.
Intake not confirmedBroomfield Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (St Andrew's Centre)
Chelmsford, England · United Kingdom
A hand fellowship at St Andrew's Centre covering hand trauma, microvascular reconstruction, rheumatoid, wrist and congenital hand surgery.
Intake not confirmedLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust — Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds, England · United Kingdom
Hand fellowship posts in Leeds covering complex adult and paediatric hand reconstruction, including brachial plexus, peripheral nerve, spasticity and transplant surgery.
Upcoming cycleGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
London, England · United Kingdom
A paediatric fellowship focused on complex congenital hand, upper-limb and distal foot surgery, with some exposure to other GOSH plastic-surgery specialties.
Intake not confirmedPulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton)
Derby, England · United Kingdom
Five clinical hand fellowships and one clinical/research fellowship in a dedicated orthoplastic hand unit with twelve consultant hand surgeons.
Upcoming cycleQueen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead, England · United Kingdom
A 12-month hand fellowship at Queen Victoria Hospital covering elective and trauma hand surgery.
Intake not confirmedBirmingham Hand Centre — University Hospitals Birmingham and Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Birmingham, England · United Kingdom
Hand and nerve fellow posts covering complex upper-limb reconstruction, brachial plexus, peripheral nerve, spasticity and tetraplegia surgery.
Rolling · availability unconfirmedQueen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Grinstead, England · United Kingdom
Trust-appointed fellow posts at QVH for experienced plastic surgeons to develop surgical skills in a trauma setting.
Intake not confirmedLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust — Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Leeds, England · United Kingdom
Leeds plastic surgery, which describes itself as having the largest microsurgery services in the UK, lists subspecialty fellowship training programmes in microsurgery, skin cancer and aesthetic surgery (hand fellowship listed separately).
PlasticFellow currently lists 32 source-backed programme profiles in United Kingdom at 25 institutions in 21 locations. This is a verified-source list, not a census of every hospital offering training.
Listed formats: clinical fellowship (25), observership (2), research fellowship (1), short-term training (1), travelling fellowship (3). The most represented focus areas are hand, aesthetic surgery, microsurgery, paediatric plastic surgery, breast reconstruction. Observerships and short courses do not grant hands-on operating rights.
Eligibility differs by host. Medical registration, language, visa and supervision rules in United Kingdom decide whether a visiting surgeon can operate. Each profile states what the official source publishes; confirm current intake and eligibility directly with the programme before applying.
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