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Appointment evidence
Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for BSSH Fellowship — Wirral University Teaching Hospital.
- Leadership as published
- Vijay Bhalaik — Fellowship Director
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
BSSH Fellowship — Wirral University Teaching Hospital
A 12-month post-CCT fellowship giving exposure to hand and elbow surgery, with optional arthroscopic shoulder and elbow exposure, hosted by an orthopaedic upper limb team. Known only from the BSSH listing sheet (September 2025); no trust fellowship page was found.
- Location
- Wirral, United Kingdom
- Duration
- 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Works with two named consultant upper limb surgeons across elective and trauma practice
- International applicants
- International eligibility, licensing and visa support are not confirmed
- Funding
- Current salary or funding is not published in the reviewed source
- Application timing
- Closing date is the preceding December; interviews in January or February
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Starts every August
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Senior post-CCT surgeons; the listing expects a successful fellow could be appointed as an upper limb consultant afterwards if competencies are met.
Published training
- All aspects of hand and elbow surgery apart from major re-implant and congenital hand
- Opportunity for arthroscopic shoulder and elbow exposure
- Comprehensive elective and trauma practice
- Research and leadership opportunities
Application route
Applications are made through NHS Jobs; the listing sheet names two consultants' secretaries as points of contact.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Official society listing · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
- BSSH listing sheet — Wirral University Teaching Hospital ↗
- British Society for Surgery of the Hand — UK hand surgery fellowships list ↗
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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