Programme overview
What the official source supports
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.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
Vijay Bhalaik
Fellowship Director
The cited programme source establishes this specific role; a directory review does not confirm a current vacancy.
Photo: ISKSAA-hosted professional CV, page 1.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Vijay Bhalaik is an upper-limb surgeon at Wirral whose professional CV records medical qualification in India, orthopaedic training in Liverpool and fellowships in Liverpool, Whiston, Derby and the Indiana Hand Centre. The CV describes work on traumatic and complex upper-limb injuries, joint reconstruction and surgical education.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Profile page →Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- 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
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Senior post-CCT surgeons; the listing expects a successful fellow could be appointed as an upper limb consultant afterwards if competencies are met.
Application
Published application route
Applications are made through NHS Jobs; the listing sheet names two consultants' secretaries as points of contact.
A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.
Programme leadership: Vijay Bhalaik — Fellowship Director · Leadership profile →
Application contact details are not recorded. Use the official source to locate the responsible office.
Sources and verification
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BSSH listing sheet — Wirral University Teaching Hospital ↗British Society for Surgery of the Hand — UK hand surgery fellowships list ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 20 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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