Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- Wirral, United Kingdom
- Training pathways
- Clinical fellowship
- Named leadership
- 1 of 1 programme records
- Official evidence
- 2 linked sources
Published training focus
Faculty and programme leadership
- Vijay Bhalaik — Fellowship Director
BSSH Fellowship — Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Vijay Bhalaik — Fellowship Director
Programmes and application details
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 and review dates
- BSSH listing sheet — Wirral University Teaching Hospital ↗Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
- British Society for Surgery of the Hand — UK hand surgery fellowships list ↗Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.
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