Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Upper Limb Senior Clinical Fellow

The closing date is 30 January 2026

Job summary

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust would like to invite applications for a Senior Clinical + Research Fellowship post covering Elective Upper Limb Orthopaedic Surgery (mainly shoulder & elbow), including complex primary & revision arthroplasty, reconstruction (incl. tendon transfers) & sports surgery, under the senior supervision of Mr Rohit Gupta and Mr Ali Narvani, as well as the rest of the Upper Limb Unit, comprising seven upper limb Specialists.

This post(s) will commence inJuly 2026 for a period of 12-15 months, up till October 2027. The post is designed for senior trainees who are ideally post-CCT (or within 6/12 of CCT), and have completed FRCS(Orth) exam from a UK based Orthopaedic training scheme, or those with equivalent additional clinical experience. Ideally this post would suit a senior trainee wishing to consolidate their skills before moving onto an Upper Limb Consultant position.

Main duties of the job

You will have supervised operating lists and will be expected to operate independently during the course of the post, with plenty of surgical opportunities at the Ashford Elective Surgical Centre.

You will attend regular upper limb specialist elective clinics, incl. a monthly tertiary referral complex clinic.

There is a regular middle grade on-call trauma commitment at St. Peter' Hospital, in order to maintain your general trauma experience.

The Unit is a GIRFT Elbow Arthroplasty Regional Hub for South East England, and so this Fellowship will include exposure to trauma & elective elbow arthroplasty, including revision surgery.

You will also be encouraged to participate actively in the unit's clinical research & audit projects, with an expectation to publish / present your work at national / international level during the course of the Fellowship.

For further information please contact Smita Shetty or Lynn Joyce on 01932-722405.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

20 January 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£73,992 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-MD4534-AM

Job locations

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be required to be a non-resident on-call in rotation with the other SpRs.

Office accommodation and secretarial support is provided.

The Middle Grades in the department are expected to arrange and cover each others duties and on-call commitments during periods of absence.

The post-holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

The main duties and responsibilities of the appointee will be:

To work with the orthopaedic surgeons across both Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals to provide an efficient and effective orthopaedic service.

To provide inpatients, day case and outpatients care for the patients requiring elective emergency orthopaedic surgery, in accordance with the Trust contractual obligations.

To adopt a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and in partnership with other colleagues working in the speciality for the proper function of the department to which he/she is appointed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be required to be a non-resident on-call in rotation with the other SpRs.

Office accommodation and secretarial support is provided.

The Middle Grades in the department are expected to arrange and cover each others duties and on-call commitments during periods of absence.

The post-holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

The main duties and responsibilities of the appointee will be:

To work with the orthopaedic surgeons across both Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals to provide an efficient and effective orthopaedic service.

To provide inpatients, day case and outpatients care for the patients requiring elective emergency orthopaedic surgery, in accordance with the Trust contractual obligations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oFull GMC Registration
oFull MRCS
oATLS
oCCT or within 6 months of

Experience

Essential

oPrevious experience in Middle Grade Orthopaedics
oEvidence of continuing Medical education
oCapable of Independent operating

Desirable

Experience in all aspects of Orthopaedics & Traumatology

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oFull GMC Registration
oFull MRCS
oATLS
oCCT or within 6 months of

Experience

Essential

oPrevious experience in Middle Grade Orthopaedics
oEvidence of continuing Medical education
oCapable of Independent operating

Desirable

Experience in all aspects of Orthopaedics & Traumatology

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)