East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
BOFAS Foot & Ankle Fellow
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Applications are invited for a 12-month BOFAS Foot & Ankle Fellowship at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
This is a full-time post (10 PAs), aimed at peri-CCT Orthopaedic trainees who are within 6–12 months of completion of higher surgical training, or who have recently achieved CCT, and have obtained or are nearing completion of the FRCS (Tr & Orth).
The successful candidate will work alongside three experienced Foot & Ankle consultants:
- Mr Ravi Jugdey
- Mr Shiv Aithal
- Mr Aamir Zubairy
The fellowship offers direct consultant mentorship with exposure to a wide range of complex foot and ankle pathology, with over 600 foot and ankle procedures performed annually across elective and trauma practice. This provides excellent operative exposure across the full spectrum of foot and ankle surgery.
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This fellowship provides advanced subspecialty training in Foot & Ankle Surgery, offering extensive exposure to both elective and trauma cases in a high-volume district general hospital setting. The post is structured to provide the clinical, operative and decision-making experience required to transition confidently into consultant practice.
The post is designed to provide progressive operative independence, with increasing autonomy based on competency and performance.
Trauma services are based at Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, with elective orthopaedic services at Burnley General Teaching Hospital.
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The Trust serves a population of over 600,000 and provides a busy acute trauma service with a large and varied operative workload. Peripheral orthopaedic clinics are also delivered in Rossendale, Pendle, Clitheroe, and Accrington.
The wider orthopaedic department includes specialist upper limb, lower limb, paediatric, and trauma services, providing a strong multidisciplinary training environment.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Mr Ravi Jugdey
- Job title: Consultant T&O Surgeon
- Email address: SAS.Medics@elht.nhs.uk
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