Overview
Clinical and research spine fellowships at a regional AOSpine centre performing over 1,000 spinal operations a year, with six-month consultant rotations across deformity, degenerative, trauma and tumour surgery.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 12 or 24 months
- Start
- February and August each year
- Positions
- 6 full-time posts per year
- Accreditation
- RCS-approved; Spine Society of Europe accredited fellowship site
- Department
- Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed orthopaedic or neurosurgical residency; expected to perform at junior consultant level; IELTS for non-native English speakers
- International applicants
- CSSS holds GMC sponsorship status and may sponsor registration of select highly qualified non-EU graduates
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Full GMC registration required
How to apply
- Deadline
- Applications accepted in October and April each year (up to two years in advance); interviews first Friday of January and July
- Application method
- Contact the CSSS fellowship administrator during the application windows
Funding
- Funding
- Standard tariff salary with spinal on-call commitment