University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Trauma and Orthopaedics

Administration fee: Approximately £600
Unfortunately, as these applications are now undertaken by medical education. The occupational health blood test costs will need to be covered by the applicant. This is variable as it depends on what tests are required but as of Jan 2025 the cost is around £600

Contact Information

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Clifford Bridge Road
CV2 2DX Coventry
United Kingdom
Department
Name of department: Trauma and Orthopaedics
Head of department: John McArthur
Surgeon in charge of fellows: John McArthur
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? DBS check and occupational health clearance will be required. Unfortunately this is performed after arrival in the UK so there is a short delay until scrubbing in is allowed.
More information
Number of beds in department: 80
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: >1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: >150
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.

Occupational health clearance and DBS check

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