Vacancies

The Global Partnerships Committee is looking to recruit a new member to serve on the main committee from October 2025 for a term of three years. We are requesting expressions of interest from BSSH Fellows, both plastic and orthopaedic.

The Committee comprises a Chairperson, the BSSH President and Honorary Secretary, 3-5 elected members, a representative from the Global Trainee committee, a BFIRST representative and a BAHT representative.

Upcoming meetings:

• 15/12/2025: Committee Meeting – Virtual
• 05/02/2026: Committee Day (morning) – Face to face, Manchester

Purpose of the Committee

Our vision is to use the BSSH resources to deliver maximum possible benefit for patients in need of hand surgery in low socioeconomic countries. The Global Partnerships Committee develops and coordinates sustainable educational and surgical projects across these areas.

General Responsibilities

• Promotion of BSSH Global Partnership work to ensure projects are visible and accessible to all BSSH members
• Identifying projects in units where BSSH involvement will lead to sustainable long-term benefits
• Develop synergistic links with other voluntary organisations
• Regular liaison with BSSH Council and officers
• Exploration of additional funding streams to support BSSH Global Partnerships work
• Development of a hand surgery educational resource able to be tailored to local needs
• Maintain high standards of Governance in Overseas Trips and adhere to the BSSH Code of Conduct.

The following credentials are required:

• Full membership of the Society
• A demonstrable interest in overseas work
• An enthusiasm to actively participate in overseas projects as encouraged by the committee

If you are interested in being considered for membership of the Global Partnerships Committee, please register your expression of interest by completing the below form and emailing it to emily.lakin@bssh.ac.uk by 22nd September 2025.
 

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The Chair of the Global Partnership Committee will be an ex-officio member of Council. Applicants considered will have full BSSH membership (BSSH Fellow) and have previously been in a BSSH committee. The role will be by appointment of BSSH Council for a three-year term of office.

Responsibilities:

1. Ensure BSSH Global Partnership budget is spent to provide surgical care, training and education in low socioeconomic countries.
2. Continue to coordinate established projects in 10 Low to Middle Income Countries (LMICs) including Malawi, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka.
3. Ensure access to overseas work is accessible to all BSSH full members.
4. Provide updates for the Spring and Autumn Council meetings per year, attending meetings in person.
5. Continue collaborations with BAHT, WOC and BFIRST, amongst others.
6. Support the work of the BSSH Global Partnership Trainee Committee

Members wishing to express an interest in this position should complete the attached short form and return it to Emily Lakin (emily.lakin@bssh.ac.uk) by Monday 29^th September 2025.

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This position has a one-year tenure (extendable) and is available from 1^st January 2026. The successful applicant will work with the team of six Editors under the guidance of the Editor in Chief.

The post of the Assistant Editor is to help share the editorial workload, produce high quality articles and to maintain the standards of the journal.

We’re looking for a hand surgeon with journal experience as an Editorial Board member or Reviewer. The post is very advantageous to those who are considering becoming a Journal Editor in future years.

The present stipend for an Assistant Editor is £5,000 per annum. 

Application forms should be returned to editor@journalofhandsurgery.com by midnight on 25^th October 2025.

The Editor-in-Chief, Mr Wee Lam is very happy to discuss the post further with prospective applicants. Contact should be made initially by email to: editor@journalofhandsurgery.com

Full description and application form