Job summary
Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics
10 sessions per week (plus on call)
Fixed term for 12 months
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Closing Date: 18th July 2025
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Main duties of the job
- We are looking to recruit a Locum Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon -Lower Limb with special interest in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.
- The post-holder will be expected to take an active interest in Hip and Knee arthroplasty surgery. The candidate will provide the relevant training and advice to fellow consultants to maintain the service.
- The department has seen a sustained increase in the volume of referrals over the past year and to comply with the 18-week pathway and ambulatory pathways; to manage the extra demand it has now become necessary to permanently increase the staffing levels.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Take on-going responsibility for patients under his/her care.
- Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialities within the Trust and Primary Care.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
- Develop and maintain good communications with General practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
- Participate in the development of the care of patients arriving as emergencies.
- Participate and encourage two-way communications encompassing briefing systems as appropriate.
- Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Ensure that all trust wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who meet services provided by GEH
- Ensure compliance with all appropriate legal and statutory requirements, including Health and Safety, Standing financial Instructions and Incident Reporting.
- Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Take on-going responsibility for patients under his/her care.
- Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialities within the Trust and Primary Care.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
- Develop and maintain good communications with General practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
- Participate in the development of the care of patients arriving as emergencies.
- Participate and encourage two-way communications encompassing briefing systems as appropriate.
- Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Ensure that all trust wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who meet services provided by GEH
- Ensure compliance with all appropriate legal and statutory requirements, including Health and Safety, Standing financial Instructions and Incident Reporting.
- Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- MB ChB, or equivalent
- FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Fellowship in Lower Limb Hip and knee Surgery
Desirable
- ATLS or equivalent
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview / European community rights
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Fellowship training and experience in Hip and knee surgery, and trauma / peri-prosthetic fracture management.
- Ability to do general trauma, peri-prosthetic fractures, complex fractures, and shoulder fractures.
- Experience and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Skills in information technology
Desirable
- Working as a Consultant - Locum or substantive
Skill and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of training in appropriate sub-specialty - Lower Limb hip and knee Surgery and Complex Trauma
- Must have wide range of clinical experience in Orthopaedics both elective and emergency.
- Appropriate level of experience either at Consultant or Senior Grade.
- Substantial experience in Orthopaedic Trauma surgery
Desirable
- Evidence of service improvement
- Experience in leading NOF service.
- Ability to plan and develop new services
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT / CESR in T&O.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Understanding the importance of management skills
- Ability to manage and lead a clinical team.
Desirable
- Undertaken relevant courses.
Audit / Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience in Clinical Audit
- Awareness of evidence-based practice.
Desirable
- Experience in the organisation of Audit Projects
- Relevant research publications
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Agreement with and commitment to the principles of equal opportunities
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- MB ChB, or equivalent
- FRCS (Tr & Orth) or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Fellowship in Lower Limb Hip and knee Surgery
Desirable
- ATLS or equivalent
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview / European community rights
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Fellowship training and experience in Hip and knee surgery, and trauma / peri-prosthetic fracture management.
- Ability to do general trauma, peri-prosthetic fractures, complex fractures, and shoulder fractures.
- Experience and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Skills in information technology
Desirable
- Working as a Consultant - Locum or substantive
Skill and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of training in appropriate sub-specialty - Lower Limb hip and knee Surgery and Complex Trauma
- Must have wide range of clinical experience in Orthopaedics both elective and emergency.
- Appropriate level of experience either at Consultant or Senior Grade.
- Substantial experience in Orthopaedic Trauma surgery
Desirable
- Evidence of service improvement
- Experience in leading NOF service.
- Ability to plan and develop new services
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT / CESR in T&O.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Understanding the importance of management skills
- Ability to manage and lead a clinical team.
Desirable
- Undertaken relevant courses.
Audit / Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience in Clinical Audit
- Awareness of evidence-based practice.
Desirable
- Experience in the organisation of Audit Projects
- Relevant research publications
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Agreement with and commitment to the principles of equal opportunities
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
