Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
The closing date is 25 May 2025
Job summary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon (on a full-time or part-time basis) with an academic background and specialist clinical interest in Adult Degenerative Spine Surgery.
Applicants must have had (or be on) formally recognised post-CCT Fellowship specialist training in the area of adult spinal surgery. Additionally, the appointed consultant will be required to participate in the provision of general Orthopaedic Trauma care to our population of 500,000, and as such must demonstrate they have the knowledge and recent experience in the delivery of general orthopaedic trauma care.
The candidate should have completed CCST in Trauma and Orthopaedics and should have particular expertise in adult degenerative spine surgery. They should also have evidence of formal clinical leadership training and have led a successful quality improvement project within their chosen specialty. The successful candidate should also have evidence of delivering research projects within orthopaedics and spinal surgery within the last 5 years.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide general orthopaedic trauma care predominantly at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, and specialised and non-specialised spinal surgical services across all sites in the Trust. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which Clinicians are at the forefront of management or orthopaedic and spinal conditions.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to assisting all employees to achieve a work-life balance, regardless of their personal circumstances. Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time, will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Details
Date posted
09 May 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
319-7183704HD
Job locations
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Northumbria Way
Cramlington
NE23 6NZ
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
Northumbria Way
Cramlington
NE23 6NZ
Employer's website
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