Locum T&O Elective Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Foot & Ankle)

Job overview

Locum Trauma & Elective Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon (Foot & Ankle)

The successful candidate will also join the on call trauma rota in the United Kingdoms busiest Major Trauma Centre. They will join a dynamic and collegiate group of 26 other T&O consultant colleagues.

The successful candidate will ideally have a commitment and genuine interest in diabetic feet, ankle and revision ankle arthroplasty, trauma and deformity correction. We anticipate that the successful post holder will have recognised fellowship training in Foot and Ankle surgery.

Previous experience of employment in the NHS is mandatory.

Interviews for this post will be held at the City Hospital Campus on 23rd May 2025.

Main duties of the job

In addition, they will contribute on the trauma on-call rota.

There is weekly Foot and Ankle MDT which the post holder will be expected to attend and contribute.

Working for our organisation

We provide the full breadth of elective surgery, with our practice focused entirely on foot and ankle disorders.

NUH has a national and international reputation for high quality patient care and research, education and innovation. We have strong links to local universities. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for students, as well as being a major research organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Access to Staff Wellbeing programme including free 24 hour advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, staff physiotherapy and staff support networks
• On site day nursery
• Amazon parcel collection points
• Secure cycle facilities
• Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Cycle to work and travel passes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see details of the job description & job plan in the attachments within advert for more details.

Person specification

Professional Registration

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview
• CESR or European Community Rights

Professional Qualifications/ Development

• FRCS (Orth) or equivalent
• Fellowship training in hand surgery.

• Hand surgery experience within a Major Trauma Centre
• Post Graduate Diploma in hand surgery (registered or completed).

Clinical Skills/ Experience

• Appropriate career progression
• Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.

• Paediatric Elective hand surgery experience and/or Brachial plexus surgery experience
• Specific training in communication skills
• Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors

Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours

• Able to demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioral standards

Management Skills

• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
• Able to delegate appropriately
• Able to work in a team

• Higher management degree or qualification of training
• Experience of change management

Personal Skills/ Qualities

• Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Able to use the Trust's IT support systems

Teaching, Audit & Research

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively

• Original Research publications
• Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

Practical Requirements

• Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
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Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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