# Consultant in Complex Spine Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-complex-spine-surgery/e3bcc312-ea17-4e31-a95d-c6d4dfd22599 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-complex-spine-surgery/e3bcc312-ea17-4e31-a95d-c6d4dfd22599.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** St Bartholomew's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 7 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-21T11:00:57.567Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Spinal_Surgery/Spinal_Surgery-v8309512 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8309512?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Barts Health NHS Trust Consultant in Complex Spine Surgery The Royal London Hospital Substantive 7 PA Post Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Consultant in Complex Spine Surgery to join our expanding multidisciplinary spinal service based at The Royal London Hospital. This is a substantive post with a particular focus on spinal trauma, including a Spinal Trauma Subspecialty Lead role and dedicated trauma clinics. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of a consultant-led spinal trauma rota within one of the UK’s busiest Major Trauma Centres. ### Main duties of the job You will join a large, collaborative team of orthopaedic and neurosurgical spinal consultants delivering high‑quality care across adult and paediatric populations. The service provides complex trauma, paediatric deformity, elective spinal surgery, and tertiary referrals across North East London. Key Responsibilities - Provide comprehensive adult and paediatric emergency spinal surgery, including instrumented trauma, MSCC and spinal infections. - Participate in the 1:9 24/7 Consultant-of-the-Week rota (Category A). - Lead and develop spinal trauma pathways and governance. - Deliver elective spinal surgery across Barts Health sites. - Supervise trainees, fellows and extended scope practitioners. - Contribute to MDTs, governance, service development and research activity. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Experience of research and presentations to relevant surgical societies - Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems - Commitment to continuing medical education - Ability to work under pressure and take decisions **Desirable** - Ability to supervise postgraduate research - Take on additional professional responsibilities at regional/national levels ### Skills **Essential** - Spine Navigation - Spine Robotics - Teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills - Presentation and teaching skills for undergraduates and postgraduates **Desirable** - Active involvement in developing departmental research infrastructure - Ability to organise academic meetings within the area of interest. - Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education - Evidence of leading quality improvement and service development projects ### Knowledge **Essential** - Clinical expertise in complex instrumented spines - Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of elective and emergency problems - Full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients. - Instrumented trauma service for adult spines **Desirable** - ATLS - Experience in teaching clinical skills to undergraduates ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in Major Trauma Centre on call for spines - Complex Spine Fellowship training. - Service development **Desirable** - Experience of working as Complex Spine Consultant ### Qualifications **Essential** - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview or CESR/Portfolio pathway, or alternative routes to specialist registration - Full GMC Registration **Desirable** - Doctorate or Masters level research degree or equivalent ## Documents - [ps (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10629685) - [jd and ps (pdf, 467.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10629684) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.