# Consultant in T&O (Special interest in Hand & Wrist Surgery) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-tando-special-interest-in-hand-and-wrist-surgery/4708dbb6-2b9f-46fe-8216-61a0bcf6da27 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-tando-special-interest-in-hand-and-wrist-surgery/4708dbb6-2b9f-46fe-8216-61a0bcf6da27.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Harrogate District Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T10:04:57.098Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/Harrogate/Harrogate_District_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Trauma_Orthopaedics/Trauma_Orthopaedics-v8327837 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8327837?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hdft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited for a Substantive Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant with a special interest in Hand and Wrist Surgery at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department which comprises of 12 substantive consultants and a multi-disciplinary team including 4 Specialty Doctors, 4 Fellows, 2 Specialty trainees, 7 trainees on first on call rota. We are looking for a dynamic colleague to join our department and complement the existing clinical expertise. You will be part of a friendly, forward thinking team dedicated to providing high quality care for our patients. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will work as part of the orthopaedic team to provide a comprehensive service and continuing clinical responsibility for patients under their care. They will manage personal workload in such a way as to ensure that service contract levels are achieved and that work in excess of established contract is undertaken in accordance with the policy of the Trust. The post holder will work with colleagues to ensure the Trust manages clinical care within the available bed complement and agreed facilities and contribute to the following: - Mortality and morbidity meetings - Development and application of agreed clinical guidelines - Clinical audit The post holder will provide advice to the Trust, to General Practitioners and other relevant parties on the provision, planning and development of the Trauma and Orthopaedic services. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Full details of the job description and associated responsibilities of the post are available in the attached document ### 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview - Appropriate Fellowship Training ### Clinical experience **Essential** - - Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan - - Understanding of all aspects of specific focus of role - - Knowledge of NHS structures and management arrangements - - Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies **Desirable** - Evidence of research publications in field of expertise - Further Subspeciality skills ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697017) ## 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.