# Consultant - Orthogeriatrician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-orthogeriatrician/e0894f67-c2d7-41c7-8bc5-da1ed096bf3d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-orthogeriatrician/e0894f67-c2d7-41c7-8bc5-da1ed096bf3d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Watford General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 London Fringe £149 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (PA) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T15:03:10.890Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8272506 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8272506?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking to appoint a Consultant Ortho- Geriatrician who would work mainly at Watford General Hospital, West Hertfordshire NHS Hospitals’ Trust with 4 sessions a week at the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital providing a medical liaison service. Post is on a fixed term basis until to cover Maternity Leave until end of November 2027. The successful applicant will join an experienced substantive Ortho- Geriatrician and have full support of the departments across both sites. Watford General Hospital is a busy district general hospital, which is currently undergoing redevelopment with the aim of a brand new hospital in the next few years. The applicant will provide care to patients admitted with neck of femur and non-neck of femur fractures as well as Silver Trauma. We have embraced the new virtual way of working a virtual hospital for frailty led by two substantive frailty consultants allowing for accelerated discharge safely into the community. We work closely with our community colleagues to help with admission avoidance with regular rapid response sessions and community MDTs with frailty clinics within the local community. The post is based across trusts and is based on a ten session Programmed Activities (10 PA) contract. Additional responsibilities agreed with successful candidates will attract an additional responsibility allowance. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will work alongside a substantive consultant Orthogeriatrician and provide care to those suffering neck of femur and non-neck of femur fractures, providing medical care, bone protection and falls work up whilst also providing similar medical liaison at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital for adults with a wide range of orthopaedic conditions including sarcoma and bone infection. The successful candidate will be expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies relating to the provision of patient care. Consultants are also expected to work with service managers and clinical colleagues to manage their caseload flexibly and to ensure that clinical, national and local priorities, such as maximum waiting times for referral to treatment, are achieved. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main duties include performing a daily consultant ward round, leading MDT’s and educating resident doctors working 9am-5pm. There will be a geriatric on call commitment which will be a 1 week in 3 with TOIL or increase in PA given to compensate for this the hours of which are 1:00pm to 9:00pm. The ideal candidate would also be able to contribute to service development within their speciality interest. ### 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 ### Refer to the JD **Essential** - Please refer the JD **Desirable** - Please refer JD ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 999.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10587847) ## 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.