Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - with special interest in Shoulder

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery to join our established Trauma and Orthopaedic team. This is a full-time post based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, providing both elective and trauma care as part of a busy and supportive department.

Main duties of the job

The Orthopaedic service is busy and well supported with dedicated trauma theatres running daily, daily virtual and face to face fracture clinics (in week) and sub-specialty clinics and lists.

You will join a team of experienced consultants with a wide range of sub- specialty interests delivering a comprehensive trauma and orthopaedic service to a large local population. The post includes a mix of:

• Elective shoulder & elbow surgery
• Trauma surgery
• Elective and fracture outpatient clinics
• Participation in the on-call rota (1 in 16)
• Supporting departmental service delivery and innovation
• Supervising and mentoring junior doctors and trainees

There is a strong emphasis on teamwork, and youll be expected to contribute fully to the clinical workload as well as wider departmental activities.

You will have dedicated SPA time to support CPD, revalidation, and professional development.

Job responsibilities

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.