# Locum Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery in Hip & Knee Arthroplasty

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA Job Plan)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-07T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16T08:49:26.388Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8270907
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8270907?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Locum Consultant in Orthopaedics with special interest in hip & knee surgery to work flexibly a 10 PA job plan.

Applications are invited for an initial 12 month fixed term locum post to work in the South West London Orthopaedic centre (SWLEOC).

The SWLEOC is an NHS Treatment Centre providing regional elective orthopaedic surgery services (including inpatient, day-case and outpatient). Established by the four South West London acute Trusts to deliver strategic change in the delivery of planned orthopaedic care, the SWLEOC provides high quality, cost efficient, elective orthopaedic services ranked amongst the best in the world.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a part of SWLEOC team and will provide a flexible orthopaedic service to patients with problems of the hip and knee.

The post holder will deliver a high quality and high volume joint replacement service.

- The post holder will be responsible for working flexibly for the Hip/Knee elective service.
- The post holder will take part in departmental teaching, training, governance, and performance.
- The post holder must be medically qualified with a license to practice, on the GMC specialist register and have completed at least 2 fellowships in hip and knee arthroplasty.
- The post holder will provide an elective hip and knee service predominantly focussing on arthroplasty. Experience in revision surgery, whilst not essential, would be desirable.

Please see attached job description for further details.

The successful applicant will be a highly motivated, superbly trained and skilled team player, able to work flexibly where required as outlined in the job description.

Prior to interview, all shortlisted candidates will be expected to have discussed details with the Medical Director and Managing Director for the Centre. IF YOU HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY SHORTLISTED, please contact Helen Speirs, PA to the Directors on Helen.Speirs@nhs.net for discussion date/time.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To undertake duties as defined within the attached job description and job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with the Medical Director.

To at all times comply with the GMCs guidance on 'Good Medical Practice'.

To ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

SWLEOC requires this post to work flexibly in the delivery of the clinical sessions in the job plan

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the speciality
- Two fellowships with a special focus on lower limb arthroplasty

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- On the Specialist Register with the GMC
- Appropriate higher medical qualification FRCS (T&O)
- Fellowship in lower limb arthroplasty
- PhD/MD or equivalent higher degree

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 872.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10618039)
- [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677)
- [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678)
- [jd supplementary information (pdf, 151.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1953)

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