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Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
27 Jun 2025
Contract Type
3 months (fixed term)
Posted Date
20 Jun 2025

Job overview

We are inviting applications for a full time Locum Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery with an interest in lower limb arthroplasty.

The is a fixed term post until the 30th of September 2025 with the potential to increase while we recruit to this post substantively.

Main duties of the job

This post arises to cover substantial workload in trauma and the backfill of elective lists in ESEOC.  The Trust has also recognised the need to increase our Trauma provision to optimise the care for some of our most vulnerable patients. Colchester has a busy Accident and Emergency department and with it brings a lot of complex lower limb trauma.

The post-holder will be expected to work within and help develop lower limb service. They will be required to work in collaboration with the wider MDT.

This role involves a one in 12 on calls (adult and paediatric trauma). They will be expected to deal with the general trauma as well as subspecialty trauma including periprosthetic fractures.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities are:

  • General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
  • Specialist Clinics
  • Outpatient clinics
  • Operating: as per specialty
  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
  • Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
  • Participation in Clinical Governance

The appointee will be expected to undertake take part in the 1:12 (weekday and weekend) Consultant On-Call rota.