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Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
This job is closed to applications
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Location
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
18 Jul 2025
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed term)
Posted Date
04 Jul 2025

Job overview

Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics

10 sessions per week (plus on call)

Fixed term for 12 months

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum

Closing Date: 18th July 2025

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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Main duties of the job

  • We are looking to recruit a Locum Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon -Lower Limb with special interest in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.
  • The post-holder will be expected to take an active interest in Hip and Knee arthroplasty surgery. The candidate will provide the relevant training and advice to fellow consultants to maintain the service.
  • The department has seen a sustained increase in the volume of referrals over the past year and to comply with the 18-week pathway and ambulatory pathways; to manage the extra demand it has now become necessary to permanently increase the staffing levels.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Take on-going responsibility for patients under his/her care.
  • Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialities within the Trust and Primary Care.
  • Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
  • Develop and maintain good communications with General practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
  • Participate in the development of the care of patients arriving as emergencies.
  • Participate and encourage two-way communications encompassing briefing systems as appropriate.
  • Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
  • Ensure that all trust wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who meet services provided by GEH
  • Ensure compliance with all appropriate legal and statutory requirements, including Health and Safety, Standing financial Instructions and Incident Reporting.
  • Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
  • Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit – this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.