# Locum Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Camberley
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Geriatric Medicine
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term to cover 1 year sabbatical)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-27T10:31:16.372Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Frimley_Camberley/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ortho_Geriatrician/Ortho_Geriatrician-v8029565
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8029565?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have a new opportunity for a Locum Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician to join our Orthopaedic team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will provide joint peri- and post-operative care for frail trauma patients admitted under the Trauma team.

### Main duties of the job

We currently review and manage all patients admitted with femoral fractures, over the age of 60, throughout their admission, offering a consultant review three times a week.

We also offer a comprehensive frailty service, reviewing all admitted patients (under the Orthopaedic team) with either a fragility fracture or a frailty score of ≥5.

We provide bone health follow-up clinic for our patients and if there is interest in expanding our out-patient support following discharge this is something we could explore.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Example job plan and timetable:

AM     Ward round – Frailty/NOF

PM     SPA

AM      Ward round/outpatient clinic

PM      MDT

AM      Ward round – Frailty/NOF

PM      Frailty reviews

AM      OFF (if attending trauma meeting) or ward round – Frailty/NOF

PM      1/2SPA 1/2 Frailty reviews

AM       Ward round – Frailty/NOF

PM       Family clinic

## Job Details

We have a new opportunity for a Locum Consultant Ortho-Geriatrician to join our Orthopaedic team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will provide joint peri- and post-operative care for frail trauma patients admitted under the Trauma team.

## Job Description

We currently review and manage all patients admitted with femoral fractures, over the age of 60, throughout their admission, offering a consultant review three times a week.

We also offer a comprehensive frailty service, reviewing all admitted patients (under the Orthopaedic team) with either a fragility fracture or a frailty score of ≥5.

We provide bone health follow-up clinic for our patients and if there is interest in expanding our out-patient support following discharge this is something we could explore.

## Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Example job plan and timetable:

AM Ward round – Frailty/NOF

PM SPA

AM Ward round/outpatient clinic

PM MDT

AM Ward round – Frailty/NOF

PM Frailty reviews

AM OFF (if attending trauma meeting) or ward round – Frailty/NOF

PM 1/2SPA 1/2 Frailty reviews

AM Ward round – Frailty/NOF

PM Family clinic

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- - Full registration with the GMC
- - CCT in General internal medicine and geriatric medicine OR eligible to be included on the Specialist register for the above.
- - Within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.
- - MRCP or equivalent

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- - Ability to make decisions at Consultant level.
- - Ability to demonstrate effective leadership skills
- - Ability to demonstrate effective engagement with key stake-holders.
- - Outward looking, progressive attitude to clinical practice.
- - Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team.

### Clinical Skills/Experience

**Essential**

- - Wide experience and training in orthogeriatric practice.
- - Previous experience of participating in under- and post-graduate teaching.
- - Understand the principles and participated in audit activity.
- - Understand the principles of clinical governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice.
- - Experience of leading a multi-disciplinary team.
- - Ability to demonstrate skills in service development.

## Documents

- [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736)
- [locum ortho-geriatrician jd and ps may 26 (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10327319)

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