Orthopaedic Consultant with an SI in Hand and Wrist Surgery

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Hand and Wrist surgery to join the Trauma and Orthopaedics Department at North Devon District Hospital, part of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.This is a substantive, part-time 5 PA post, delivered on a hand and wristonly basis, with no requirement to participate in the on-call rota. The post offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the expansion and redevelopment of the hand and wrist service, in response to increasing elective demand and growing subspecialist hand trauma activity.The department has recently undergone a restructure to expand consultant numbers and to support service sustainability. This includes ring-fenced time for leadership and development roles, while maintaining a 1:8 Consultant general orthopaedic trauma on-call rota. The successful candidate will not take part in this on-call rota, making this post particularly attractive for those seeking a focused subspecialist role with predictable working patterns.You will work closely with established multi-disciplinary teams, including highly skilled Barnstaple-based hand therapists, and maintain strong collaborative links with the hand and wrist service in Exeter, supporting high-quality, joined-up care across the Trust.The post is ideally suited to a consultant who is enthusiastic about service development, collabora

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Job responsibilities

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.