# Trust Doctor (eqv to ST3+) in Trauma and Orthopaedics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trust-doctor-eqv-to-st3-in-trauma-and-orthopaedics/ad8faf9d-2385-45cc-92f1-214a15df763c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trust-doctor-eqv-to-st3-in-trauma-and-orthopaedics/ad8faf9d-2385-45cc-92f1-214a15df763c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Newham University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £51,931 - £69,976 Per annum - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-05T16:00:43.610Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Trauma_orthopaedics/Trauma_orthopaedics-v8419147 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8419147?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join our dynamic service within Barts Health NHS Trust. Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest trust in the NHS. It was created on 1 April 2012 by bringing together three trusts: Barts and The London NHS Trust, Newham University Hospital NHS Trust and Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust. The new trust has a turnover of approximately £1.1 billion and approximately 15,000 employees. Together our hospitals - The Royal London in Whitechapel, Newham University Hospital (NUH) in Plaistow, St Bartholomew’s (Barts) in the City and Whipps Cross in Leytonstone - deliver high quality clinical care to the people of east London and further afield. ### Main duties of the job The ST3+ equivalent posts involve being responsible for the care of patients in the Trauma and Orthopaedic department across Barts Health. The successful applicant will contribute to the Trauma & Orthopaedics combined rota at The Royal London and Newham University Hospital including the Barts Health Orthopaedic Centre (BHOC). This will provide experience in adult and paediatric major trauma care, as well as a full breadth of elective services. There are 32 registrars on the middle grade tier, sub-divided into junior and senior tiers based on experience, skillset and obtaining the FRCS (Tr&Orth). General duties include being on-call as a key provider of the emergency T&O service, working with the on-call juniors in supporting the assessment, management and treatment of patients presenting with acute orthopaedic problems. There are numerous daily trauma theatres at the Royal London Hospital, as well as Elective lists at the Barts Health Orthopaedic Centre, providing ample opportunity to increase surgical experience. Registrars will also participate in general fracture clinics and a range of sub-specialty clinics in elective orthopaedics. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities General Duties - Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in the trauma and orthopaedic service, including all administrative duties associated with patient care. - Liaison and communication with the Lead Clinician for Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery and the General Manager and Clinical Director for the Surgery Clinical Academic Group. - Development of his/her own interests within the specialty complementary to the existing subspecialties of the orthopaedic consultants, including active participation in research programmes. - Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of medical students. Duties of the Post - To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient trauma and orthopaedic surgical service. - To provide evidence-based care for all inpatients and outpatients and to work flexibly to the prescribed rota to support the service, including inpatient and outpatient duties. - To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the NHS Plan, Your Guide to the NHS, and purchaser agreements. - To participate fully in the management of the Department and to liaise closely with the Lead Clinicians for Orthopaedics and Trauma, General Manager and Clinical Director. - The post holder may be required to carry out other duties in emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. - The duties outlined are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with needs of the service requiring the post holder to be cooperative and flexible. ### 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 ### Research **Essential** - Engagement in research Peer Reviewed Publication **Desirable** - Higher degree (MSc, MD, PhD) ### Experience **Essential** - Previous Orthopaedic experience in both elective and trauma services in the NHS **Desirable** - Previous registrar level experience in trauma and orthopaedics ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC registration with a License to Practice - MBBS or equivalent - MRCS **Desirable** - ATLS - CCrisp - BSS ### Management Skills **Essential** - Evidence of effective leadership e.g. quality improvement projects, service improvement **Desirable** - Management training course - Knowledge of NHS finances / budgets ### Teaching & Training **Essential** - Enthusiasm, and ability to teach and train - Effective teaching and presentation skills **Desirable** - Formal teaching qualification r.g PgCert / Train the Trainers ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 707.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10752717) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.