Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery - (Knees)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funding for qualifications

CPD and study days

Rotational placements

27 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Flexible working

Occupational health and wellbeing

Staff discounts and Blue Light Card

Salary sacrifice options (nursery, car

NHS Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon to help build a new high-volume knee arthroplasty service at the NHS Nightingale Hospital. The role centers on delivering low-complexity knee procedures while tracking and analysing patient outcomes to shape a scalable program.

The post requires extensive arthroplasty experience and an enthusiastic, innovative, and flexible approach to service development, with opportunities for CPD, study days, and rotational

Qualifications

• Experience delivering high-volume, low-complexity knee arthroplasty surgery.
• Enthusiastic, innovative and flexible approach to developing the service.

Responsibilities

• Develop a new high-volume, low-complexity knee surgery service.
• Monitor service outcomes.
• Deliver knee arthroplasty within the new service.

Skills

Arthroplasty experience

Job description

A consultant trauma and orthopaedic post focused on knee arthroplasty, based at the Southwest Ambulatory Orthopaedic Centre within the NHS Nightingale Hospital. The work centres on helping to build a new service for high-volume, low-complexity knee surgery across the Southwest, and on tracking patient outcomes. It suits a surgeon experienced in high-volume arthroplasty who wants to shape a new service. Fit depends on that arthroplasty experience, and preference is given to staff holding Priority or At Risk status.

What the job involves

• Help develop a new high-volume, low-complexity knee surgery service
• Contribute to the monitoring of service outcomes
• Deliver knee arthroplasty within the new service

What’s required

Experience

• Experience of delivering high-volume, low-complexity arthroplasty surgery

Other

• Enthusiastic, innovative and flexible approach to developing the service

What’s offered

• Funding for qualifications such as a care certificate, degree or leadership courses
• Study days, CPD and rotational placements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days
• Flexible working schemes and family-friendly policies
• Occupational health service with counselling and wellbeing activities
• Staff discounts and Blue Light Card access
• Salary sacrifice options, including an onsite nursery, and car lease schemes
• NHS Pension scheme and cycle to work scheme