Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics (Lower Limb)

Wye Valley NHS Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Hereford is seeking a dynamic consultant in orthopaedic lower limb arthroplasty surgery. Join a team of specialists to provide high-quality trauma and orthopaedic care, engage in teaching, and contribute to service development. With a focus on work-life balance, this position invites individuals committed to improving patient care while enjoying the scenic beauty of Herefordshire.

Benefits

Good work-life balance

Opportunity for professional development

Collaborative multidisciplinary environment

Qualifications

• Orthopaedic surgical experience as Specialty Trainee or equivalent.
• Sub-specialty Orthopaedic training and clinical experience in Upper Limb.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Participate in departmental meetings and take part in clinical governance.
• Run a general fracture clinic and provide specialist elective lower limb arthroplasty clinics.
• Engage in teaching medical students and postgraduate residents.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Empathy

Leadership ability

Education

MB BS or Equivalent

Full GMC Registration with License to Practice

FRCS (Tr & Orth)

Tools

IT skills for healthcare

Job description

Wye Valley NHS Trust are looking to recruit a dynamic and enthusiastic consultant in orthopaedic lower limb arthroplasty surgery to provide delivery of a comprehensive trauma and orthopaedic service.

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic department of 13 consultants who sub-specialise in Upper limb, Lower limb and Foot and Ankle.

Herefordshire is a beautiful county of rolling landscape and this job should provide you with a good work-life balance.

AAC Date proposed: 9th December 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate is expected to work alongside the existing consultant body and wider multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality and comprehensive care in general orthopaedic trauma and specialist arthroplasty surgery.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Actively participate in departmental meetings including: Clinical Governance, Business, Mortality and Morbidity, Radiology and daily Trauma meetings.
• Undertake general trauma
• Run a general fracture clinic with a virtual fracture clinic component
• Provide specialist elective lower limb arthroplasty clinics and surgery
• Participate in the Consultant on-call rota
• Engage in annual appraisal and the re-validation process
• Provide teaching to undergraduate medical students, postgraduate resident doctors and allied health professionals
• Contribute to service development through participation in QIPs and audits

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this post please find attached the job description and personal specification.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
• FRCS (Tr & Orth) or be able to demonstrate equivalent level of certified training in Trauma and Orthopaedics
• On GMC Specialist Register for Trauma & Orthopedics or within 6 months of obtaining Specialist Registration on date of interview

Desirable

• Higher degree

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Orthopaedic surgical experience as Specialty Trainee or equivalent
• Sub-specialty Orthopaedic training and clinical experience in Upper Limb

Desirable

• Fellowship in Upper limb Surgery, preferably Shoulder/Elbow/Hand & Wrist

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Practical skills commensurate with the above
• Excellent communication skills and empathy
• Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas of interest

Clinical Knowledge

Essential

• Widespread broad based knowledge in all aspects of Orthopaedics

Audit, Management & IT

Essential

• Demonstrate evidence of robust clinical audit practice.
• IT skills commensurate with delivery of 21st Century healthcare
• Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively capacity to organise own workload.

Desirable

• Able to demonstrate experience in organisational and management skills with specific focus on academia / education

Research. Teaching skill & experience

Essential

• Proven commitment and training in medical education.
• Proven ability to teach in clinical settings
• Proven experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

Desirable

• Proven ability to carry out high-quality original research leading to publication in peer-reviewed publications

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Demonstrated leadership ability. Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience