Consultant Orthopaedic - Complex Upper Limb Surgeon

ESHT; Eastbourne; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Staff restaurants

On-site accommodation

Parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in Complex Upper Limb and Trauma to join the team across Hastings and Eastbourne.

The role is initially locum with a view to substantive appointment, involves 10-11PA, weekly on-call duties, and integration with the trauma and orthopaedic services across both sites. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, participate in teaching, governance and audit, and deliver high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent qualification.
• GMC registration with license to practice.
• MRCS or equivalent orthopaedic qualification.

Responsibilities

• Care of trauma and orthopaedic patients across sites.
• Lead and train junior staff and medical students.
• Participate in CME and clinical governance.
• Attend trauma meetings and manage on-call duties.

Skills

Teaching

CME participation

Clinical governance

Research leadership

Communication

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCS or equivalent

GMC registration

MD or equivalent

Tools

ALS/ATLS Certification

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Consultant Orthopaedic - Complex Upper Limb Surgeon

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Orthopaedics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: 10.485 PA contract once job planned Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (as per job plan) Job ref 374-CQEB-2131

Site Conquest Town St Leonards Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 13/01/2027

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.

Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.

In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.

Job overview

Applications are invited for this full time Complex Upper Limb (Shoulder / Elbow / Wrist / Hand) & Trauma Surgery Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics, on a 10-11PA basis. This post is to join the existing Consultant Orthopaedic team based across two DGH sites at Hastings and Eastbourne. This post is initially on a locum basis, with a view to conversion to a substantive role.

The East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) provides a comprehensive service in orthopaedic specialties for the surrounding districts of Hastings and Eastbourne. The post is required to support the surgical needs of the elective and trauma patients and supporting/lead the multidisciplinary team based on the trauma wards to enhance the quality and recovery of patients following trauma episodes.

The Eastbourne and Hastings Hospitals have an integrated Trust for the past 13 years. In line with reconfiguration of our service, orthopaedic trauma has been centralised on the Hastings site with elective surgery continuing both sites.

The orthopaedic department has long standing links with both GKT Medical School in London and Brighton Medical School and we receive regular medical students within the Orthopaedic department from both institutions.

Potential AAC Date: 13th January 2027

Main duties of the job

• KEY SPECIALTY RESPONSIBILITIES/INFORMATION:
• Surgical care of Trauma & Orthopaedic patients.
• Pre-op, perioperative and post-operative care of trauma and orthopaedic patients.
• Maintaining the highest clinical standards in the management of patients on the trauma, elective, outpatient units and other clinical areas, as required.
• To share with colleagues’ responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Trauma & Orthopaedic patients within our unit, in line with national and local clinical guidelines.
• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and Allied Health Professional
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trusts matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
• To attend meetings as appropriate.
• Fulfil duties of weekly timetables, including out of hours and weekend duties in-line with the Consultant of the Week (7 days) and on call night rota.
• The post holder will be expected to record their findings and investigate appropriately, optimising their patients prior to their orthopaedic surgery or other treatment and maintain the patients’ surgical care during their inpatient episodes.
• The post holder will be required to attend the 8am daily Trauma meeting when on duty and may be required to present patients as needed.
• The post offers excellent experience in all aspect of Trauma & Orthopaedic care.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a permanent post for a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to the Department of Orthopaedics in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The post-holder will be part of the development of a multi-disciplinary team approach to care within the speciality.

The post holder will be part of the multi-disciplinary team approach to care within the specialty of Trauma and Orthopaedics. The unit is internationally and nationally recognised. Professor Briggs’ Getting Right First-Time programme has been established in our department. We have recently hosted two large Acute/Foundation Trusts’ Trauma & Orthopaedic teams on the recommendation of Professor Briggs to work closely with us to develop and improve their pathways of care

As a teaching hospital we support the Trainees for the Southeast Thames rotation, incorporating the ‘firm’ approach to services, with Specialist Registrars working specifically with one or two consultants, but all medical personnel support the service when the patient flow demands. We are fortunate to receive Core Trainees, Foundation year I and II trainees and have established junior medical trust doctors. The Trauma & Orthopaedic department have self-contained specific outpatient services, with highly trained Orthopaedic Practitioners in purpose build casting departments. There is a team of Orthopaedic Care Practitioners who support the Consultant body and are involved in service provision. Inpatient trauma services are centralised to the Conquest site with Elective inpatient beds/wards on both acute sites. The post holder, with support, will continue to develop the role of Orthopaedic surgery in the Trust and STP wide.

Our Trauma Services at Conquest are also supported by two Ortho-geriatric Consultants, a junior medical Ortho-geriatric doctor, the orthopaedic junior doctors and foundation doctors.

The appointee should have a special interest in Complex Upper Limb (Shoulder / Elbow / Wrist / Hand) & Trauma Surgery

The appointee will be required to work cross-site between the District General Hospital, Eastbourne and the Conquest Hospital, Hastings as well as at alternative satellite services within our identified CCGs. If required to travel cross site on the same day, appropriate travel time will be incorporated including mileage claim.

The Orthopaedic Department at East Sussex Healthcare is a busy department, which is friendly and supportive. We treat in excess of 600 hip fracture patients per year. We perform 4 all day elective operating lists per day, 1 all day trauma operating list and day surgery services.

Person specification

Qualifications & Registration

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCS or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or ESR (CP) – proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview CESR or European Community Rights An appropriate higher Orthopaedic surgical qualification
• Full Registration with GMC with a license to practice
• MD or equivalent

Training & Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of Orthopaedics
• Experience/participation in the NHFD framework and pathways
• ALS/ATLS Certification

Administration & Management

• Evidence of participation in staff management
• Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including Clinical Governance and Appraisal
• Management course and/or qualifications

Audit,Research and Publications

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Understanding of the role of research
• Completion and/or Publication of audit projects
• Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
• Ability to lead clinical research project

Personal skills & attributes

• Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services.
• Demonstration of initiated projects
• Specific attributes for post

Teaching

• Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Mr Barry Rose Job title Orthopaedic Consultant - Clinical Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 03001314500 Additional information

Applicants are required to be on the GMC register. Further information can be obtained from Mr Barry Rose, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Clinical Lead, Tel: [phone] ex 773365, or Mieke Henderson, Service Manager, Tel: [phone] ex 770095