Consultant Orthopaedic Hip

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in the UK is offering a Consultant position in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. The successful candidate will specialize in complex hip arthroplasty and pelvic trauma and will be involved in multidisciplinary surgical teams. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth in a prominent teaching hospital within Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and license to practice required.
• Fellowship experience in hip arthroplasty surgery essential.
• Consultant level experience in complex surgery is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of arthroplasty surgeons at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.
• Demonstrate fellowship level training in complex hip arthroplasty.
• Provide surgical skill for complex periacetabular injuries.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCST in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery

12 months Fellowship in Hip Arthroplasty Surgery

Job description

Job summary

Location: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

• POST OF: CONSULTANT IN TRAUMA & ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

With an interest in Complex Hip Arthroplasty and Pelvic and Acetabular Trauma

A Consultant post in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery is available now at Oxford University Hospitals.

the appointment is on a full-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.

Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact Mr Ben Kendrick, Clinical Lead for Hip and Knee Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, ([e-mail]), Mr Simon Hurst, Clinical Lead for Trauma, The John Radcliffe Hospital (Tel: Oxford [phone]); or Professor Andrew Price, Clinical Director for Trauma & Orthopaedics on [phone].Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited to apply for the above post for the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at Oxford University Hospitals.

We require a Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant specialising in complex hip arthroplasty and pelvis and acetabular trauma. The appointee will work as part of a team of dedicated arthroplasty surgeons at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and as part of the Major Trauma Centre team at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Both services share a catchment population of 3 million with an additional substantial tertiary workload. It is anticipated that this appointment will provide surgical skill for 'fix and replace' complex periacetabular injuries, and act as a liaison point between the elective hip service and the trauma service.This is integral to this appointment and applicants will need to demonstrate fellowship level training in both complex hip arthroplasty and pelvis and acetabular surgery.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Details Date posted

02 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year On call is part of this contracted role

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-MS-CON-7250635-S5

Job locations

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7LD

Job description Job responsibilities

See Job description attached to the advertisement for a summary of the role and an indicative job plan.

Job description Job responsibilities

See Job description attached to the advertisement for a summary of the role and an indicative job plan.

Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential

• Full GMC Registration and license to practice
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT/CESR (CP) on the date of interview

Desirable

• DPhil/PhD relevant to Hip surgery

Professional training Essential

• 12 months Fellowship in Hip arthroplasty surgery
• Consultant level experience in the clinical management of complex primary and revision arthroplasty surgery.
• CCST in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery; OR Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
• 6 months Fellowship level training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery including pelvic and acetabular surgery

Desirable

• Experience at consultant level for "fix and replace" for complex acetabular fractures.
• Experience of consultant responsibilities in a tertiary referral centre for complex arthroplasty and a major trauma unit.

Experience Essential

• Experience of working in a tertiary referral centre for complex hip arthroplasty.
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
• Able to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Evidence of instigating service level improvement / QIP for clinical pathways, and collection of patients reported outcome measures.

Skills and Knowledge Essential

• Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management. Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork within a regional multidisciplinary team.
• IT skills
• Good written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees and of routine clinical audit.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Peer reviewed publications
• Experience of peer-review for journals

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in clinical management and participation in Clinical Governance
• Evidence of involvement of the development and instigation of innovative patient pathways.
• Evidence of experience with electronic patient record and database administration and management
• Experience of the ARCP process as a panel member.
• Research grants

Other Requirements Essential

• Access to transport

Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential

• Full GMC Registration and license to practice
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT/CESR (CP) on the date of interview

Desirable

• DPhil/PhD relevant to Hip surgery

Professional training Essential

• 12 months Fellowship in Hip arthroplasty surgery
• Consultant level experience in the clinical management of complex primary and revision arthroplasty surgery.
• CCST in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery; OR Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
• 6 months Fellowship level training in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery including pelvic and acetabular surgery

Desirable

• Experience at consultant level for "fix and replace" for complex acetabular fractures.
• Experience of consultant responsibilities in a tertiary referral centre for complex arthroplasty and a major trauma unit.

Experience Essential

• Experience of working in a tertiary referral centre for complex hip arthroplasty.
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
• Able to work effectively as part of multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Evidence of instigating service level improvement / QIP for clinical pathways, and collection of patients reported outcome measures.

Skills and Knowledge Essential

• Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management. Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork within a regional multidisciplinary team.
• IT skills
• Good written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees and of routine clinical audit.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Peer reviewed publications
• Experience of peer-review for journals

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in clinical management and participation in Clinical Governance
• Evidence of involvement of the development and instigation of innovative patient pathways.
• Evidence of experience with electronic patient record and database administration and management
• Experience of the ARCP process as a panel member.
• Research grants

Other Requirements Essential

• Access to transport

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7LD

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7LD

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)