Consultant Paediatric & Orthopaedic Surgeon

NHS National Services Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon to join its Orthopaedic department. The role involves delivering paediatric trauma care and outpatient work, contributing to a Major Trauma Service. This position also offers opportunities for academic involvement and a balanced lifestyle in Tayside.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice.
• Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver paediatric trauma theatre care on a semi-urgent basis.
• Manage outpatient and elective theatre work.
• Run an adult trauma theatre list.

Education

Evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT

Eligibility for specialist registration CESR

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic team player to our Orthopaedic department. The successful candidate will join the trauma rota and will be expected to function within our Major Trauma Service. We are looking for a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon to deliver paediatric trauma theatre care on a semi-urgent basis as well as paediatric orthopaedic outpatient and elective theatre work. There will also be a commitment to run an adult trauma theatre list. Our region services the population of Dundee, Angus, Perthshire and North Fife. There are currently 22 consultants in Tayside, 16 of who provide the out of hours cover. Our service is provided at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Perth Royal Infirmary and Stracathro Hospital. All of our unscheduled care is provided at Ninewells Hospital. Elective activity is performed primarily at Perth and Stracathro Hospitals.

Tayside also offers a great professional challenge to those interested in academia. The department enjoys close links with the University Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics (UDOTS), which hosts a well renowned and established MChOrth course and Gait lab, and the Medical School with whom we organise the undergraduate MSK teaching throughout the medical curriculum. We are home to the East of Scotland Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery training programme with 16 Specialty Trainees. We take great pride in the quality of our postgraduate training.

Tayside has an abundance of choice with regards housing and schooling, with both excellent public and private education options. It is a region of outstanding natural beauty, from the North Sea coast in the east to the highs of the Cairngorm Mountains to the west. Our region is ideally suited to an active and outdoor lifestyle. Working in Tayside can offer a great work-life balance.

Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practice and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or eligibility for specialist registration CESR or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Start date by negotiation.

Informal enquiries can be directed to Mr Douglas Robinson, Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School via [e-mail] (PA) or Mr Donald Campbell, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at [e-mail]

Interview Date: 27th August 2025