Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Southampton NHS FT; Southampton; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Southampton is seeking a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon to work in one of the busiest paediatric orthopaedic units. This exciting role offers flexibility and requires expertise in limb reconstruction and neuromuscular orthopaedics. Candidates will participate in a 1:10 on-call rota, providing essential services to the Southampton paediatric Major Trauma Centre. The position comes with generous benefits including a minimum of 35 days paid holiday and access to NHS discounts.

Benefits

Minimum 35 days paid holiday

NHS discounts

Generous pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must have completed specialist training in Paediatric Orthopaedics.
• Experience in limb reconstruction and neuromuscular orthopaedics is essential.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of paediatric orthopaedic services.
• Participate in on-call rota for 24-hour service.
• Train and support junior medical staff.
• Contribute to Research and Audit.

Skills

Limb reconstruction

Neuromuscular orthopaedics

Team collaboration

Education

Medical degree

Specialist training in Paediatric Orthopaedics

Job description

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Southampton Children’s Hospital at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) is recruiting a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, due to an upcoming retirement. This will be an exciting and varied role, working in one of the country’s busiest paediatric orthopaedic units. The role has flexibility to meet your needs and specialist interests. Particularly desired skillsets are in paediatric limb reconstruction, neuromuscular and trauma.

About the team

Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at UHS sits within the Child Health Care Group, which is part of the Women’s and Children’s Division.

A general service is provided to the children of the Southampton health economy. More specialist services cover the tertiary population stretching across the South coast.

Admissions occur via our dedicated paediatric orthopaedic ward, which includes a 6 bay HDU, and the paediatric day case unit. We are also supported by a 14 bedded PICU unit and high dependency facilities both on and off our ward.

Emergency admissions occur via the Children’s Emergency Department, regional referral and the paediatric medical admissions unit.

Clinics occur within a dedicated paediatric orthopaedic area and are supported by plaster room and on-site orthotics.

We run peripheral clinics held in the regional hospitals across the south central coast area and channel islands. Surgery is carried out in a dedicated paediatric orthopaedic theatre within the paediatric theatre unit.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

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What we’re looking for

You will work with orthopaedic colleagues across UHS and the wider region to provide a full range of paediatric orthopaedic services. The elective work of this post, both inpatient and outpatient, will take place at Southampton Children’s Hospital and Dorset County Hospital (Dorchester). You will also participate in a 1:10 on call rota at Southampton to provide a 24-hour paediatric orthopaedic service within the Southampton paediatric Major Trauma Centre. You will also be a key link person for paediatric orthopaedics at your respective spoke hospital. There is opportunity for you to develop your own subspecialty interest in line with the needs of the departments. We are looking for particular expertise in limb reconstruction and experience in neuromuscular orthopaedics. You must be able to develop close working relationships with the other consultants, senior clinical fellows, resident doctors and allied health professionals in the department.

What you’ll do

• To undertake the full range of general and specialist consultant duties
• To undertake duties in line with the agreed job plan
• To provide training and support to junior medical staff
• To ensure that junior medical staff perform their duties in line with agreed best practice
• To represent the Division and the Hospital at external meetings and conferences as and when required
• To help develop Clinical Network and Hub and Spoke model of specialist paediatric surgery.
• To participate and contribute to the department via Research and Audit

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. It outlines the essential criteria for the role and is designed to support you in preparing your application by helping you evaluate how your skills, experience, and professional background align with the requirements of the role.

Additional information

The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.

Proposed interview date: 19th December 2025

This vacancy closes on or before: 1st December 2025

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025