Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics - Foot & Ankle | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in the UK is seeking a Consultant to support the orthopaedic trauma and elective service. This role includes participating in a 1 in 12 trauma rota and performing surgeries at various hospitals. The ideal candidate will be fellowship trained in Trauma / Foot & Ankle surgery and will have access to a range of career benefits, including flexible working and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Fellowship trained in Trauma / Foot & Ankle surgery.

Responsibilities

• Support the orthopaedic trauma and elective service.
• Participate in the 1 in 12 orthopaedic trauma rota.
• Undertake elective surgery at hospitals across the NCA.

Job description

The successful applicant will support the orthopaedic trauma and elective service. The successful candidate will take part in the 1 in 12 orthopaedic trauma rota at The Royal Oldham Hospital and undertake elective surgery at Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary.

The weekly program is an average 10 sessions, which will include clinics, theatre, direct clinical care on-calls and supporting professional activities (SPAs).

The consultant job plan will be subject to review during the initial six month period. The successful candidate will thus need to be flexible in order to allow capacity and demand to be managed. A detailed job plan will be available for discussion.

You will be part of a team of 16 orthopaedic consultants but also part of a wider Trauma, Orthopaedic and Plastics department across the NCA of 48 consultants.

The successful candidate will be fellowship trained in Trauma / Foot & Ankle surgery upon starting the post, adding to and complementing the existing members of the department.

The Northern Care Alliance will be the employer for the appointment and will issue the contract of employment. Candidates who are unable, for personal reasons, to work full time are eligible to apply and, if successful, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with the Clinical Director for Trauma and Orthopaedics.

As part of the trauma unit at Oldham, you will cover dedicated on-calls and trauma lists on a 1 in 12 rota. This involves being part of a team providing a general trauma service and specialist foot and ankle surgery. Elective and fracture clinics take place at Fairfield General Hospital with elective day-case operating sessions at the Rochdale infirmary with occasional in-patient work at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025