Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon – Shoulder & Elbow

VerseOne Group; Basildon; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust based at Basildon Hospital is seeking a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery with a specialist interest in Upper Limb (Shoulder & Elbow) to join a large, established service. You will contribute to elective and trauma care within a supportive, multi-disciplinary team.

You will have opportunities to lead service development, teaching and leadership activities across the Trust, with strong clinical governance and improvement focus.

Qualifications

• Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery with a specialist interest in Upper Limb (Shoulder & Elbow).
• Experience delivering elective and trauma services within a large NHS Trust.
• Mentoring and teaching junior medical staff and liaising with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical care for orthopaedic conditions, including elective, trauma and musculoskeletal infection cases.
• Participate in ward rounds, outpatient clinics, fracture clinics, elective theatre lists and trauma theatre sessions.
• Contribute to waiting lists and patient access targets, supporting timely treatment and service efficiency.
• Lead and support clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and risk management activities.
• Work with the Clinical Director and Management Team to develop departmental governance plans and targets.
• Manage complaints and incidents, using learning outcomes to improve patient safety and quality.
• Support workforce development through teaching, supervision and training of junior medical staff.
• Attend departmental, divisional and network meetings to promote collaboration and service development.

Skills

Upper limb surgery

Clinical leadership

Orthopaedic trauma

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust based at Basildon Hospital is seeking a Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery with a specialist interest in Upper Limb (Shoulder & Elbow) to join a large, established service. You will contribute to elective and trauma care within a supportive, multi-disciplinary team.

You will have opportunities to lead service development, teaching and leadership activities across the Trust, with strong clinical governance and improvement focus.