Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery with a focus on lower limb arthroplasty. The role involves significant collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team, participation in on-call duties, and a commitment to teaching and clinical governance. This is a fixed-term post until September 2025, providing an opportunity to make impactful contributions to trauma services and patient care.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave on commencement

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration required.
• FRCS(Tr&Orth) or equivalent needed.
• Experience in management and service improvement is essential.

Responsibilities

• Participation in Consultant on-call rota.
• Conducting specialist clinics and surgeries.
• Teaching and training junior staff.

Skills

Ability to work in a team

Effective communication

Critical approach to work

Evidence of service improvement

Education

Full GMC registration

FRCS(Tr&Orth) or Equivalent

Job description

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery

The closing date is 27 June 2025

We are inviting applications for a full time Locum Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery with an interest in lower limb arthroplasty.

The is a fixed term post until the 30th of September 2025 with the potential to increase while we recruit to this post substantively.

Main duties of the job

This post arises to cover substantial workload in trauma and the backfill of elective lists in ESEOC. The Trust has also recognised the need to increase our Trauma provision to optimise the care for some of our most vulnerable patients. Colchester has a busy Accident and Emergency department and with it brings a lot of complex lower limb trauma.

The post-holder will be expected to work within and help develop lower limb service. They will be required to work in collaboration with the wider MDT.

This role involves a one in 12 on calls (adult and paediatric trauma). They will be expected to deal with the general trauma as well as subspecialty trauma including periprosthetic fractures.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities are:

• General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
• Specialist Clinics
• Operating: as per specialty
• Teaching
• Research
• Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
• Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
• Participation in Clinical Governance

The appointee will be expected to undertake take part in the 1:12 (weekday and weekend) Consultant On-Call rota.

Person Specification

• Full GMC registration
• FRCS(Tr&Orth) or Equivalent
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels.
• Educational/Clinical Supervisor (the necessary training will be provided for applicants that have not undertaken these roles previously)
• Enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Recognised fellowship training in knee arthroplasty including revisions
• Management training and experience
• Evidence of service improvement
• Academic experience to set up academic programme
• Evidence of participation in medical education
• Ability to fulfil out of hour duties in a timely manner

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.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust