Locum Consultant in Trauma (JR) and Orthopaedic Surgery

Oxford University Hospitals; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS teaching trust in Oxford is seeking a Locum Consultant in Trauma Orthopaedic Surgery. The role is full-time but applications for job sharing are encouraged. Responsibilities include managing a clinical caseload, attending clinics, and ensuring optimal patient care through collaboration. The appointee may work across multiple hospital locations, reinforcing their commitment to delivering high-quality healthcare in line with the trust's values of compassion and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Manage own clinical caseload within planned clinical sessions.
• Attend clinics as required or delegated by senior colleagues.
• Responsible for considering relevant risk assessments in consultations.
• Report any untoward incidents or near misses using relevant reporting systems.
• Liaise with other disciplines to provide optimum patient care.

Job description

Job overview

A Locum Consultant post in Trauma Orthopaedic Surgery is available now at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

The appointment is on a full-time basis but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.

Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact Miss Sarah Lancaster, Deputy Clinical Director for John Radcliffe Orthopaedic Trauma, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job‑share candidates will receive serious consideration.

Main duties of the job

The post holder’s duties will be primarily at The John Radcliffe Hospital but as part of the directorate strategy of bringing together the two trust trauma departments it is likely that the appointee’s job plan will include a proportion of Horton General Hospital activities. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To manage own clinical caseload within planned clinical sessions
• To attend clinics as required or delegated by senior colleagues.
• Responsible for considering relevant risk assessments or safety guidance in consultations.
• To be responsible for reporting any untoward incidents or near misses using relevant reporting systems such as Trust Datix, MHRA or other required reporting systems.
• Responsible for referral and liaison other disciplines to provide optimum patient care. Recognising where alternative interventions may be appropriate.