Locum Consultant Spinal Deformity Surgeon NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant The Royal Orth[...]

Royal Orthopaedic Hospital; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is seeking a Locum Consultant Spinal Deformity Surgeon to enhance the delivery of high-quality spinal surgery. The successful candidate will work within a specialized surgical team, focusing on paediatric spinal deformity surgery and developing innovative techniques. This role requires extensive experience and a commitment to patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Substantial post-CCT spinal surgical training, especially in deformity surgery.
• International spinal fellowship experience required.
• Preferably 8+ years as a consultant.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of surgical procedures focusing on deformity surgery.
• Join the spinal on-call rota covering West Midlands and Worcestershire.
• Deliver adult spinal deformity and degenerative spinal surgery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Clinical governance

Ability to handle stressful situations

Education

Full GMC Registration

Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Trauma and Orthopaedics

FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

Job description

Employer: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Northfield, Birmingham
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Closing: 15/06/2025 23:59

Locum Consultant Spinal Deformity Surgeon

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Job overview

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is seeking to recruit a Consultant Spinal Deformity Surgeon to maintain capacity and improve delivery of high-quality spinal surgery. The Consultant will join a surgical team of orthopaedic and neurosurgical spinal surgeons, working with colleagues to ensure and enhance effective patient-centred care.

The department undertakes a comprehensive range of surgical procedures with particular expertise in reconstructive surgery for tumour, trauma, infection, and deformity.

The appointee will have a particular interest in paediatric spinal deformity surgery. It is our intent to develop innovative and less invasive methods of deformity correction. Extensive experience with robotics, navigation, thoracoscopic surgery, and an international spinal fellowship (minimum three months of international work as a fellow) is highly desirable.

Main duties of the job

• Perform a wide range of surgical procedures with expertise in reconstructive surgery for tumour, trauma, infection, and deformity.
• Focus on paediatric spinal deformity surgery and develop less invasive correction methods, utilizing robotics, navigation, and thoracoscopic techniques.
• Deliver adult spinal deformity and degenerative spinal surgery, participate in a comprehensive spinal on-call service (no intradural surgery required).

Working for our organisation

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of Europe's largest specialist orthopaedic units, offering services locally, nationally, and internationally.

We are committed to an inclusive culture, offering flexible working arrangements and supporting our staff, including through the Disability Confident scheme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Complete orthopaedic training and spinal fellowship, with interest in adult and paediatric deformity surgery. Join the spinal on-call rota covering West Midlands and Worcestershire, with an on-call intensity of 1:13. The rota is separate from the rest of the hospital, with no non-spinal orthopaedic coverage required.
• Initial job plan of approximately 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), including theatre lists, outpatient clinics, MDT meetings, and administrative duties. Support for professional activities and other activities such as teaching, research, and governance is also included.
• Travel between hospital sites is compensated, and on-call commitments are remunerated. Job plan diaries are required for appropriate remuneration.

Person specification

Qualifications and training

• Full GMC Registration
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Trauma and Orthopaedics (CCT or CESR within six months of interview), or European Community Rights
• FRCS (Trauma & Orth)
• Prizes, awards, research, presentations, and publications

Experience

• Substantial post-CCT spinal surgical training, especially in deformity surgery
• International spinal fellowship experience
• Experience in audit, investigation, and computer literacy
• Preferably 8+ years as a consultant

Knowledge

• Ability to handle stressful situations and responsibilities
• Organisational and communication skills
• Leadership, teamwork, and clinical governance experience
• Proficiency in anterior spinal surgery, navigated, robotic, and thoracoscopic techniques

Personal attributes

• Caring, honest, reliable
• Physically and mentally fit for demanding operative procedures

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020. Disclosure checks are required.

Name: Matthew Newton Ede
Job title: Clinical Service Lead
Email: [e-mail]

Additional information

Mr. Newton Ede is the Clinical Service Lead for Adult and Paediatric Spinal Surgery.