Locum Orthopaedic Consultant – Trauma & Elective Specialist

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Locum Orthopaedic Consultant specializing in trauma and elective hip and knee surgeries. This role includes clinical commitments overseeing trauma units and patient management within a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will hold relevant postgraduate qualifications and demonstrate excellent communication skills. This position offers a chance for significant experience in a major trauma setting.

Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC.
• On UK Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT / CESR.
• Experience of working in a major trauma unit.

Responsibilities

• Fulfil clinical and managerial responsibilities.
• Complete supporting activity through attendance at meetings and teaching commitments.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Education: Demonstrable skills in Postgraduate and undergraduate teaching

Proven track record of high-quality research

Working knowledge of the current NHS structure

Evidence of understanding of QI

Education

Postgraduate medical qualification - FRCS (T&O) or equivalent

Higher qualification e.g. PhD / MD / MSc

Job description

Overview

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Locum Orthopaedic Consultant – Trauma & Elective Specialist

The closing date is 29 October 2025

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust would like to appoint a Consultant Orthopaedic to specialise in the delivery of trauma surgery and elective practice of hip and knee surgery.

The Trauma & Orthopaedic department leads on all poly-trauma cases ensuring that all trauma is managed appropriately. The orthopaedic ward has been converted into the 'trauma unit' where all trauma patients, excluding patients with a serious head injury, will be managed along with orthopaedic trauma and elective orthopaedic work. Trauma cases are currently overseen by the orthopaedic consultant of the week, with this consultant changing on a rotational basis. The consultant post will support the trauma teams. There will be the opportunity to gain significant experience working alongside a team of specialist surgeons. The Major Trauma Centre is led by the T & O department and works on a 7-day consultant of the week model. At the weekends there is partial double consultant cover.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to fulfil their clinical and managerial responsibilities as follows;

Elective Commitments and Clinical Duties

The post holder will be contracted for 10 programmed activities per week. 9 PA will be direct clinical commitment including major trauma on-call week (at present 1:20), out of hours on-call (at present 1:14), outpatients, MDT and operating lists.

1 PA is allocated for supporting activities including the completion of non-clinical administrative work, work needed for participation in national registries and other local administration.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

Job responsibilities

It is expected that the post holder will complete their supporting activity through attendance at the care groups operational management meeting, the orthopaedic clinical governance meeting (including presenting on morbidity and mortality) and through teaching commitments. Where these activities are timetabled to occur at the same time as other programmed activities the post holder will ensure that appropriate and timely arrangements are made to enable their attendance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC
• Postgraduate medical qualification - FRCS (T&O) or equivalent
• On UK Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT / CESR
• ATLS or equivalent
• Higher qualification e.g. PhD / MD / MSc

Knowledge

• Ability to take full and independent clinical responsibility
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCST
• Experience of working in a major trauma unit

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability and willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Education: Demonstrable skills in Postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
• Audit & Research: proven track record of high-quality research, audit, presentations and peer reviewed publications
• Managerial: Working knowledge of the current NHS structure
• Quality improvement: evidence of an understanding of QI and active involvement in QI projects and improved outcomes as a result
• Managerial: evidence of understanding the principles of service development and business planning
• Research Publication
• Quality improvement: evidence of active involvement in QI projects and improved outcomes as a result
• Commitments to and enthusiasm for the development of services at St George's Hospital and partner Trusts within the Network
• Commitment to own learning and development and evidence of participation in appraisal and reflective practice
• Evidence of commitment to the priorities and values of the trust and of an understanding of the Governance framework within the trust

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust