Locum T&O Consultant

NUH; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff wellbeing programme

Secure cycle facilities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work and travel passes

Spiritual and pastoral care services

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is recruiting a Trauma & Orthopaedics locum Consultant for a fixed-term 6-month contract at the QMC site in Nottingham. The post supports a dynamic team of T&O consultants and involves operating lists, fracture clinics and ward rounds for acute knee injuries.

Applicants must have full GMC registration with specialist credentials and relevant fellowship in acute knee. This NHS post offers competitive salary and staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) within 6 months of interview
• CESR or European Community rights
• FRCS (Orth) or equivalent
• Fellowship training in Acute Knee
• Acute Knee experience within a Major Trauma Centre
• Evidence of career progression and patient safety training

Responsibilities

• Provide general orthopaedic trauma at the major trauma centre
• Operate trauma theatre lists and run weekly fracture clinics
• Support ward rounds for T&O inpatients including acute knee injuries

Skills

Communication skills

Patient safety training

Education

FRCS (Orth) or equivalent

Fellowship in Acute Knee

GMC registration

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Main area Trauma & Orthopaedics Grade Locum Consultant Contract 6 months (Fixed Term 6 month contract) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA's) Job ref 164-8314840

Site QMC Town Nottingham Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Applications are invited for the above full-time fixed term 6 month contract based within Trauma & Orthopaedics at Nottingham University Hospital's. The successful candidate will will join a dynamic group of 26 other T&O consultant colleagues.

Previous experience of employment in the NHS is mandatory.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide general orthopaedic trauma at the major trauma centre. They will be operating trauma theatre lists, running weekly fracture clinics and supporting ward rounds for T&O inpatients including Acute Knee injuries.

Working for our organisation

NUH has a national and international reputation for high quality patient care and research, education and innovation. We have strong links to local universities. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for students, as well as being a major research organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Access to Staff Wellbeing programme including free 24 hour advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, staff physiotherapy and staff support networks
• Secure cycle facilities
• Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Cycle to work and travel passes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see details of the job description & job plan in the attachments within advert for more details.

Person specification

Professional Registration

• Full GMC registration
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview
• CESR or European Community Rights

Professional Qualifications/ Development

• FRCS (Orth) or equivalent
• Fellowship training in Acute Knee
• Acute Knee experience within a Major Trauma Centre

Clinical Skills/ Experience

• Appropriate career progression
• Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
• Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors

Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours

• Able to demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioral standards

Management Skills

• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
• Able to work in a team
• Higher management degree or qualification of training
• Experience of change management

Teaching, Audit & Research

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
• Original Research publications
• Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Daren Forward Job title Trauma & Orthopaedic, Consultant Surgeon Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0115 9249924 Additional information

We actively encourage all eligible applicants to make contact with the following Consultants in the first instance, and make arrangements to visit the Trust if they wish to do so;

Mr Daren Forward, T&O Head of Service

Mr Forward's secretary, Cynthia Walters 0115 9249924 ext 84351