Locum Trauma & Orthopaedics Consultant

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A health authority in the UK is seeking a Locum Trauma & Orthopaedics Consultant with expertise in foot and ankle surgery. This full-time, fixed-term position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate. The ideal candidate will have fellowship training, be on the specialist register, and demonstrate a commitment to teaching and supervision. The role includes diverse responsibilities such as theatre lists and outpatient clinics, with a competitive salary package and a requirement for involvement in a 1:12 on-call rota.

Qualifications

• Expertise in foot & ankle surgery and trauma.
• Ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care.
• Experience in teaching clinical skills to juniors.

Responsibilities

• Undertake regular trauma theatre lists.
• Support and supervise junior doctors.
• Participate in the trauma consultant on-call rota.
• Undertake outpatient fracture clinics.

Skills

Trauma surgery expertise

Specialist interest in foot and ankle

Diabetic foot service proficiency

OALS and ATLS certified

English fluency

Education

Full GMC registration

MD or PhD

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Trauma & Orthopaedics Consultant /interest in Foot and Ankle

The closing date is 03 March 2026

This post is offered on the new consultant contract terms and conditions of service on a fixed term basis.

The successful candidate will join our existing team of 23 consultants and it is hoped they will be able to start as soon as possible. This is a full-time fixed term position with ten programmed activities. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across all sites within UHD and be part of the general orthopaedic on call rota with a commitment of 1:12.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate expertise in trauma and a specialist interest in foot and ankle, will be fellowship trained in trauma surgery and be on the specialist register.

This is a fixed term position for 6 months.

Informal enquiries are welcome.

For further information or to arrange a visit please contact: Nikki Kelsall, Clinical Director for Trauma and Orthopaedics via email [e-mail] or Mike Kent, Deputy Clinical Director for Trauma and Orthopaedics via email [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant in Trauma and Orthopaedics (with a specialist interest in foot and ankle) to join the Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD).

This post is trauma and orthopaedic position, fixed term for 6 months, with the anticipation of a substantive consultant post in the next 12 months with a profile to suit the needs of the department.

Trauma and Orthopaedics at UHD is a large and well-established service with cross site working. Currently, trauma and paediatric surgery are undertaken on the Poole site, which is the largest fragility fracture centre in Europe with over 1200 patients attending per year requiring surgery and a trauma bed base of over 100 beds. Elective orthopaedics is currently undertaken at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital with a dedicated ring-fenced orthopaedic facility.

As a major part of the formation of UHD in 2020, an extensive clinical service review and reconfiguration is underway. Royal Bournemouth Hospital will become the acute site and Poole Hospital will become the planned care site, with a planned launch in early 2026. As such UHD will be the largest single site Elective Surgical Hub in the UK.

Key to the success and future of the Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate are the close working relationships with the Dorset Integrated Care System, the UHD Strategy and Transformation Directorate and the Institute of Orthopaedic Research at Bournemouth University.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will form part of the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, working at University Hospitals Dorset in the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. A specialist interest to complement existing expertise within the department is sought, especially foot & ankle. Ideally we will be looking for a surgeon to support the diabetic foot service as a part of their elective practice. To start as soon as possible

These posts will be paid on the Consultant Grade, at 10 basic PAs plus 3% additional salary uplift for on call availability.

The new appointee will:

• Undertake regular trauma theatre lists.
• Undertake regular virtual and outpatient fracture clinics.
• Support and supervise junior doctors and middle grade staff.
• Be ultimately responsible for patients admitted under his or her take/firm, in the trauma service.
• Participate in the trauma consultant on call rota (24/7 service, 1 in 12)
• Undertake consultant level ward rounds and patient review.
• Have a specialist interest in fragility fractures reflecting our local population.
• Have a specialist interest in Foot & ankle.
• Be involved in new ways of working in our future facilities.

DUTIES OF THE POST AND JOB PLAN REVIEW

The successful candidate will provide a mixture of operating and outpatient clinic activity, in trauma. Additionally, the successful applicant will join the 24/7 Consultant on call rota, by initially Trauma service will be at Poole General Hospital.

The post holder may be involved in the departments training and research programmes and will be expected to supervise a number of locally employed doctors

Person Specification

Otherr

• oALS and ATLS. oAble to speak English as necessary for the role.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Success in inter-collegiate specialty examination or overseas equivalent
• MD or PhD (Score 1 in progress - 3 submitted - 5 awarded)

Clinical training and experience

• Particular expertise and experience in Foot & ankle surgery, diabetic foot services and trauma work.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in both emergency and elective aspects of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• To have undertaken a fellowship and/or specialist year 5/6 training in lower limb arthroplasty surgery

Management and administration training and experience

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialty service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
• Ability to manage and lead an Orthopaedic Surgical Firm
• Ability to manage and lead a sub-specialist team in Orthopaedic or Trauma Directorate when appropriate.

Teaching experience

• Ability to teach and communicate clinical and operative skills
• To supervise Junior and Middle Grade staff postgraduate learning programmes
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Research and audit experience

• Evidence of Audit Management
• First name publications in refereed journals
• Evidence of audits completed
• Research in progress
• Evidence of the ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems

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.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust