Trauma and Orthopaedics Trust Grade (F2/F3/CT) Doctor

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Liverpool is offering a unique opportunity for orthopaedic training aimed at candidates who have completed the Foundation programme. This role includes responsibilities like handling routine and emergency admissions, being involved in wards and clinics, and having supportive supervision for skill development. The trust emphasizes educational roles, providing an excellent environment for professional growth in surgery. Applications close on 6 Jan 2026.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for routine and emergency admissions of orthopaedic patients participating in a partial shift rota.
• Day‑to‑day work will include ward work, trauma, and outpatient clinics.
• Operate under supervision to develop surgical skills.
• Consultants are involved in educational roles.

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The post is a unique and exciting opportunity and is aimed at prospective candidates who have completed the Foundation programme and/or those who are preparing to apply for specialist training programmes.

The aim is to provide a broad‑based orthopaedic training at a level higher than Foundation with special focus on areas of interest that the appointee would wish to develop in their professional skills and profile to prepare themselves for and be competitive to apply for speciality programmes.

Location

The post will be based predominantly at the Aintree University site, our trauma site, and Broadgreen Hospital, our state‑of‑the‑art elective centre.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for routine and emergency admissions of orthopaedic patients participating in a partial shift rota for orthopaedics.
• Day‑to‑day work will be varied including ward work, trauma and major trauma on call, outpatient clinics and theatre sessions.
• Operate under supportive supervision to develop surgical skills.
• Consultants are deeply involved in educational roles from undergraduate level to registrar level.

Benefits and Support

Consultants are involved in educational roles that pride themselves on training the next generation of surgeons, providing supportive supervision for trainees.

About the Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Application Deadline

Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026.