Locum Elective Orthopaedic Consultant

NHS Scotland; Edinburgh (IN); On-site; USD 116,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lothian's Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh is seeking a Consultant for a 12-month fixed-term, full-time post (40 hours per week) in Trauma and Orthopaedics to increase elective care capacity and reduce long waiting lists for arthroplasty.

The role includes on-call duties for arthroplasty, based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, with flexibility to work across NHS Lothian sites. GMC registration and eligibility for Specialist Register are required, with Portfolio Pathway CESR route considered.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register.
• Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview.
• Portfolio Pathway (CESR) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded.

Responsibilities

• 12-month fixed-term post in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics.
• Increase scheduled care capacity and reduce long waiting arthroplasty patients.
• On-call rota for arthroplasty is included and based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Education

GMC Registration

Licence to practise

Eligible for GMC Specialist Register

Portfolio Pathway (CESR) eligibility

Job description

NHS Lothian

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Consultant

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time/ (40 hours per week) post based in Royal Infirmary Of Edinburgh. You will also be required to work at any of NHS Lothian sites.

Post Summary

This 12-month fixed term post is within the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The post has been established in order to increase scheduled care capacity and reduce the number of long waiting new outpatients and those patients long-waiting for arthroplasty inpatient and daycase surgery.

Elective operating will focus on long waiting arthroplasty orthopaedic surgical practice.

On-call will be based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France, contributing to the Arthroplasty on-call rota.

The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has hosted the Major Trauma Centre in Lothian, part of the South-East of Scotland Major Trauma since 2021, and is a tertiary referral service for the adjacent regions of Fife and the Borders.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

For An Informal Discussion Please Contact

Wendy Parkinson

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John McKinley

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