Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with interest in Knees/Trauma

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Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with interest in Knees/Trauma

The closing date is 02 March 2026

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 knee surgery and trauma.

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 Knees.
• Be involved in new ways of working in our future facilities.

Main duties of the job

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 department's training and research programmes and will be expected to supervise a number of locally employed doctors.

About us

Our values define who we are as . 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 knee surgery and trauma.

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 Knees.
• 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.

Indicative job plan:

On call input of 1 in 12 weekends and alternate week day of on call with a post take ward round to be completed the following day. Week day of on call yet to be confirmed.

Indicative Trauma Consultant Job plan: week day on call: 1 in 3 weeks (day TBC)

Person Specification Qualifications

• 1.Full GMC registration
• 2. On the GMC Specialist Register for Orthopaedics and have their CCT/CCST or will receive it within six months of the date of interview
• 1.Success in inter-collegiate specialty examination or overseas equivalent
• 2.MD or PhD (Score 1 in progress - 3 submitted - 5 awarded)

Clinical training and experience

• Particular expertise and experience in knee surgery 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.

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