• Job Description

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  Job summary

  We are excited to advertise a New Substantive Consultant Orthopaedic post within The Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a dynamic engaged candidate to be appointed as Substantive Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma surgeon, with a specialist interest in shoulder & elbow surgery including shoulder arthroplasty, revision shoulder arthroplasty, arthroscopic upper limb surgery and complex upper limb trauma.

  This post has a 10PA job plan and on-call commitment to a 1 in 12 rota.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will be expected to provide:

  A high quality elective shoulder & elbow service including local MDT and contribution to the regional elbow arthroplasty MDT

  A high quality trauma service and subspecialist shoulder & elbow trauma service , including managing the oncall week, operating/clinics/oncalls.

  Effective/ efficient working to improve the overall efficiency and financial viability of the service

  A reduction in the referral to treatment time for patients

  Teaching/ support to Residents and Medical Students

  Support for local/ National audit

  About us

  STAFF

  All the Consultant staff are involved in the management of general orthopaedic cases, but each also has a sub-specialty interest:

  Name

  Subspecialty Interest

  Mr N Ahearn

  Knee surgery

  Mr T Ball

  Foot and Ankle surgery

  Mr B Bradley

  Hip & Knee surgery

  Miss H Bradman

  Foot and Ankle Surgery

  Mr J Davis

  (Governance Lead)

  Foot and ankle surgery

  Mr J Hardman

  Hand and Wrist surgery

  Mr M Chan

  Hand and Wrist surgery

  Mr M Hockings

  Knee arthroplasty, knee revision and soft tissue knee

  Mr R Lofthouse

  Hip surgery

  Ms J Maggs

  (Clinical Service Lead)

  Hip surgery

  Mr R Ramesh

  Shoulder and Elbow surgery

  Mr S Blake

  Hip surgery

  Mr D Isaac

  Knee arthroplasty, knee revision and soft tissue knee

  Mr G Higgins

  Hip surgery

  Mr G Wansbrough

  Foot and Ankle surgery

  Mr R Hawken

  Shoulder and Elbow surgery

  Miss M Ricketts

  Shoulder and Elbow surgery

  Middle Grade Staff

  1 Associate Specialist

  6-7 Specialty Registrars

  Surgical Care Practitioners

  4 Full time, 1 part time, 1 Full time trainee

  8 Trainees, 3 Foundation Year 1 doctors

  Details

  Date posted

  18 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  388-7222131-M&D

  Job locations

  Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

  Lowes Bridge

  Torquay

  TQ2 7SS

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification .

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification .

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice)
  • CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date.
  • CESR
  • Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School.
  • ATLS / APLS / ALS

  Desirable

  • Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
  • Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD
  • At least three years in Higher Training in shoulder and elbow subspecialty, including post CCT fellowship in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery.

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Ability to prioritise clinical need
  • Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the department.
  • Ability to demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of NHS structures, management and current political issues, including awareness of national strategic plans and constraints.
  • Ability to demonstrate willingness to lead clinical teams and develop an effective specialist clinical service.
  • Experience of Audit and Management

  Desirable

  • Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
  • Evidence of involving patients in practice
  • Active interest in IT

  Skills

  Essential

  • Proven ability to teach clinical skills within multi-disciplinary teams applying evidence based knowledge.
  • Willingness and ability to contribute to departmental and Trust teaching Programmes
  • Good spoken and written English language skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and staff.
  • Honesty and reliability
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Physically capable of fulfilling the role as presented.

  Desirable

  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
  • Evidence of relevant research, publications or presentations
  • Evidence of patient and colleague feedback.
  • Enquiring critical approach to work

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice)
  • CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date.
  • CESR
  • Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School.
  • ATLS / APLS / ALS

  Desirable

  • Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
  • Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD
  • At least three years in Higher Training in shoulder and elbow subspecialty, including post CCT fellowship in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery.

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Ability to prioritise clinical need
  • Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the department.
  • Ability to demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of NHS structures, management and current political issues, including awareness of national strategic plans and constraints.
  • Ability to demonstrate willingness to lead clinical teams and develop an effective specialist clinical service.
  • Experience of Audit and Management

  Desirable

  • Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
  • Evidence of involving patients in practice
  • Active interest in IT

  Skills

  Essential

  • Proven ability to teach clinical skills within multi-disciplinary teams applying evidence based knowledge.
  • Willingness and ability to contribute to departmental and Trust teaching Programmes
  • Good spoken and written English language skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and staff.
  • Honesty and reliability
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Physically capable of fulfilling the role as presented.

  Desirable

  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
  • Evidence of relevant research, publications or presentations
  • Evidence of patient and colleague feedback.
  • Enquiring critical approach to work

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

  Lowes Bridge

  Torquay

  TQ2 7SS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

  Lowes Bridge

  Torquay

  TQ2 7SS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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