• Job Description

  Req#: C9200-25-0756?language=en&page=506&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust would like to appoint a Consultant Orthopaedicto specialise in the delivery of trauma surgery.

  The Trauma & Orthopaedic department leads on all poly-trauma cases ensuring that all trauma is managed appropriately. The orthopaedic ward has been converted into the 'trauma unit' where all trauma patients, excluding patients with a serious head injury, will be managed along with orthopaedic trauma and elective orthopaedic work. Trauma cases are currently overseen by the orthopaedic consultant of the week, with this consultant changing on a rotational basis. The consultant post will support the trauma teams. There will be the opportunity to gain significant experience working alongside a team of specialist surgeons. The Major Trauma Centre is led by the T & O department and works on a 7-day consultant of the week model. At the weekends there is partial double consultant cover.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will be expected to fulfil their clinical and managerial responsibilities as follows;

  Elective Commitments and Clinical Duties

  The post holder will be contracted for 10 programmed activities per week. 9 PA will be direct clinical commitment including major trauma on-call week (at present 1:20), out of hours on-call (at present 1:14), outpatients, MDT and operating lists.

  1 PA is allocated for supporting activities including the completion of non-clinical administrative work, work needed for participation in national registries and other local administration.

  About us

  St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

  Details

  Date posted

  20 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year 10 PA

  Contract

  Locum

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  200-SNCT-712882-7081673JT2

  Job locations

  St Georges Hospital

  Blackshaw road

  Tooting

  SW17 0QT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  It is expected that the post holder will complete their supporting activity through attendance at the care groups operational management meeting, the orthopaedic clinical governance meeting (including presenting on morbidity and mortality) and through teaching commitments. Where these activities are timetabled to occur at the same time as other programmed activities the post holder will ensure that appropriate and timely arrangements are made to enable their attendance.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  It is expected that the post holder will complete their supporting activity through attendance at the care groups operational management meeting, the orthopaedic clinical governance meeting (including presenting on morbidity and mortality) and through teaching commitments. Where these activities are timetabled to occur at the same time as other programmed activities the post holder will ensure that appropriate and timely arrangements are made to enable their attendance.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Full registration with GMC
  • Postgraduate medical qualification -FRCS (T&O) or equivalent
  • On UK Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT / CESR
  • ATLS or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Higher qualification e.g. PhD / MD / MSc

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to take full and independent clinical responsibility
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCST

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a major trauma unit

  Skills

  Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability and willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team
  • Education: Demonstrable skills in Postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
  • Audit & Research: proven track record of high-quality research, audit, presentations and peer reviewed publications
  • Managerial: Working knowledge of the current NHS structure
  • Quality improvement: evidence of an understanding of QI and active involvement in QI projects and improved outcomes as a result

  Desirable

  • Managerial: evidence of understanding the principles of service development and business planning
  • Research Publication
  • Quality improvement: evidence of active involvement in QI projects and improved outcomes as a result

  Attitudes

  Essential

  • Commitments to and enthusiasm for the development of services at St George's Hospital and partner Trusts within the Network
  • Commitment to own learning and development and evidence of participation in appraisal and reflective practice
  • Evidence of commitment to the priorities and values of the trust and of an understanding of the Governance framework within the trust

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Full registration with GMC
  • Postgraduate medical qualification -FRCS (T&O) or equivalent
  • On UK Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT / CESR
  • ATLS or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Higher qualification e.g. PhD / MD / MSc

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to take full and independent clinical responsibility
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCST

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a major trauma unit

  Skills

  Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability and willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team
  • Education: Demonstrable skills in Postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
  • Audit & Research: proven track record of high-quality research, audit, presentations and peer reviewed publications
  • Managerial: Working knowledge of the current NHS structure
  • Quality improvement: evidence of an understanding of QI and active involvement in QI projects and improved outcomes as a result

  Desirable

  • Managerial: evidence of understanding the principles of service development and business planning
  • Research Publication
  • Quality improvement: evidence of active involvement in QI projects and improved outcomes as a result

  Attitudes

  Essential

  • Commitments to and enthusiasm for the development of services at St George's Hospital and partner Trusts within the Network
  • Commitment to own learning and development and evidence of participation in appraisal and reflective practice
  • Evidence of commitment to the priorities and values of the trust and of an understanding of the Governance framework within the trust

  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

  St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  St Georges Hospital

  Blackshaw road

  Tooting

  SW17 0QT

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  St Georges Hospital

  Blackshaw road

  Tooting

  SW17 0QT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.stgeorges.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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