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Job summary

Main area
Elective Orthopaedics
Grade
Locum Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (July - December 2025)
Hours
Part time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA's)
Job ref
164-7035239
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2025 23:59

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Locum T&O Elective Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Foot & Ankle)

Locum Consultant

Job overview

Locum Trauma & Elective Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon (Foot & Ankle)

Applications are invited for the above full-time post  based within Trauma & Elective Orthopaediccs at Nottingham University Hospital's. This post will be for a 6 month contract, with a potential to extend. The successful candidate will join a dynamic and collegiate group of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle surgeons to deliver tertiary elective services. The successful candidate will also join the on call trauma rota in the United Kingdoms busiest Major Trauma Centre. They will join a dynamic and collegiate group of 26 other T&O consultant colleagues. 

The successful candidate will ideally have a commitment and genuine interest in diabetic feet, ankle and revision ankle arthroplasty, trauma and deformity correction. We anticipate that the successful post holder will have recognised fellowship training in Foot and Ankle surgery.

Previous experience of employment in the NHS is mandatory.

 

Interviews for this post will be held at the City Hospital Campus on 23rd May 2025.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will  support the Elective Orthopaedic team at the City Hospital, Treatment Centre and the Trauma and Orthopaedic team at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. The successful candidate will work within the Foot and Ankle team, sharing the inpatient, outpatient management and diabetic foot management as part of a multidisciplinary team. In addition, they will contribute on the trauma on-call rota.

There is weekly Foot and Ankle MDT which the post holder will be expected to attend and contribute.

 

Working for our organisation

We provide the full breadth of elective surgery, with our practice focused entirely on foot and ankle disorders. 

NUH has a national and international reputation for high quality patient care and research, education and innovation. We have strong links to local universities. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for students, as well as being a major research organisation.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

  • Access to Staff Wellbeing programme including free 24 hour advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, staff physiotherapy and staff support networks
  • On site day nursery
  • Amazon parcel collection points
  • Secure cycle facilities
  • Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
  • Salary sacrifice schemes
  • Cycle to work and travel passes

 

 

 

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see details of the job description & job plan in the attachments within advert for more details. 

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview
  • CESR or European Community Rights

Professional Qualifications/ Development

Essential criteria
  • FRCS (Orth) or equivalent
  • Fellowship training in hand surgery.
Desirable criteria
  • Hand surgery experience within a Major Trauma Centre
  • Post Graduate Diploma in hand surgery (registered or completed).

Clinical Skills/ Experience

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate career progression
  • Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
  • Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
Desirable criteria
  • Paediatric Elective hand surgery experience and/or Brachial plexus surgery experience
  • Specific training in communication skills
  • Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors

Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioral standards

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
  • Able to delegate appropriately
  • Able to work in a team
Desirable criteria
  • Higher management degree or qualification of training
  • Experience of change management

Personal Skills/ Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
  • Able to use the Trust's IT support systems

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
  • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
Desirable criteria
  • Original Research publications
  • Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

Practical Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badgeadded for NUH

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Martin Raglan
Job title
Foot & Ankle Consultant Surgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9249924
Additional information

We actively encourage all eligible applicants to make contact with the following Consultants in the first instance, and make arrangements to visit the Trust if they wish to do so;

 Mr Martin Raglan, Foot & Ankle Consultant Surgeon

Mr Raglan's secretary, Lucy Norwood           

[email protected] or 0115 9249924 ext 74275                

 

Mr Daren Forward, T&O Head of Service

Mr Forward's secretary, Rebecca Smith

[email protected] or 0115 9249924 ext 84351

 

Mr Ben Bloch, EO Head of Service

Mr Bloch's secretary, Paula Morgan

[email protected] or 0115 9249924 ext 74625

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