Substantive Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics (Knee Surgeon)

The standard job plan is annualised with a total of 10 PAs (DCC & SPA) including a 1:10 trauma surgeons of the week on-call commitment. The job plan follows a rolling 1-4 pattern. The post will be based in the Trauma and Orthopaedics department. The primary purpose of the role will be to support elective and trauma clinical sub-specialty activity with a degree of flexibility expected depending on the precise requirements, which can vary from time to time. The post holder will perform independent outpatient clinics and will be allocated sufficient admin time to independently manage the output from these clinics. The post-holder will have access to theatre with sessions annualised to allow the ability to cover vacant lists within the proposed working days, and their job plan will be such as to allow sufficient freedom to provide such cover.