Orthopaedic Knee Consultant | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a Consultant with a specialist knee interest to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic (T&O) department.

The department offers a full range of adult trauma and orthopaedic services within North Somerset. We are

a very friendly department comprising of 2 F1 doctors, 8 F2/ST1 equivalents, 8 Registrars and 9 Consultants.

Main duties of the job

This is a replacement post in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics based primarily at Weston General Hospital, part of Bristol Hospital NHS group. The successful candidate would be expected to offer a full-time commitment, 10 Pa’s, which includes a 1 in 8 weekend on-call rota for trauma in adult surgery.

The successful candidate will undertake elective surgery through the elective Knightstone Unit and provide a general trauma on-call. They will be expected to deliver a keen and active role in day-to-day management of patients. This includes, decision making, planning for theatre, running fracture clinic and trauma lists.

The post-holder will be expected to undertake weekly elective operating lists and elective clinics as well as regular trauma lists and fracture/acute clinics, including a commitment to the Virtual Fracture Clinic. It is anticipated that the post-holder will have a component of their job plan dedicated to ward rounds and resident doctor clinical supervision/on-ward teaching. There is an on-call commitment including regular weekend working 1 weekend in 8. The job plan will be split 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA.

The successful candidate will be expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies relating to administration of patient care. This includes working to set timescales for the triage of referrals, the completion of discharge summaries prior to patients being discharged, following the specified process for the management of patients that do not attend (DNA) their appointment or admission, and the completion of all paperwork deemed necessary to support the management of their patients within agreed timescales. Consultants are also expected to work with service managers and clinical colleagues to manage their caseload in a flexible way, to ensure all clinical, national and local priorities, such as maximum waiting times for referral to treatment, are achieved. Secretarial support is provided along with dedicated shared office space with other Orthopaedic Consultants on site.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of this position.

Interview date is 23rd July

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Jun 2026

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