Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with SI in Hip & Knee Arthroplasty

A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

An opportunity has arisen to join our team principally based at Colchester Hospital but may be required to undertake some clinical or non-clinical activities at Ipswich Hospital.

We are inviting applications for a full time Trauma & Orthopaedic Consultant with an interest in hip and knee arthroplasty with more subspecialist skills in knee surgery.

Provisional interview date 6th July.

The post-holder will be expected to work within and help develop the knee revision service as well as offer other aspects of specialist knee surgery such as soft tissue reconstruction. Primary hip arthroplasty would be desirable but not essential. They will be required to work in collaboration with the wider MDT.

The post holder will be expected to attend and contribute to the department’s clinical meetings, audits and clinical governance and in particular help develop an academic unit.

The post-holder will be expected to work with colleagues and the Clinical Lead & Director to ensure the service is delivered in line with best practice. The appointee will be largely based at Colchester Hospital but may be required to undertake clinical and non-clinical work at other sites such as Clacton/Ipswich and will be expected to work flexibly.

This role involves a one in 12 on calls (adult and paediatric trauma). They will be expected to deal with the general trauma as well as subspecialty trauma including periprosthetic fractures.

At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles in line with service needs.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Matters. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause delays for our staff and patients.

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This will transform life at ESNEFT for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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The key duties and responsibilities are

• General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
• Specialist Clinics
• Outpatient clinics

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Operating

as per specialty

• Teaching
• Research
• Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
• Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
• Participation in Clinical Governance

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jun 2026