Locum Specialty Doctor in Orthogeriatrics | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Applications are invited for a speciality Doctor in Orthogeriatrics. This is a fixed term appointment, based predominantly at the Lister Hospital Stevenage. This full time post comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) with no on call commitment, which can be modified for a candidate preferring to work 10PAs or less than full time.

This is an excellent opportunity within the Elderly Care department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, which enjoys a unique geographical location close to London and Cambridge. The Trust also enjoys a reputation for our commitment to the highest standards of care and for our friendly and supportive approach.

The appointee will have the opportunity to further their medical knowledge and it is anticipated that the will develop special interests which align with the current and future needs of the department. The appointee will be supported and encouraged in their participation in audits, presentations and teachings. This appointment is ward and clinic based only and comes with the time included in the job plan for research and development which might suit an applicant wanting to further their career in Geriatric Medicine or gain further experience prior to applying for future rotational posts.

• The appointee will work closely with the Elderly care physicians who have a special interest in Orthogeriatics to provide medical care to patients admitted with hip, femur and pelvic fracture in line with the NHFD (National Hip Fracture Data Base) guidelines, as well as providing medical reviews for other older patients admitted under the Trauma and Orthopaedic team.
• The appointee will work with the hip fracture CNS to maintain the information entered to the NHFD.
• The appointee will participate in the department’s teaching audit and educational activities.
• The appointee will participate in Orthogeriatric outpatient clinics with a focus on osteoporosis care.

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jun 2026