Locum Consultant in Spinal Surgery

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Name Mr Vishal Borse Position Consultant Spinal Surgeon Email  Phone number Shortlisting Date: 28.08.2026 Interview Date: 11.09.2026 This is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant Spinal Surgeon, with commitment to complex Spinal Surgery. This post will be available from September 2026 for a period of 6 months. The successful applicant should possess FRCS (Tr & Orth) or FRCS (Neurosurgery) and should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK, or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.

Applicants should have established skills in complex spinal surgery including at least one year of dedicated complex spinal fellowship training in the UK. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential. Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:
Mr Nigel Gummerson (Clinical Lead for Spinal Surgery) Consultant in Spinal Surgery Tel:  Dr Jonathan Bilmen (Clinical Director for the Centre for Neurosciences) Consultant in Anaesthesia Tel:  Mr Robert Rathbone (General Manager for the Centre for Neurosciences) Tel:  INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: 11.09.2026 Face to Face at LGI

The Spinal Unit is supported by four senior interface spinal fellows and three junior spinal fellows plus 4 T&O registrars and 8 FY1 doctors. There are 9 StRs within neurosurgery and 11 SHO grade staff. These rotate through the spinal service during their training. The wards are also supported by Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs). There are 9 Neurosurgical consultants who also have an elective spinal surgery practice alongside their neurosurgical practice.

Four adult Clinical Nurse Specialists bridge the ward discharges and post‑op follow‑up care in addition to supplying patient information/support and help during in‑patient stay for all adult spinal admissions. There is a paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist who bridges the ward discharges and post‑op follow‑up care in addition to supplying patient information/support and help during in‑patient stay for all paediatric spinal admissions

The appointee must hold accreditation in FRCS (Tr & Orth) or FRCS (Neurosurgery) or equivalent and have completed higher specialist training (or equivalent) if currently in a training programme within the UK. Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.

Applicants must provide information regarding their status from the GMC and/or relevant Royal College at the time of application, in order for their application to be progressed further.

The appointee must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of spinal surgery and appropriate experience in complex spinal surgery. The postholder will deliver the regional on‑call Spinal surgery service. The postholder will be expected to deliver adult Spinal surgery work both complex and non‑complex.

See person specification document.

The appointee will be expected to contribute and, where appropriate, take the lead in the following:
Mortality and morbidity meetings;
Clinical audit programmes;
Development and application of agreed clinical guidelines. This is to be included in allocated time in the individual’s job plan as a supporting programmed activity. It would be expected that the time allocated for this would include attendance at the relevant departmental audit meeting(s) and that such attendance would be recorded (in accordance with the Trust’s clinical audit policy). In…