Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon LRS

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Job Overview

The successful candidate will have a special interest in trauma surgery and laparoscopic reconstruction surgery (LRS). The appointee will be responsible for the clinical care of patients, undertaking ward rounds, operating sessions, and outpatient clinics. The role will work closely in partnership with existing surgeons and may visit other surgical centres of excellence to enhance training and skills. Post‑operative care of patients is covered by on‑call consultant colleagues during out of hours and/or weekends.

Job

Details

• Title:
  
  Consultant – Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
• Location:
  
  University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool
• Contract:
  
  Permanent, Full time – 40 hours per week
• Salary: £109,725 – £145,478 per annum
• Reference: 287-ASUR-200-25
• Closing date: 07/01/2026 23:59

Main Duties of the Job

Trauma or elective week as part of the established 24‑week rolling rota.

• On‑call responsibilities (nominated on‑call days 1:4 weeks Monday to Thursday and 1:8 weekends). Maximum average emergency work per week during premium time is estimated at 3 hours.
• Weekends alternate between first consultant on call and second consultant on‑call.
• 8.5 Pas DCC and 1.5 Pa SPA will be offered.
• The job plan is subject to change and agreement with the successful applicant and will be reviewed in line with institution policy.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

(Essential)

• Ability to work sensitively within teams, to motivate and inspire a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and delegate responsibly and supervise staff.
• Effective teaching skills.
• Ability to innovate, lead change and manage a changing environment.
• Excellent clinical skills in assessment and appropriate investigation, treatment and disposal of a broad range of orthopaedic and trauma presentations.

Knowledge / Research (Essential)

• Working knowledge of research methodologies and direct involvement in the management of basic science and clinical research projects.
• Working knowledge of audit process.
• Thorough knowledge of orthopaedic & trauma surgery.

Knowledge / Research (Desirable)

• Research/publications in orthopaedic & trauma, LRS.
• Postgraduate research-based degree.
• Knowledge and principles of resource and budget management.
• Understanding the importance of clinicians in management.
• Awareness of core values of the NHS in its modern structure.

Education and Training (Essential)

• On the specialist register.
• Specialist fellowship training in LRS.

Education and Training (Desirable)

• Management training of various types.

Experience (Essential)

• Broad based clinical experience in the management of general trauma, LRS including arthroscopic and arthroplasty surgery.
• Broad based clinical experience of LRS.
• Fellowship trained LRS.
• Demonstrated operative experience in management of general trauma.
• Application/acknowledgement of evidence-based practice.
• Participation in major trauma and general on call rota.

Experience (Desirable)

• Skills to enhance the existing trauma and elective orthopaedic service.

Other Requirements (Essential)

• High moral and professional ethical standards.
• Involvement in postgraduate teaching.

Other Requirements (Desirable)

• Involvement in organisation and running of a postgraduate degree programme.
• Experience in the design and management of a research project.
• Experience in the principles and practice of consent for research.
• Experience in obtaining ethical approval for research studies.

Application

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly, as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay.

Equality and Diversity

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from groups that are currently under–represented in our workforce.

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