Substantive Trauma & Orthopaedics Consultant Surgeon Foot & Ankle

Main area Medical and Dental Grade Medical and Dental Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (On call duties) Job
-ASUR-218-25

Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospital Aintree Town Liverpool Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/01/2026 23:59

The person appointed will be based across all three sites and will be a member of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Directorate, joining the existing multidisciplinary trauma team as well as the Foot and Ankle team. Duties will be undertaken in conjunction with consultant colleagues.

The successful candidate will have a special interest in trauma surgery, limb reconstruction and foot and ankle surgery, including diabetic feet. Please see the attached job plan for details. The appointee would be responsible for the clinical care of patients, undertaking ward rounds, operating sessions, and outpatient clinics. It is anticipated that the appointee will work closely in partnership with existing surgeons.

He/she will also be expected to visit other surgical centres of excellence with a view to enhancing his/her level of training and skills. The post-operative care of the patients will be covered by on-call consultant colleagues during out of hours and/or the weekend.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year.

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Trauma or Elective Week as part of the established 24 week rolling rota:

In addition:
On call (Nominated on call days 1:4 weeks Monday to Thursday, and 1:8 weekends.). It is envisaged that the maximum average emergency work per week arising during premium time from on call duties will be 3 hours.

Weekends will alternate between first consultant on call and second consultant on-call.

For the position advertised, 8.5

Pas DCC and 1.5

Pa SPA will be offered. The job plan will be subject to change and agreement with the successful applicant and will be subject to review in line with Institution policy.

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

• Working knowledge of research methodologies and…