Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon - Foot and Ankle

Fixed Term Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon - Foot and Ankle

The closing date is 04 March 2026

This post is based at St Richard's and Worthing hospital, but we expect the successful candidate to travel and provide services across all sites of University Hospitals Sussex.

Fixed Term Reason:
Pending appointment for substantive post - this post will be published along with 279-UHSCONORT-F&A-602

In the event that we are unable to appoint a candidate for the permanent role of Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon - Foot and Ankle (-UHSCONORT-F&A-602), this post will be offered as a fixed‑term appointment for 6 months initially with a view to extend for a further 6 months.

You will join us during an exciting period in our organisation's evolution following the recent mergers that created University Hospitals Sussex Foundation Trust, now the fifth biggest Trust in England. Currently we are in the process of transformation of Elective and Trauma services across the Trust. There is a vision of creating two major Non‑Ambulatory Fragility Fracture units to lead pathways outlining the best practice concepts for ensuring patients with all types of fractures receive excellent and equitable NHS care.

To support the department in providing Foot and Ankle Service. The post holder will work across all sites of the Trust, depending on clinical needs to provide outpatient elective Foot and Ankle clinics, fracture clinics, theatre lists and inpatient ward rounds. The post holder will have full participation in Consultant of the Week on‑call trauma rota. It may be based at St Richard's or Worthing hospital, but this is currently under review.

Post holder is expected to play an active role in the Post Graduate Medical Centre delivering regular teaching and training to junior medical staff.

At University Hospitals of Sussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and we can offer a buddy to help new members settle in.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

This post will provide Foot and Ankle sub‑specialty services, both elective and Trauma across all sites of the Trust. The appointee must be prepared to adapt their pattern of working to fit with the contractual obligations of the Trust and may be required to work across all sites.

There is an on‑call commitment as Consultant of the Week, for provision of general and sub‑specialty foot and ankle trauma. The service is under re‑configuration and being reviewed to harmonise the trauma services across the Trust.

Post holder will be supported by postgraduate centres and is expected to play an active role in delivering regular teaching and training to junior medical staff. The department actively supports new consultants to develop their practice by providing a senior mentor consultant and guide. All complex cases are encouraged to be dual operating surgeries with a senior consultant. The postholder is expected to participate in departmental weekly Foot and Ankle MDT and monthly Trauma MDT meetings, and to present and discuss complex cases.

Daily trauma meetings along with weekly MDT meetings will be incorporated in job plans and are mandatory to attend. Evidence of personal development and clinical governance through SPA allocation is required. Full secretarial support will be provided to the post holder. Mandatory participation in bimonthly departmental Clinical Governance meetings is expected.

Commissioning Authorities are setting Clinical Quality Standards as part of their contracts. All clinical staff is expected to aim to work to these standards and to any additional standards requested by the Trust Board.

On‑call commitment:
Current frequency is 1 in 8.

Please see the job description and person specification attached to the advert for further details of the post.

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