Consultant Orthopaedic and Oncology Surgeon
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2025 |
| Location: | Oswestry, SY10 7AG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9224-25-0153 |
Summary
This post is for a whole-time permanent consultant specialising in Orthopaedic Oncology at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, developing a career within this nationally and internationally renowned specialist orthopaedic hospital and developing and promoting Musculoskeletal Oncology Service. The post-holder will be assigned to work collaboratively with two Consultant Orthopaedic and Oncology Surgeons. The Bone Tumour Service at RJAH is one of the five Bone Sarcoma units commissioned by NHS England. It provides a comprehensive service in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumours. It is part of the Greater Manchester and Oswestry Sarcoma Service (GMOSS) along with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. The Montgomery Unit is purpose built Musculoskeletal Oncology Unit which was opened in 2016. It has a clinic suite of 3 consulting rooms, a treatment room, physiotherapy room, reception area, consultants office/conference room, secretarial and nursing offices. Within the unit is Oswald Ward which has ten single bed en-suite rooms. The hospital has six inpatient wards, including a private patient ward. There are eleven (laminar flow) operating theatres, including a short stay surgery unit and full outpatient and diagnostic facilities. The Trust provides a comprehensive range of Musculoskeletal services including orthopaedic surgery, spinal injuries, bone disorders and medicine, and as one of the UKs leading specialist hospitals, provides services on a local, regional, and national basis. The Trust is a single site based in Oswestry, close to the border with Wales. The surrounding geographical area includes Shropshire, Wales, Cheshire, and the Midlands. As such, we serve the people of both England and Wales, as well as a wider national catchment. Our services are provided predominantly to the people of Shropshire, Cheshire and North Wales and our specialist services serve a much broader population across the Midlands, North West and Wales. There is an outstanding Musculoskeletal Radiology Department with MRI, ultrasound, and CT scanning. There is also a specialist department dealing with Metabolic Bone Disease and provides both clinical and investigative services. In the Arthritis Research Centre there are full-time scientists, extensive research laboratories, as well as a Department of Anatomy. The department has over 1800 new patient referrals a year in all aspects of Musculoskeletal Oncology. There are daily outpatients clinics delivered by consultants, clinical nurse specialists and specialist physiotherapists. The department is supported by a consultant in Medical Oncology who also has a clinic within the unit. Weekly, there is one whole day operating sessions and two half day sessions available to the tumour team. The new appointee will be supported with joint operating with the existing consultants where required and for complex cases. There are two Multidisciplinary Team Meetings a week: a local diagnostic meeting and the superregional GMOSS sarcoma meeting. The GMOSS meeting is via Teams. In addition, there is a weekly ward MDT and a surgical planning meeting. Main duties and responsibilities Clinical Daily triage of referrals (on a rota) Outpatients clinics at RJAH Operating sessions Ward rounds Multidisciplinary Meetings Clinical Administration including data collection Prospective cover of consultant colleagues Teaching The department and the hospital as a whole has an excellent reputation for teaching. The tumour team deliver weekly viva teaching to the RJAH trainees on a Friday morning and monthly teaching at the Hereford Weekend regional Friday afternoon teaching. In addition, there are regular courses throughout the year at RJAH where lectures are delivered. There are also frequent invites for lectures both locally and nationally. Research Research is an important part of the departments work with a number of ongoing studies. An active participation in the unit's research program is required. It is expected that the successful candidate proactively develops, supervises, and runs research projects. Consultant members of the Tumour Unit Miss G Cribb Consultant Orthopaedic and Oncology Surgeon, Clinical Lead Miss K Shepherd Consultant Orthopaedic and Oncology Surgeon Mr G Davies AHP Consultant in MSK Tumours and Lead Cancer Practitioner Medical Staff in the Tumour Unit 1 Senior Registrar 1 Junior Registrar Secretarial Support and Accommodation Within Montgomery Unit there are three secretaries, three data trackers and one appointments officer. The new postholder with share an office with the existing consultants. (Royal College approval ref: G096)