Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7452043/317-LCON-25-231 |
Summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our wellintegratedteam.Thispost isdesignedtostrengthenboth the trauma and elective services, delivered across the RVI and Freeman hospitals. Thesuccessfulcandidatewilljoinateamof14 Consultants providing comprehensive orthopaedic trauma services at the Major Trauma Centre, at the Royal VictoriaInfirmary, and will also have elective foot and ankle sessions at the Freeman Hospital. The Freeman Hospital provides a regional, specialist foot and ankle service, with access to it’s own gait analysis laboratory.
Thispost isdesignedtostrengthenboth the trauma and elective services, delivered across the RVI and Freeman hospitals. Thesuccessfulcandidatewilljoinateamof14 Consultants providing comprehensive orthopaedic trauma services at the Major Trauma Centre, at the Royal VictoriaInfirmary, and will also have elective sessions at the Freeman Hospital.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
· Thesuccessfulcandidatewilljointheexistingorthopaedictrauma‘on-call’rotaattheRoyalVictoriaInfirmary.ThiswillinvolvemakingupateamoffourConsultants,eachdoingone‘on-call’weekday(duringwhichthe team fracture clinics takeplace) every fourweeks,followed byan all-daytraumalistonthefollowing day. In addition, the successful candidate will be ‘on-call’ for orthopaedic trauma oneweekendin14.
· The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a special interest in the use of circular frames within the field of orthopaedictrauma,tocomplementtheexistingsurgeonswithintheteam.
· The successful candidate will be required to provide an elective foot and ankle surgery service atFreemanHospital.
· Participateinaudit andclinicalgovernance.
· Showacommitmenttocontinuingprofessionaldevelopment.
· Participateinannualappraisal(forrevalidation)andintheannualjob planningprocess.
· Work with and support all members of the clinical team in the Emergency Department, in out-patient andfractureclinics,intheoperatingtheatresandonthewards.
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Sep 2025
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