Trust Locum Consultant - Trauma and Orthopaedic | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 02 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2025 |
| Location: | Hastings, TN37 7RD |
| Company: | ESHT |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7408446/374-CQEB-1138 |
Summary
Fixed term - Trust locum Consultant
Applications are invited for this full time Lower Limb and Revision Hip Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics, on a 10-11PA basis. This post is to join the existing Consultant Orthopaedic team based across two DGH sites at Hastings and Eastbourne.
The East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) provides a comprehensive service in orthopaedic specialties for the surrounding districts of Hastings and Eastbourne. The post is required to support the surgical needs of the elective and trauma patients and supporting/lead the multidisciplinary team based on the trauma wards to enhance the quality and recovery of patients following trauma episodes.
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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The Eastbourne and Hastings Hospitals have an integrated Trust for the past 13 years. In line with reconfiguration of our service, orthopaedic trauma has been centralised on the Hastings site with elective surgery continuing on both sites.
The orthopaedic department has long standing links with both GKT Medical School in London and Brighton Medical School and we receive regular medical students within the Orthopaedic department from both of these institutions.
Applicants are required to be on the GMC register
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025
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