Locum Consultant in Orthopaedics | Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 December 2025 |
| Location: | Scunthorpe, DN15 7BH |
| Company: | Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7609309/208-A7FCAD-25 |
Summary
Applicants are sought for a 6 month locum full time Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in Arthroplasty and Soft Tissue Knee.
The post would involve working at Scunthorpe Hospital, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital and Goole Hospital.
The basic job plan would consist of 11.13 PA's with a 1:7 oncall pattern.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate would be comfortable to manage acute and chronic soft tissue knee conditions such as multi-ligament injuries, meniscal tears, isolated ligament injuries and patellofemoral instability. The successful candidate would also have an interest in the management and preservation of young adult knee degenerative conditions i.e. cartilage procedures and osteotomy.
Some of these cases are tertiary referrals from neighbouring NHS trust hospitals.
The successful candidate would join one other surgeon who currently undertakes knee and soft tissue knee surgery.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate would be comfortable to manage acute and chronic soft tissue knee conditions such as multi-ligament injuries, meniscal tears, isolated ligament injuries and patellofemoral instability. The successful candidate would also have an interest in the management and preservation of young adult knee degenerative conditions i.e. cartilage procedures and osteotomy.
Some of these cases are tertiary referrals from neighbouring NHS trust hospitals.
The successful candidate would join one other surgeon who currently undertakes knee and soft tissue knee surgery.
As a senior employee of the Trust the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality health care to the trusts patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the posts are the following requirements:
· To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service.
· To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality.
· To undertake all work in accordance with the trusts procedures and operating policies. To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the trusts and business units services plans.
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Dec 2025