Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedics with interest in Knees/Trauma
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 3% on call supplement 1 in 12 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 March 2026 |
| Location: | Poole, BH15 2JB |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7760258/153-M3799 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will form part of the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, working at University Hospitals Dorset in the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. A specialist interest to complement existing expertise within the department is sought, especially knee surgery and trauma.
These posts will be paid on the Consultant Grade, at 10 basic PAs plus 3% additional salary uplift for on call availability.
The new appointee will:
• Undertake regular trauma theatre lists.
• Undertake regular virtual and outpatient fracture clinics.
• Support and supervise junior doctors and middle grade staff.
• Be ultimately responsible for patients admitted under his or her take/firm, in the trauma service.
• Participate in the trauma consultant on call rota (24/7 service, 1 in 12)
• Undertake consultant level ward rounds and patient review.
• Have a specialist interest in fragility fractures reflecting our local population.
• Have a specialist interest in Knees.
• Be involved in new ways of working in our future facilities.
The successful candidate will provide a mixture of operating and outpatient clinic activity, in trauma. Additionally, the successful applicant will join the 24/7 Consultant on call rota, by initially Trauma service will be at Poole General Hospital.
The post holder may be involved in the department’s training and research programmes and will be expected to supervise a number of locally employed doctors.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
The post holder will form part of the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, working at University Hospitals Dorset in the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. A specialist interest to complement existing expertise within the department is sought, especially knee surgery and trauma.
These posts will be paid on the Consultant Grade, at 10 basic PAs plus 3% additional salary uplift for on call availability.
The new appointee will:
• Undertake regular trauma theatre lists.
• Undertake regular virtual and outpatient fracture clinics.
• Support and supervise junior doctors and middle grade staff.
• Be ultimately responsible for patients admitted under his or her take/firm, in the trauma service.
• Participate in the trauma consultant on call rota (24/7 service, 1 in 12)
• Undertake consultant level ward rounds and patient review.
• Have a specialist interest in fragility fractures reflecting our local population.
• Have a specialist interest in Knees.
• Be involved in new ways of working in our future facilities.
DUTIES OF THE POST AND JOB PLAN REVIEW
The successful candidate will provide a mixture of operating and outpatient clinic activity, in trauma. Additionally, the successful applicant will join the 24/7 Consultant on call rota, by initially Trauma service will be at Poole General Hospital.
The post holder may be involved in the department’s training and research programmes and will be expected to supervise a number of locally employed doctors.
Indicative job plan:
On call input of 1 in 12 weekends and alternate week day of on call with a post take ward round to be completed the following day. Week day of on call yet to be confirmed.
Indicative Trauma Consultant Job plan: week day on call: 1 in 3 weeks (day TBC)
This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026
The post holder will form part of the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, working at University Hospitals Dorset in the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. A specialist interest to complement existing expertise within the department is sought, especially knee surgery and trauma.
These posts will be paid on the Consultant Grade, at 10 basic PAs plus 3% additional salary uplift for on call availability.
The new appointee will:
• Undertake regular trauma theatre lists.
• Undertake regular virtual and outpatient fracture clinics.
• Support and supervise junior doctors and middle grade staff.
• Be ultimately responsible for patients admitted under his or her take/firm, in the trauma service.
• Participate in the trauma consultant on call rota (24/7 service, 1 in 12)
• Undertake consultant level ward rounds and patient review.
• Have a specialist interest in fragility fractures reflecting our local population.
• Have a specialist interest in Knees.
• Be involved in new ways of working in our future facilities.
The successful candidate will provide a mixture of operating and outpatient clinic activity, in trauma. Additionally, the successful applicant will join the 24/7 Consultant on call rota, by initially Trauma service will be at Poole General Hospital.
The post holder may be involved in the department’s training and research programmes and will be expected to supervise a number of locally employed doctors.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
The post holder will form part of the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, working at University Hospitals Dorset in the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. A specialist interest to complement existing expertise within the department is sought, especially knee surgery and trauma.
These posts will be paid on the Consultant Grade, at 10 basic PAs plus 3% additional salary uplift for on call availability.
The new appointee will:
• Undertake regular trauma theatre lists.
• Undertake regular virtual and outpatient fracture clinics.
• Support and supervise junior doctors and middle grade staff.
• Be ultimately responsible for patients admitted under his or her take/firm, in the trauma service.
• Participate in the trauma consultant on call rota (24/7 service, 1 in 12)
• Undertake consultant level ward rounds and patient review.
• Have a specialist interest in fragility fractures reflecting our local population.
• Have a specialist interest in Knees.
• Be involved in new ways of working in our future facilities.
DUTIES OF THE POST AND JOB PLAN REVIEW
The successful candidate will provide a mixture of operating and outpatient clinic activity, in trauma. Additionally, the successful applicant will join the 24/7 Consultant on call rota, by initially Trauma service will be at Poole General Hospital.
The post holder may be involved in the department’s training and research programmes and will be expected to supervise a number of locally employed doctors.
Indicative job plan:
On call input of 1 in 12 weekends and alternate week day of on call with a post take ward round to be completed the following day. Week day of on call yet to be confirmed.
Indicative Trauma Consultant Job plan: week day on call: 1 in 3 weeks (day TBC)
This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026
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