LED Dr ST3+ in Trauma & Orthopaedics Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

LED Dr ST3+ in Trauma & Orthopaedics Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £67,325 per annum

Hours: Full-time

Location: Blackpool, FY3 8NR

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 7 Aug 2026

Closing date: 6 Sept 2026

The successful applicant is expected to obtain high volume surgical and clinical experience from this post. At the same time the post holder will have dedicated research time that will allow carrying out and participating in high quality research, with the aim of peer-reviewed publications and national/international presentations. The Post holder will be supported for presenting their research findings (study leave, travel expenses).

The Department has 10 Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons all of whom perform a variety of Elective and Trauma work. In addition to the advertised post, other grades include 3 Associate Specialists, 10 Staff Grades, 11 STs and 4 FY1's.

• Attendance at Theatre sessions.
• Attendance at out-patient clinics.
• Research
• Provision of in-patient care for Consultant's patients.
• Supporting on-call rota
• Other duties as directed by the Clinical Director for the care of Trauma & Orthopaedics

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents and employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

The organisation provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. We also have specialised Cardio-thoracic Surgical and Sleep Medicine services (including polysomnography) and provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.

Please see attached Job Description to find out more about this role. For any queries please contact the Head of Department, Mr Shetty on .

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Aug 2026

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